Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
As a home-grown Linn County resident, Sheriff Tim Mueller knows the territory.
Mueller, 45, was born in Tangent, the son of a farmer who was also a volunteer firefighter. Other than the three years he spent in the Army, serving as a military policeman in Alabama, Germany and Texas, he’s spent his entire life in Linn County. His wife, Jean, grew up in Crawfordsville and graduated in the Sweet…