By Stephen Floyd Marion County has extended a recently-expired tax incentive program that allows rural industrial businesses to delay paying property taxes on facility improvements that create jobs. During the March 6 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, the Rural Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program was extended to 2030 after it expired Jan. 2. The program was first established […]
By Stephen Floyd Marion County has a new top cop following the swearing in of Sheriff Nicholas Hunter June 30 in a ceremony led by the county board of commissioners. Hunter, previously a lieutenant with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, was appointed to succeed former Sheriff Joe Kast, who retired that day. Kast announced his departure May 4. He spent […]
By Stephen Floyd Two political newcomers are running for Marion County Commissioner as Democratic challengers to the Republican incumbents. Andrew Dennis (D-Salem) and Mark Wigg (D-Salem) will square off against incumbent commissioners Kevin Cameron (R-Detroit) and Colm Willis (R-Stayton). Each candidate was the sole individual to file for their party’s nomination for each position, so they will automatically proceed from […]
