In a packed courtroom, Polk County celebrates a child’s return home

Jordan Hoover (left) and Kammi Murray listen to a speech commemorating their determination and accomplishments during a graduation ceremony recognizing participants successful completion of the Family Recovery program on July 7, 2026. (BROOK FERRIS/Salem Reporter)


In a packed courtroom filled with family, friends and a table laid with cake and gifts, Kammi Murray listened to a speech from a man she once hated, and smiled.

Cody Gibney was the Child Protective Services worker who took Murray’s daughters from her. But on Tuesday, July 7, he was an honored speaker at a courthouse ceremony for Murray and her fiancé, Jordan Hoover, the latest graduates of The Polk County Circuit’s Family Recovery…

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