LaWanda Cross April 7, 1931 – Aug. 9, 2017
LaWanda Cross April 7, 1931 – Aug. 9, 2017 LaWanda Jean Cross, 86, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Jerry Fisher July 2, 1950 – Aug. 18, 2017
Jerry Fisher July 2, 1950 – Aug. 18, 2017 Jerry Robert Fisher, 67, of Sweet Home died on…
Lavona Howe Jan. 10, 1929 – Aug. 18, 2017
Lavona Howe Jan. 10, 1929 – Aug. 18, 2017 Lavona L. Howe, 88, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Editorial: Oregon plants a flag – creating more divisiveness
Last week Gov. Kate Brown signed a landmark bill to provide free abortions for all in Oregon, by…
Corvallis runner leads the pack in Solar Eclipse race
Former Wittenberg College (Ohio) runner Trevor Grandy, now of Corvallis, wa sthe winner of the Solar Eclipse 3.5-mile…
Around Town August 15, 2017
Exchange host families needed Families are being sought by an area organization to host international exchange students for…
Fire at old mill
Firefighters battle a blaze on the old Weyerhaeuser mill property, now owned by Linn County at the north…
15 years of work culminates with carousel opening
After years of preparation, the Albany Historic Carousel and Museum opened Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the corner of…
Highway 228 wreck
Medical personnel attend to injured motorcyclist Ronald Castleman of Sweet Home near milepost 17 on Highway 228 Monday…
Officials looking into death of 10-month-old
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that his detectives, in conjunction with investigators from the Sweet Home Police…
SH officials finalize worse-case-scenario plans as eclipse nears
The City of Sweet Home is finalizing plans to address the potential worst-case scenarios that could materialize on…
More on the total eclipse
Here are more eclipse-related facts from Mid-Valley Astronomers: n People who travel great distances to see total eclipses…
Public Safety Log August 15, 2017
Note: Due to changes at the Sweet Home Police Department report information for a portion of last week…
Laura Koechig Sept. 18, 1957 – Aug. 4, 2017
Laura Koechig Sept. 18, 1957 – Aug. 4, 2017 Laura Eileen Koechig, 59, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Wayne Nelson Nov. 28, 1952 – Aug. 10, 2017
Wayne Nelson Nov. 28, 1952 – Aug. 10, 2017 Wayne Alan Nelson, 64, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
William ‘Bill’ Roger Phillips May 9, 1958 – Aug. 6, 2017
William ‘Bill’ Roger Phillips May 9, 1958 – Aug. 6, 2017 William (Bill) Roger Phillips, 59, of Shedd,…
Patia Hansen June 5, 1927 – Aug. 8, 2017
Patia Hansen June 5, 1927 – Aug. 8, 2017 Patia Jan Hansen, 90, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Editorial: Hype makes focusing on solar eclipse a challenge
I have to confess, as your newspaper editor I’ve found it a little challenging getting my head wrapped…
Letters to the editor August 15, 2017: Humans, not sea lions to blame
Editor: Re: “ODFW study warns wild steelhead at risk of extinction due to sea lions,” The New Era,…
Death Notices August 15, 2017
Death Notices LaWanda Jean Cross, 86, of Sweet Home died Aug. 9. 2017. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
Public Safety Log August 8, 2017
Aug. 7 2:33 a.m. – Caller reported his truck stolen, 800 block of 18th. Report taken. Aug. 6…
Judge denies request for release of suspect in 13th Avenue fatal shooting
Linn County Circuit Court Judge DeAnn Novotny denied a request to set a security release for Trevor Paul…
Deadlines near for Solar Eclipse Run
A 3.5-mile Solar Eclipse Run will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Sankey Park on…
Douglas Morgan Oct. 12, 1939 – July 21, 2017
Douglas Allen Morgan, 77, of La Pine, a former Sweet Home resident, died July 21, 2017 in Bend.…
Gwendolyn Denise Taylor April 11, 1953 – Aug. 1, 2017
Gwendolyn Denise Taylor, 64, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, at her sister Ruby Setzer’s home in…