âPolite, professional and prepared.â
Those are the words new Benton County Sheriff Jefri Van Arsdall said are at the heart of his leadership style and how he expects personnel within his office to conduct themselves. Van Arsdall, sworn in on March 15, said he has high expectations for how his deputies treat the public.
âWe are entrusted with a heavy lift for our community,â Van Arsdall said. âWith that comes a lot of responsibility, and thatâs one of the things that drew me to this profession.â
Gun background check loopholes are again up for debate on Capitol Hill. But our existing gun laws are irrationally limited, loophole ridden, and inadequate, said Robyn Thomas, the executive director of the Giffords Law Center. These gaps make it too easy for felons, and mentally unstable people to get their hands on guns and harm others, said Sen. Dick Durbin.So what are these loopholes that currently exist in the country s background check sy
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CHEERS & JEERS: Feds Wanna Count Corvallis Out
March 12, 2021
CHEERS to our county going from Hellfire Damnation Risk Level to Purgatory Risk Level, or as the state put it, from Extreme Risk to High Risk. We’re talking, of course, about our county’s COVID risk level. Businesses will be less restricted, but no word yet on the state sending us a merit badge.
JEERS to the feds looking to statistically toss Corvallis into funding limbo. Let us explain: Corvallis is currently considered a Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is important because that’s how the feds decide funding for a town like ours – think everything from Medicare reimbursements to transportation, and bunches in between. Anyhoo, the minimum MSA headcount for these last 70 years has been 50,000 souls per town – the new proposed minimum would be 100,000. Btw, if we get merged with some larger town’s stats, that’d suck for our fair burg’s economic development endeavors. Soooo, here’s how to email you
Benton County Appoints Van Arsdall as Interim Sheriff
January 21, 2021
Benton County commissioners voted unanimously (3-0) today to appoint current Baker County Undersheriff Jefri Van Arsdall to fill the position of Interim Benton County Sheriff for the remainder of Sheriff Scott Jackson’s current term.
Van Arsdall’s appointment is contingent on his meeting all the requirements to be Benton County Sheriff, which includes passing an extensive background check. The background check can take up to three weeks to complete. During the interim between Sheriff Jackson’s departure and Van Arsdall’s background check completion, Benton County Undersheriff Greg Ridler will act in-capacity as Benton County Sheriff.