Linn County

From an idea to now: Intermodal center ready

Written November 16th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 25 responses.

It was in February 2017 when I got wind of a plan to turn the vacant former paper mill property in Millersburg into a reloading center to connect Willamette Valley shippers with the rest of the world. It sounded far-fetched at the time, but on Wednesday I got a chance to take a look at […]

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Tags: containers, ITS ConGlobal, Linn County, Mid-willamette Intermodal Center, Millersburg, reloading center, trucks an trains

A brief respite from the news of war

Written April 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

On a blustery recent Sunday, we ventured into the hinterlands of Linn County. This was one the the places where we stopped.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: covered bridges, Gilkey Bridge, Linn County, Scio area, Thomas Creek

A marker for a time long, long ago

Written April 3rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

On a Sunday drive through the countryside of Linn County, Kathy and I came across this historical marker behind the railroad track about three miles west of Scio, where Gilkey and Goar roads meet.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany & Eastern, Gilkey Road, Gilkey Station, Goar Road, Linn County, Linn County history, Mill City Branch, Oregon history, Oregon railroads, Scio

A bridge district, with Benton this time?

Written February 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

North Albany property owners might be interested in Oregon House Bill 2887. It would allow the formation of a taxing district to build a new bridge in the Salem region. And Benton County property owners would help pay.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, bridge taxing district, capital city region, HB 2887, Linn County, Rep. Paul Evans, Willamette River

Population update: Fodder for a story

Written November 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The people at Portland State University came out with their annual population estimates the other day. If the report conceals startling news about Albany and other mid-valley towns, I don’t see it. But the new numbers provide fodder for a story nevertheless.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent

First the corona, and then an election

Written April 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

As if the coronavirus panic was not bad enough, there’s an election right around the corner. But nobody around here has paid it much attention so far.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, Linn County, May 19 primary, Oregon primary 2020

Open all the way: Hwy. 34 bikeway

Written November 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Finally, the Highway 34 bikeway in Linn County is finished and open to traffic. It allows cyclists to make a convenient and relatively safe round trip from Albany to Corvallis, though when I tried it out Thursday afternoon, mine was the only bike I saw all along the roughly 25 miles of the route.

Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Highway 34 bikeway, Linn County, Oal Creek bridge, ODOT