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…
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,…
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.…
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.…
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…
Death Notices August 15, 2017
Death Notices LaWanda Jean Cross, 86, of Sweet Home died Aug. 9. 2017. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
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,…
Around Town August 8, 2017
Free lunch for kids through Aug. 25 Sweet Home School District continues to provide free lunch to children…
Laws passed by legislature reduce sentences for drug, property crimes
Paris Achen EO Capital Bureau Hillsboro resident Beth Hacker could have served nearly three years in prison for…
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…
William Birdsall Nov. 12, 1927 – Aug. 4, 2017.
William Birdsall Nov. 12, 1927 – Aug. 4, 2017. William (Bill) George Birdsall, 89, of Sweet Home, died…
Raymond Graham July 26, 1926 – Aug. 2, 2017
Raymond Graham July 26, 1926 – Aug. 2, 2017 Raymond R. Graham, 91, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
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…
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.…
Camp kicks off SHHS 2017 football
Football Camp marked the unofficial start of the fall sports season Monday night at Husky Field.
SH Health, Safety fairs to combine
The 10th Annual Jim Bean Memorial Safety and Crime Prevention Fair and Sweet Home Community Health Fair will…
Officials: Heat-related illness may be threat this week
With triple-digit temperatures expected across the region this week state officials and the American Red Cross urge residents…