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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 3, 2016 3A Honoring POWs DEADLINES NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. Sheriff’s Office seeks Reserve Deputies ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. Hedrick joins Indy police officers POLK COUNTY — The Polk County Sherif’s Oice is accept- ing Reserve Deputy Sherif applications for the Reserve Acade- my. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. for the academy which runs from November through May of 2017. Ap- plicants must be at least 21 years of age and will be required to pass a written test, interviews, criminal background check, psy- chological evaluation, a physical itness test and drug screen- ing. Applications are available online at www.co.polk.or.us /ms/volunteer-application. Applications may be turned in to Polk County Sherif’s Oice, 850 Main St. Dallas, 97338. For more information: Detective John Williams, 503-623- 9251. Hedrick CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to publishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that re- quires a correction or clarifi- cation, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an e- mail to nadams@polkio.com. WEBSITE WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW Jan. 26............... 59 Jan. 27............... 62 Jan. 28............... 61 Jan. 29............... 53 Jan. 30............... 46 Jan. 31............... 48 Feb. 1................. 47 49 47 43 42 35 33 35 dependence.or.us. DPD seeks info about Sunday stabbing EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer Randy Shipman, a Vietnam veteran, raises a flag honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action at the Dallas Aquatic Center on Monday. Shipman and the In- dependence American Legion Post 33 donated the flag to the center. Indy streets need more money By Emily Mentzer The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. RAIN .09 .03 .71 .49 .22 .12 .TT Rainfall during Jan. — 7.82 in. Rain through Feb. 1 — 7.82 in. RECYCLE this newspaper. INDEPENDENCE — Grant Hedrick, a 2010 Central High graduate, became Independ- ence Police Department’s newest oicer on Jan. 1. Hedrick graduated with a bachelor’s de- gree in criminal justice from Boise State Uni- versity in 2015, where he also played quar- terback for the Broncos’ football team. He will attend the police academy in Salem be- ginning in March. Hedrick can be reached at ghedrick@ci.in- The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — The 27 miles of streets in the city of Independence are fair, for the most part, said John Du- vall, president of Pavement Services Inc. The company just fin- ished a review of the city’s streets and found that pave- ment condition is 56 percent good, 22 percent fair and 22 percent poor. Duvall presented his find- ings to the Independence City Council at its Jan. 26 meeting. Right now, Independence public works has $100,000 a year to maintain streets. The money comes through the annual fund exchange pro- gram with the state for fed- eral funds and specific amounts allocated by popu- lation, said Mike Danko, public works director. Duvall said at $100,000 a year, the streets projects would grow to a backlog of $10.4 million by the year 2020. Overall condition would drop from the current rating of 70 (“fair” on a 1-100 scale) to 62. Increasing the Government yearly budget to $500,000 would create a backlog of re- pairs totally $9.5 million, Duvall said. “To stabilize the condition of the street system at the current (rating) of 71, an an- nual budget of $826,000 is required during the period 2016-2020,” Duvall said in his report. This would create a backlog of $7.5 million. The arterial and collector streets in Independence are mostly fair to good, but 31 percent of the residential streets are rated as poor, with 60 percent rated good and 9 percent rated fair. Duvall said that to elimi- nate all backlogs and repair all the streets right now, it would take about $8.5 mil- lion. He included in his report a table showing street utility fees in 24 cities in Oregon. The highest fee is $7.94 in Ashland, with the lowest at 90 cents in North Plains. The average is $3.74. The city council will dis- cuss the issue of how to maintain streets more at a future work session. Furniture Upholstery All types: for homes, offices, equip- ment. Also, repairs, RV cushions, slipcovers, High Quality since 1966 Stephen DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department is investigating a stabbing incident that happened in the 100 block of Southwest Court Street on Sunday morning. Police received a call at about 1:40 a.m. of an adult male stabbed multiple times. As of Monday, the victim was still alive, Lt. Jerry Mott said. He said alcohol is not believed to be a factor in this incident. Mott said he could not release more information based on the active investigation. 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