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The Linn County District Attorney’s Office recently recognized three employees for their work over the past year. 

-- Employee of the Year, attorney: District Attorney Doug Marteeny called 2021 “the year of Baker,” describing the accomplishments of Julia Baker, a prosecutor in the office for more than eight years. 

“She had a number of significant trials this past year and in many of those achieved significant sentences,” he said. “She does a tremendous job of keeping her cases organized and on track. She has been a solid voice on our internal Efficiency Committee. She is fier...