From Our Files: July 1, 2026
July 5, 1951 No local holiday celebrations marked the Fourth of July in the past nine years…
ODF: Entire state now in fire season
As of June 15, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that…
Scene Around Town: June 24, 2026
Scene in Stitches A “Garden Vignettes Textile” class used Lebanon’s Japanese healing garden as inspiration for a creative…
LFD, ODF respond to brush fire behind water plant
Lebanon Fire District responded early Saturday afternoon, June 20, to a report of a structure fire in the…
Final vote counts: Winners stay on top in local races
June 16 marked the date that counties must provide an abstract of votes for the May 19 election,…
SH man arrested after being located by K9
A Sweet Home man was apprehended by a police dog after a foot pursuit in the Crawfordsville area…
Farmers help LFD with field fire on KGAL Road
Lebanon Fire District responded to a two-acre grass fire in the early evening of June 15. Firefighters were…
Events: June 24, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Pacific Power preparing for active wildfire season
Customers encouraged to prepare for outages related to wildfire prevention With dry conditions across the Pacific Northwest, Pacific…
Declaration reading planned for July 3
Members of the public of all ages are invited to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday with a reading…
Circuit Court: June 24, 2026
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UPDATED Police Logs: June 24, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Emma Lou Flanagan
Emma Flanagan Feb. 7, 1945 – June 19, 2026 Our beloved mother, Emma Lou Flanagan, passed away on…
Donna Jean Hemingway
Donna Hemingway March 31, 1944 – June 12, 2026 Donna Jean Hemingway, 82, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Betty June Wiley James
Betty James June 7, 1940 – June 9, 2026 Betty June Wiley James, 86, passed away June 9,…
Charles Clarence Rice
Charles Rice May 25, 1931- June 13, 2026 Charles Clarence Rice, 95, of Sweet Home, passed away June…
Death Notices: June 24, 2026
Earl Brough Herbert, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away June 20, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
From Our Files: June 24, 2026
June 28, 1951 Sweet Home’s Mayor Eugene Ellis issued a letter to residents urging cooperation with water…
Scene Around Town(s): June 17, 2026
Safety first at Sweet Home’s Sankey Park Above, a young bicyclist work her way through the skills course…
Lebanon crash sends three to hospital
Three people were taken to the hospital Wednesday, June 10, after a crash in the 32000 block of…
Events: June 17, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule…
Police Logs: June 17, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Municipal Court: June 17, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Circuit Court: June 17, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…