LBCC announces Summer Term Honor Roll
The following students have been named to Linn-Benton Community College’s Honor Roll after earning a grade point average…
**UPDATED – Police Logs: Sept. 16, 2026
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Trump’s signature bill rewards Oregon for food stamp incompetence
The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up…
Dear Editor: Disgusted by vandalism
Editor: Recently, my son and I changed the American flag at the Union Cemetery in Crawfordsville, for the…
Margaret “Peg” Dale Pitts
Margaret Dale Pitts Sept. 26, 1949 – Sept. 10, 2026 Margaret “Peg” Dale Pitts, 76, of Lebanon, passed…
Carol Jean Farley
Carol Farley July 10, 1958 – Aug. 22, 2026 Carol Jean Farley, 68, of Sweet Home, passed away…
John V. Marano
John Marano May 11, 1947 – Sept. 1, 2026 John V. Marano, 79, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Death Notices: Sept. 16, 2026
Michael Forrest Bard, 78, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.10, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Events: Sept. 16, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Left and right unite as Oregonians turn against flock camera network
Six Oregon cities and two counties have canceled or suspended contracts over privacy and data leak fears.…
From Our Files: Sept. 16, 2026
Sept. 20, 1951 Western Veneer explained their reasons to move operations from Sweet Home to Eugene. The…
Grant Street in Lebanon to be closed starting Monday
The second phase of the Grant and Sherman Street Reconstruction Project in the city of Lebanon is planned…
Six new teachers joining East Linn Christian
East Linn Christian Academy is adding five new teachers to their staff this fall. Below is a short…
Sports Roundup: Sweet Home opens cross-country season with PRs
Sweet Home’s cross-country team opened its season Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Marist Invite, hosted by the Spartans…
Warriors Cheer
Above, Warrior Varsity Cheer team members include, in front, from left, Saharra Garcia, Sophia Vo, Erin Thiele and…
Woman arrested after man shot during argument
A Sweet Home woman was arrested Friday evening, Sept. 4, after allegedly shooting a man during an argument.…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 9, 2026
Above, from left, Angie Passmore and Crissy Groff choose their own selection from a table of tomato samples.…
Pedestrian struck by pickup dies
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was hit by a pickup…
Public invited to comment on proposal to rescind Roadless Rule
The U.S. Forest Service is accepting input from the public on a proposal to rescind the national 2001…
Male dies from injuries sustained in apparent jail fall
A Scio man, who was found injured and unresponsive in his cell at Linn County Jail, died at…
Events: Sept. 9, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Joan Allyn (Trout) Scofield
Joan Scofield Dec. 12, 1929 – Sept. 3, 2026 Joan Allyn (Trout) Scofield, 96, of Sweet Home, died…
Derek Christopher Hutchison
Derek Hutchison Jan. 11, 1972 – Aug. 15, 2026 Derek Christopher Hutchison, 54, of Albany, passed away Aug.…
Death Notices: Sept. 9, 2026
Norma Louise Conception, 75, of Lebanon, formerly of Keizer, passed away Sept. 3, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
Circuit Court: Sept. 9, 2026 issue
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