Lebanon police logs May 6-18
May 6 1:18 a.m. – Caller reported a white male with shaved head stole two packs of Red…
Insurance Office Ribbon Cutting
Travis Luttmer, center, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of his Country Financial insurance office at 1001…
Linn County offers help for those experiencing mental health challenges
The last two years have been stressful for everyone, from children to adults, and staff at Linn County…
Death Notices (May 18, 2022)
Catherine I. Gordon (Urben), 91, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died May 10, 2022, in Salem. Virgil T.…
Letter: GOP hypocritical, lies about abortion (May 18, 2022)
Editor: A guy once said that if men got pregnant you’d be able to get an abortion at…
Letter: Sheriff’s race has one qualified candidate (May 18, 2022)
Editor: Campaigning for the November election for Linn County Sheriff has already begun and I urge all voters…
Letter: LCSO needs new leadership at top (May 18, 2022)
Editor: I’ve noticed Michelle Duncan has a slogan “because experience matters.” This carries no weight because it’s about…
From Our Files (May 18, 2022)
May 19, 1972 An electronic piano was presented to the Senior Citizens of Sweet Home. The Lebanon chapter…
Around Town (May 11, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Letter: Oregon needs new primary system (May 11, 2022)
Editor: I am not alone in refusing to be identified as either a Republican or Democrat. Right now…
Linn County appoints deputy district attorneys
Robert Beaver, Melissa Allison and Jace Cook have joined the Linn County District Attorney’s Office as deputy district…
Sheriff’s dispatcher facing theft charges over paid leave
A Linn County Sheriff’s dispatcher who, in 2020 was named the department’s Dispatcher of the Year, is facing…
Public Safety (May 11, 2022)
May 2 11:28 a.m. – A deputy assisted the California Highway Patrol, which had located a dumped vehicle…
Lebanon police and Linn County sheriff logs, April 29-May 5, 2022
April 29 12:38 p.m. – Brandon Kyle Alexander, 31, was cited for a Linn County Circuit Court warrant…
Linn County OKs budget for 2022-23
After four days of deliberations, the six-member Linn County Budget Committee last week approved a budget of $221,838,213…
Circuit Court (May 11, 2022)
Justin Wayne Seibert, 33, pleaded no contest on April 29 to a charge of failing to register as…
Two dead, two injured in Highway 20 crash near Sweet Home
Two people died and two suffered injuries, one critical, in a two-vehicle crash Saturday, May 14, at Highway…
Letter: Killing rationale makes us odd (May 11, 2022)
Editor: We humans are weird. Worldwide, we slaughter each other in our many wars. In the USA we…
Letter: Vote in support of Linn-Benton bond (May 11, 2022)
Editor: As a proud member of the Sweet Home community and our beloved Mid-Valley, and as chair of…
Margaret Bristow
Margaret W. “Peggy” Bristow, 96, of Sweet Home, died April 29, 2022. She was born Oct. 22, 1925,…
Death Notices (May 11, 2022)
Beverlee J. Detlefsen, 93, of Sweet Home, died May 8, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
James ‘Jim’ William Conklin
James “Jim” William Conklin, 77, passed away at home in Henderson, Nev., on May 1, 2022. He was…
Annona Catherine Tiensvold
Annona Catherine Tiensvold, 84, a Sweet Home resident for more than 20 years, passed away peacefully at home…
Wanda Cynthia Miner
Wanda Cynthia Miner, 101, of Sweet Home passed away May 4, 2022. She was born March 24, 1921…
Carol Jean (Ripley) Wence
Jean Wence of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away on April 23, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Phoenix, Ariz.…