Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Landis Cabin, Lane County, OR Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. Isaiah 60:18 Lane County, named after the first Oregon Territorial Governor, Joseph Lane, is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners including Jay Bozievich, Pat Farr, Joe Berney, Laurie Trieger, and Heather Buch. The County Sheriff is Clifton G. Harrold . The presiding judge of the Lane County Circuit Court is Debra K. Vogt. The county seat is Eugene. Lane County, and Lane County alone, is the West Region of Oregon. That seems fitting as the large county stretches from the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, forming the southern border of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. It makes up the southern portion of the Willamette Valley and contains one of the state’s most populous cities, Eugene, as well as forested wilderness to the east, rich farmland in the valleys, and o

Linn County, Oregon And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13. Linn County is the last of the West Central Region counties to explore in this cycle. Established in 1847, the county seat is Albany (although it was originally Brownsville). The county commissioners are Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Springer , and William C. Tucker . The County Sheriff is Michelle Duncan . Linn County, OR In looking into Linn County there never seems to be a shortage of interesting stories. We looked at the influence of Henry and Eliza Spaulding, missionaries who found their way to Linn County after the 1847 Whitman Massacre here . And the colorful story of Joab Powell, builder of Providence Pioneer Church in Linn County and the first Oregon Chaplain of the Legislature in 1859 can be found here . The Spaulding family took refuge in Linn County after the Whitman Massacre due to the unstable and dangerous s

Covered bridge, Benton County, OR Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth .  II Timothy 2:15 Benton County, home of Oregon State University and Linn-Benton Community College, was established in 1847. Corvallis, the home of OSU, is also the county seat. You can read more about Benton County here , here , and here . Nine Oregon counties have “home-rule” charters, giving citizens more control. Voters decide which county positions are elected. In Benton County, one of the nine home-rule counties, the commissioners and the sheriff are elected, the three commissioners for four-year terms. Currently, they are Xan Augerot, Pat Malone, and Nancy Wyse. Jef Van Arsdall  is the Benton County Sheriff Other county officials include District Attorney John M. Haroldson; Assessor Tami Tracy; Clerk James Morales. Benton County, OR The county was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri Senator and strong proponent for M

Western Oregon University Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15 Polk County was created in 1845, partitioned off from Yamhill County and named after the 11 th President of the United States, James K. Polk. The county seat is Dallas, named after Polk’s vice president. The Board of Commissioners are Craig Pope, Lyle Mordhorst , and Jeremy Gordon . The County Sheriff is Mark Garton . Towns in addition to Dallas, the county seat, include Grand Ronde, Rickreall, Eola, Fort Hill, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City, and some of Salem and Willamina. You can find more information on Polk County here , here , and here . Polk County, Oregon Polk County, as well as much of this region of western Oregon, was settled quite early by the pioneers who came over on the very first wagon trains of the 1840s. Polk County is home to Western Oregon University at Monmouth, and the history of that instit