Scott Swanson
Jim Yon was a senior in college, interning for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in the spring of 1993, when he discovered his dream job.
Right there.
“I knew early in life that (law enforcement) was what I wanted to do,” said Yon, now 51. “I had to do a practicum. Dave Burright was the undersheriff at the time, and I did it at the Sheriff’s Office. I knew within a couple of…