JUNCTION CITY, Ore. – Junction City unveiled a permanent memorial honoring a police chief who was killed more than 60 years ago.
The city gathered to reveal the new site near the post office that honors Chief Woodrow Whetstone. Whetstone was shot in the chest on Dec. 26, 1960, while trying to calm down a domestic dispute right outside his own home.
The person who shot him was later caught and convicted of manslaughter. Community members say it’s meaningful that “Woody,” as he was known, will never be forgotten…