Otter pup makes its debut at Bend museum
A new North American river otter, estimated to be approximately 8 weeks old, is now in the care…
Gregory Joseph Ponzoha
Gregory Joseph Ponzoha, 77, died June 19, 2022, at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, in Vancouver, Wash. Greg was…
Duane Bate
Duane Bate, 66, of Sweet Home, died May 30, 2022, in Roseburg. He was born Nov. 13, 1955…
Death Notice (June 29, 2022)
Scott Richard Reiling, 52, of Sweet Home, died June 20, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Esther Bennett
Esther Elizabeth Bennett, 90, a longtime former Sweet Home resident, died June 4, 2022, in Boise, Idaho. She…
From Our Files (June 29, 2022)
June 29, 1972 The Sweet Home City Council voted to try to purchase the old Forest Service guard…
Around Town (June 22, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Letter: Truth unchanging, unlike opinion (June 22, 2022)
Editor: Kudos on the editorial in the June 15 edition advising the graduates (and all of us) to…
Sweet Home Safety Fair
The annual Jim Bean Safety Fair returned in full force to Sweet Home Saturday, June 18, featuring lots…
Linn County assumes control over Cascadia Park
Linn County has managed and maintained Cascadia State Park for three years and on Tuesday morning, June 14,…
Sweet Home Junior High School eighth-graders move on
Sweet Home Junior High promoted 171 eighth-graders in a ceremony held Wednesday, June 15, at Husky Field. See…
Hometown Surprise
Lynetta (McLain) Corley thought she was going to celebrate her 75th birthday on June 11 at The Point…
Church provides meals for Foster School staff
Freedom Hill Church members served up an end-of-the-year meal Tuesday, June 14, for staffers at Foster School, which…
Public Safety (June 22, 2022)
June 13 1:26 p.m. – Caller reported a female stealing two packs of cigarettes, Main Street Market, 1810…
Bell tolls for video store as Taco Bell arrives
A shovel tears down a portion of what used to be the video store in Santiam Plaza, which…
Real Estate (June 22, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late April…
Letter: Caption for track photo poor choice (June 22, 2022)
Editor: Regarding one of the photos from the elementary school track meet. The caption reads “Ryker Gourly, of…
Letter: Music’s benefits go far beyond pleasure (June 22, 2022)
Editor: My personal experience learning music on the trumpet started at the age of 5. Being encouraged to…
Letter: Abortion is civil issue, not church’s (June 22, 2022)
Editor: I want to talk about the separation of church and state. Our constitution declares that no religion…
From Our Files (June 22, 2022)
June 22, 1972 Lumber consumption in the U.S. in 1972 is estimated to set a new all-time record…
Letter: Schools still safe place for kids (June 22, 2022)
Editor: On June 6, Michael Gerson wrote the following sentence in an editorial of the Washington Post: “In…
Charles Eugene McIntyre
A celebration of life for Charles “Chuck” Eugene McIntyre, 50, of Sweet Home, who died June 3, 2022,…
Death Notices (June 22, 2022)
Arne Robert Gerard, 71, of Lebanon, died June 15, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Louise Nivison
Louise Nivison, 93, died June 17, 2022, at her home in Foster. She was born at home on…
Guest Commentary: Father’s Day a terrific time for Dad to consider his calling (June 15, 2022)
By Dr. James Thrasher The haunting refrains of Harry Chapin’s song “Cat’s in the Cradle,” like “planes to…