Public Safety Aug. 22, 2018
Aug. 20 1:55 a.m. – Amber Dawn Barton, 39, cited for driving while suspended and Lebanon warrant for…
Local man arrested after rash of cut cables
Sweet Home police have arrested a Sweet Home man in connection to approximately 20 cases of cutting and…
Dallas woman killed in motorcycle crash Aug. 12 east of Sweet Home
A Dallas woman was killed in a single-motorcycle crash early last week. At approximately 11:34 a.m. on Aug.…
Suspects sought in assault at Willamette music fest
Linn County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking suspects in a Sunday night assault at the Willamette Country Music Festival…
JoAnne Gifford
March 28, 1950 – Aug. 9, 2018 JoAnne Marie (Mosher) Gifford, 68, passed away Aug. 9, 2018 at…
Joel Christen Ives
Feb. 20, 1978 – Aug. 8, 2018 Joel Christen Ives, 40, passed away on Aug. 8, 2018 in…
Dean Mink
April 6, 1928 – Aug. 10, 2018 Dean Richard Mink, 90, of Sweet Home died Aug. 10. 2018.…
Hard reality of recycling: It’s time to pay the price
As we’ve observed the move this summer to increase local trash collection rates to accommodate rising costs of…
Commissioners vote subject to law
Editor: We have had some personal response to the recent action taken by the Planning Commission regarding another…
Around Town Aug. 15, 2018
Know a special kid who needs help? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to make…
Series of fires set in Brownsville area
Linn County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into a series of three fires that were set in dry grass…
Public Safety Aug. 15, 2018
Aug. 13 12:06 a.m. – Officer located a watering device for the high school football team, 18th and…
Local man recovering from burns after crash
A Sweet Home man who was badly burned after his vehicle caught fire following a crash is in…
Dollar Tree store in progress on 24th
A new Dollar Tree store is under construction at the intersection of Main and 24th Avenue. The City…
Incumbents only candidates for council so far
All four incumbents, as of Monday, Aug. 13, had filed to run for open City Council seats in…
Missing Albany man sought
Albany Police and the family of 46-year-old Justin Sitton of Albany are seeking the public’s assistance in finding…
Duane Gagner
May 27, 1931 – Aug. 3, 2018 Duane Ronald Gagner, 87, of Sweet Home died Aug. 3, 2018…
Aizlynn Faye Swanson
March 16, 2018 – Aug. 7, 2018 Aizlynn Faye Swanson of Sweet Home peacefully went to sleep on…
