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David Allen Potter, 75, of Sweet Home died Sept. 1, 2022. He was born Nov. 10, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, to Wallace and Betty (Gamble) Potter. Mr. Potter served in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller. While in the service he lived in... Full story

Norma Jane Cain, 92, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. A graveside service was held Thursday, Sept. 8, at Gilliland Cemetery. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated information, visit www.s... Full story

Bow season has opened for deer and elk hunting in the Willamette National Forest. Hunters are advised to familiarize themselves with fire closures and follow all restrictions while in the field. Please check the status of an area before heading to...

The last couple of months have proved interesting as we’ve adjusted to a new printer, which we told you about in late June. As could be expected, there have been some ups and downs in the process as the Herald and News newspaper in Klamath Falls ha...

Editor: Being a long-term resident here in Linn County, I have in the past generally left my concern for law enforcement leadership (sadly) to others who are much better acquainted than I am with those already involved in positions of leadership....

Editor: America now has a new form of government. Have you noticed? Its executive agencies are militarized and going rogue. Meanwhile, many Democrats criticize, denounce, and condemn fellow citizens who retain and exercise their Second Amendment...

Editor: Nine-Eleven (Sept. 11) was a time of discovery, disaster and a miracle. How much do I recall from past events? Not as much as I should. I love how history is like a vine that intertwines event upon event. Nine-Eleven was an important date whe...

Sept. 7, 1972 Vern and Gladys Topp were Sunnyside Park’s first campers when it opened this weekend, but they had to move locations when their neighbors kept them awake most the night and hit their “home” with airborne knives intended to land on...

Linn County will again participate in the National Forest and O & C Land Secure Rural Schools program, Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, Aug. 30. In May, federal government officials announced Linn...

Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. The Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays. Suggested donation is $3.50....

Aug. 28 9:12 a.m. - A chainsaw belonging to the caller’s employer was stolen from the back of the caller’s pickup truck sometime the previous evening, 3200 block of Main St. Value: $150. 12:38 p.m. - Alexis Morgan Bowers, 22, was cited and...

Paul Allen Conklin, 32, was charged Aug. 21 with first-degree forgery and two counts of identity theft. He has five other pending cases related to forgery, identity theft, computer crime, menacing, fraudulent use of a credit card, theft and failure...

Most of Sweet Home’s cross-country runners kicked off their season Thursday, Sept. 1, with a 3000-meter race in the Darrel Deedon Invite held at Cascade High School. “It was a good opening event,” Coach Dave Martin said. Most of the Huskies,...

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has received approval from the federal government to provide additional food benefits for young children whose families received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits between...

The Best in The West Triathlon series returns this weekend, Sept. 10-11, with a full array of competitions – literally something for everyone, at Lewis Creek Park. Not counting the informal gathering of triathletes in 2020, who basically all did...