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Tuesday Feb 7 | KRMG-AM Tulsa

OR inmate sentenced for trying to hire hit man

A 71-year-old Oregon prison inmate was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for again trying to hire a hit-man to kill his ex-girlfriend. An Umatilla County jury found George Ardizzone guilty last month of solicitation of aggravated murder.

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Sat Jan 14, 2012

Statesman Journal

Criminal charges possible over prison food spending

Mike Mathisen, former food services manager at the Two Rivers Correctional Institute, has resigned under investigation.

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Thu Jan 12, 2012

The Oregonian

Oregon prison food service official resigns; criminal charges considered

Mike Mathisen, a Republican candidate for the Oregon House in 2010, recently resigned his executive post at Two Rivers Correctional Institution following an investigation into possible misuse of public funds.

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Wed Jan 11, 2012

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Child care bills rising faster than income

Brandy Ivins will loose the her childcare support for her children Bryson, 6, and Kayli, 3, from the state's Employment Related Day Care program once she starts attending college at next week.

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Mon Dec 26, 2011

The La Grande Observer

Union County native to take over Public Works Feb. 1

Union County is betting that Doug Wright, the man recently tapped to direct a revamped and enlarged public works department, will get big things done with his razor-sharp understanding of funding sources.

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