Thankful for good Post Office people
Editor: Congratulations to our Post Office! I received a wedding inviation from a granddaughter this past week addressed…
Vote values, elect Sprenger
Editor: It is vital that we vote our values, so I will be voting for Sherrie Sprenger for…
Debra Greer
Oct. 21, 1952 – April 27, 2020 Debra Mae Greer, 67, of Sweet Home died April 27, 2020…
Around Town May 6, 2020
Business support during COVID-19 To better support local businesses during the COVID-19 health crisis, Linn-Benton Community College’s Small…
Coleman would be strong voice
Editor: I have known Susan Coleman for a long time and am excited that she is running for…
Remember local nurses this week
Editor: Each May, health care organizations across the nation recognize and celebrate the exemplary efforts of nurses and…
Oregon Jamboree announces festival will not be held in early August
The Oregon Jamboree announced today (May 7) that the 2020 event will not be held the first weekend…
Masks required for all Samaritan patients, visitors
As of Monday, May 4, Samaritan Health Services is requiring all patients and visitors to wear a face…
Public Safety Log May 6, 2020
May 4 12:11 a.m. – Kaby Patricia Keith-Heidt, 24, cited and released on Linn County warrant for failure…
COVID-19 numbers up in Linn County, but no new deaths
Linn County had 97 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, an increase from 78 one week earlier…
Sketch depicts possible likeness of woman whose remains were found near Gordon Road
The public is being asked for help in identifying human remains found April 3 near Gordon Road, east…
Shawn McDaniel
May 12, 1949 – May 3, 2020 Shawn Albert McDaniel, 70, of Sweet Home died at his home…
Patricia Ribe
May 5, 1946 – May 1, 2020 Patricia Lou Ribe, 73, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2020.…
Austin West
May 4, 1996 – April 27, 2020 Austin Dale West, 23, of Sweet Home died April 27, 2020…
Charles Harrington
Sept. 25, 1944 – April 26, 2020 Charles Lenard Harrington, 75, of Sweet Home died April 26, 2020.…
Levy reduction would be timely, if not overdue
A proposal by city staff to decrease the Police Department levy by 30 cents per $1,000 of property…
LBCC president backing Sprenger
Editor: When I moved to Albany over a decade ago, Sherrie Sprenger was one of the first people…
Faron Pugh
Dec. 27, 1935 – April 23, 2020 Faron “Red” Young Pugh, 84, of Sweet Home, died April 23,…
Norma Foster
Sept. 28, 1940 – April 22, 2020 Norma J. Foster, 79, of Sweet Home, died peacefully of cancer…