Trinity Lutheran Church of Lucan, MN, celebrating centennial anniversary
    A church service is planned at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 23rd.  Former pastors will be assisting with the worship service; including Pastor Rhea Evanson, Pastor Dan Hermanson and Pastor Bob Moritz. Following the church service is a catered dinner, which will be se...

Richard Horkey seriously burned
    westbrook — Last month Richard Horkey was burning weeds on his farm six miles south of Westbrook,  when a gas can, he was using, tipped over and exploded burning a large portion of his legs and hands....

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Doris Cohrs...

Father facing multiple charges in serious injury crash on Santiam Pass
SANTIAM PASS: A Bandon area man is facing multiple charges following an alcohol-involved serious injury single vehicle crash that occurred overnight at the Santiam Pass junction of Highway 126 and Highway 20. The man and his 5-year old son received non-life threatening injuries for which they are b...

District now in new home
LEABURG: McKenzie Fire & Rescue held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 5th, to officially open the fire district’s new Leaburg Fire Station. The ceremony was well attended by members of the community, members of McKenzie Fire’s Board of Directors, Commissioner Faye Stewart, several fire ...


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Between the Lines
    In 1771 our fore fathers set out to define constitutional rights in the United States. The first  ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights....

Between the Lines
    Last Wednesday afternoon174 people gathered at the Westbrook Community Center to package...

Between the Lines
    If you recall the music and humor of the Smothers Brothers, you might remember this song, I Fell Into a Vat of Chocolate. It goes something like this — Tommy sings,  “I fell into a vat of chocolate, I fell into a vat of chocolate, Then Dick sang, “What did you do w...

Hanging up the milkers
    Westbrook — Wayne Spielman grew up on his folks Lloyd and Audrey’s dairy farm four miles west of Westbrook. ...

EWEB to drain canal for maintenance
WALTERVILLE: The Eugene Water & Electric Board will begin dewatering the Walterville Power Canal this Saturday, June 8th, to clean and make repairs to the fish screen at Partridge Lane and complete maintenance on the Walterville Powerhouse, as well inspecting the canal and make any necessary repair...

Council discussed issues with empty houses
    westbrook — In most citys abandoned or empty residences or commercial buildings often present issues for city authorities....

Who makes fire decisions?
As spring turns to summer and the West faces what might be an above average year for wildfires, public lands officials thought it might be a good time to remind people about the different ways fire is managed across the landscape they call home. Whether people live in a city, own land in the countr...

It’s in the Rock
    westbrook —  “It’s a labor of Love,” said Paula Paplow of rural Westbrook. Paplow was referring to the publishing of her book “Hands Upon the Rock” a children’s book giving explanation of the petroglyphs located a few miles east of Jeffers....

A closer look at Walnut Grove
    WALNUT GROVE — Dan Peterson authored two previous history books of Walnut Grove. His first book published in  2004  was a history of Walnut Grove Business places, and in 2010 he published a book, a chronicle of Walnut Station and Walnut Grove. ...