Remembering those who died in the Mid-Valley. Photos submitted by family members to accompany their obituaries in the Albany Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times.

Remembering those who died in the Mid-Valley. Photos submitted by family members to accompany their obituaries in the Albany Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times.

Remembering those who died in the Mid-Valley. Photos submitted by family members to accompany their obituaries in the Albany Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times.

Remembering those who died in the Mid-Valley. Photos submitted by family members to accompany their obituaries in the Albany Democrat-Herald and Gazette-Times.

A fir tree at Simpson Park was cut down after transients who tunneled around the roots of the tree left the area unsafe for people who utilize the trails in Albany.

DeMara Cabrera talks about her role as costume designer at Oregon State University and what she hopes students will learn from OSU's costume shop.

The Craft Beer Picnic, a celebration of the Corvallis craft beer community, took place on Cornelius Orchard & Farm as part of a celebration of Oregon Craft Beer Month.

Model trains round the track during Family Day at the Museum put on by the Benton County Historical Society at the Benton County Historical Museum on Saturday, July 23, 2016.