🌱 Unsecured ballot box report in Mill City draws investigation

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In today's newsletter:

• Unsecured ballot box report in Mill City draws investigation

Also on today's calendar: One Street Over and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 59 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Linn County Sheriff's Log: Oct. 25 – Nov. 2 (canyonweekly.com) — Deputies investigated a report of an unsecured Marion County ballot box on South First Avenue in Mill City on Oct. 29. The sheriff’s log listed the investigation as ongoing with the county clerk’s office, but provided no findings or details about how the box was reportedly unsecured.
   

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📸 Around Mill City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mill City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• One Street Over →
  North Santiam Eagles,
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Flea Market at Santiam Valley Grange →
  Santiam Valley Grange, 1140 5th St, Lyons
  9:00 am

Wednesday November 18

• MS Wrestling @ Gervais Tournament
  Santiam Canyon SD 129J Mill City, OR 97360
  4:00 pm
• MS GBX vs Scio
  Santiam Jr/Sr High Mill City, OR 97360
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 28

• The T Baggers In Concert →
  North Santiam Eagles
  5:30 pm

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📣 Mill City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Lebanon Community Chorus
  Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, 1040 S Park St, Lebanon
• Stayton Community Food Bank →
  Stayton Community Food Bank, 1210 Wilco Rd, Stayton
  9:00 am
• Caregiver Connections at Mennonite Village Lakeside Center
  Mennonite Village Lakeside Center, 2180 54th Ave. SE, Albany
  10:30 am
• Sublimity Quilters | St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sublimity →
  St. Boniface Church, 375 SE Church St, Sublimity
  5:00 pm
• Sublimity Quilters | St. Boniface Catholic Church... →
  St. Boniface Church, 375 SE Church St, Sublimity
  5:00 pm
• Darkbloom Coffee Company
  Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, 1040 S Park St, Lebanon
  6:00 pm
• Ayurvedic Women's Renewal Retreat Nov 12-15, 2026 @ Hot Springs →
  Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center, 53000 Breitenbush Road Southeast, Detroit
  7:00 pm
• Lumina Death Cafe in Downtown Albany
  The Chapter House Bookstore, 250 Broadalbin St. SW #104, Albany
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Driveline posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in Mill City. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Gates. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mill City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Stayton

• Five Warriors earn all-conference honors in boys soccer (philomathnews.com)

Scio

• Election 2026: Lebanon mayor elected to represent House District (canyonweekly.com)
• Election 2026: Tibbetts defeats Williams for Senate District 6 (canyonweekly.com)

Lebanon

• "They all call me Unc": WSU's Keith Brown embracing leadership role in final season with Cougs (swxlocalsports.com)
• Events: Nov. 11, 2026 (lebanonlocalnews.com)
• David Ralph Van Epps (lebanonlocalnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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