Eleven youth from the Linn Juvenile Detention Center, Benton County Juvenile Department, Albany Options School and Jack Street Youth Services, recently completed virtual and hands-on heavy equipment training, leading to certification that can help them find jobs, Juvenile Director Torri Lynn told the Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 22.
They spent a week working with extremely lifelike virtual equipment and another week applying those skills on real machinery. Five students were from…