Christian Jensen Jr.
Christian Jensen Jr. July 30, 1943 – July 20, 2026 Christian Jensen Jr., 82, of Crawfordsville, passed away…
Tammi Deanne Pointer
Tammi Pointer September 6, 1972 – July 22, 2026 Tammi Deanne Pointer, 53, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Death Notices: July 29, 2026
Roderick Drue Andrews, 85, of Sweet Home, passed away July 25, 2026. A graveside service will be at…
Alumni Roundup Addition: Lebanon’s Sadie Dannen
Editor’s note: We’re still trying to “round up” all of the local high school alumni who are competing…
Christian Jensen Jr.
July 30, 1943 – July 20, 2026 Christian Jensen Jr., 82, of Crawfordsville, passed away July 20, 2026. …
Grant Street in Lebanon closed through mid-August for reconstruction
Beginning Monday, July 27, MVG Construction, Lebanon’s contractor, will begin the first phase of the Grant and Sherman…
Medicaid shortfall follows decade-long growth in state spending
Federal matching dollars allowed a massive expansion of health insurance for low-income Oregonians. Now the feds are pulling…
Events: July 22 Issue
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
The Truancy Mutiny
The Oregon Legislature banned truancy citations. But Oregon’s poorest county brought them back and now posts the state’s…
Linn County Fair Photos
2026 Linn County Fair Photos by Brandon Cominsky and Scott Swanson
SH’s Landtroop takes All-American honors at wrestling nationals
Jesse Landtroop, who has won three state OSAA titles in wrestling, added All-American status to his resume last…
Corps plans July 23 virtual meeting to discuss reservoir levels
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water managers will hold a virtual public information meeting July 23 to share…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 22, 2026 Edition
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Death Notices: July 22, 2026 Issue
Shawn Joseph Banker, 45, of Lebanon, passed away July 14, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Rosemary Yoakum
Nov. 30, 1960 – July 15, 2026 Rosemary Yoakum, 65, of Cascadia, passed away July 15, 2026. She…
Phillip “Phil” Slater
1947 – 2026 Phillip “Phil” Slater, 79, of Independence passed away from pancreatic cancer on July 6, 2026. …
From Our Files: July 29, 2026
Aug. 2, 1951 Frontier Days’ annual Buckaroo Breakfast will be sited this year at the city park…
From Our Files: July 22, 2026
July 26, 1951 Support in an x-ray drive was urged in an attempt to procure chest x-ray…
Girls wrestling camp returns to SHHS
Sweet Home hosted its sixth annual Santiam Girls Wrestling Camp last week, drawing 99 girls for what Head…
Updated: Where are they now? 2025-26 Alumni Roundup
Following is a round-up of the exploits during the past school year of local high school alums who…
Miner’s Meadow fire draws multi response
Multiple local agencies responded Monday afternoon, July 13, to a fire in the area between Yellowbottom and Old…
Body of Nevada man recovered after fall on Mt. Washington
The body of a climber from Nevada was recovered on Mt. Washington Friday morning, July 10, by searchers…
Brush fire on Lebanon outskirts burns acre-plus
A brush fire burned more than an acre in the area of Brewster Road and East Grant Street…
SH Fire acquires new emergency vehicles
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District announced it has acquired three new pieces of emergency response apparatus…