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Man Held at Knifepoint During Robbery in Scio

The two males suspects fled the area in the dark green Honda Civic, last seen driving towards Jefferson on Densmore Road.

(SCIO, Ore. ) - The Linn County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating two men wanted in connection with a robbery in Scio, Oregon.

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says deputies received a call on July 2 from 21-year-old Nickolaus Thomas Blair of Scio, saying he had just been robbed at knife point after walking his dog along the banks of Thomas Creek.

91-Year-Old Missing Scio Man Found Dead in Thomas Creek

On Tuesday at 10:08 a.m., Getz' body was located by Oregon Air National Guard.

(SCIO, Ore. ) - Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon says, the Linn County Sheriff's Office received a call of a missing 91-year-old man with dementia on June 30, at 11:26 p.m. from a residence in the 45000 block of Thomas Creek road outside of Scio.

Ashby "Al" Getz was last seen inside the residence reading a book earlier in the evening.

200 Sheep Killed When Truck Overturns East Of Salem

The driver was transported by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries to Samaritan Albany General Hospital.

(SCIO, Ore. ) - Emergency responders, Linn County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police are at the scene of an injury commercial truck rollover crash along Highway 226 near Scio involving a trailer transporting more than 300 sheep.

Some of the sheep were reported injured and killed, and others removed from the trailer.