Update: Tyler Lanz in custody following motorcycle crash
Law enforcement officials said Friday afternoon that fugitive Tyler Lanz has been caught. Lanz crashed a motorcycle on Crawfordsville Drive, south of Scott Mountain…
February 12, 2025
LATEST NEWS
Albany police arrest suspects in alleged scam
Two men from Washington were arrested Tuesday, Feb. 4, after allegedly trying to scam an Albany resident. According to Albany police, an Albany resident reported to police on Monday, Feb. 3,…
February 12, 2025
OHA: Deadline for schoolchildren’s vaccinations is Feb. 19
With the Feb. 19 deadline fast approaching for updating children’s vaccinations, the Oregon Immunization Program at Oregon Health Authority is reminding parents and caregivers that their…
February 12, 2025
Commission supports clean truck rules delay
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Feb. 4 unanimously approved sending a letter of support of HB 3119…
February 11, 2025
Randy Whitfield found 35-year calling in fire service
It didn’t take long for Randy Whitfield to realize he’d found his calling when he joined the Sweet Home Fire Department in 1990 as a volunteer. “It was easy for me,” Whitfield said. “It…
February 11, 2025
Linn Seedling Sale Saturday at fairgrounds
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member The NOAA Climate Prediction Center long-range forecast suggests above average rainfall and cooler than average temperatures for Linn County through February — and…
February 11, 2025
For Sweet Home ODF firefighters, SoCal trip was ‘chance to give back’
The experience of fighting fires in Southern California is not a new one for Dave Batten of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Sweet Home Unit office. Batten worked as a firefighter in…
February 11, 2025
Chamber honors those who make Sweet Home better
Honorees of the Distinguished Service and First Citizen awards received a standing ovation Saturday night during the Chamber of Commerce’s awards banquet held at the Boys and Girls Club. The…
February 11, 2025
High school’s technical classes have wide impact
Sweet Home High School agricultural sciences teacher Scott Jacobson is teaching a full room of students on a Friday morning, giving them instructions on a project. In the room is another…
February 11, 2025
Petitioners seek to allow residents the power to vote for their mayor
Proponents of a ballot initiative to change the city’s charter regarding mayoral election filed a petition with the City of Sweet Home in an effort to place their proposal on a special May…
February 10, 2025
Sweet Home resident attends Presidential inaugural ball in D.C.
Sweet Home resident Angelita Sanchez wore a black Ralph Lauren evening gown with a rhinestone collar, a vintage wool coat from a Jewish Hungarian immigrant furrier, and combat boots to the…
February 4, 2025
SPORTS
Student Services Director Brian Brands’ focus is helping students thrive
Brian Brands’ job description is, well, so wide-ranging that it would be impossible to describe in one short sentence. Brands, 58, who has been student services director for the Sweet Home…
February 11, 2025
Young Husky girls deliver stronger second half against No. 4 Cascade
The Sweet Home girls basketball team hit the road Tuesday night, Feb. 4, to take on No. 4-ranked Cascade to finish out the first half of their Oregon West Conference campaign. Despite a tough…
February 11, 2025
Sweet Home boys shows grit against No. 2 Cascade
While some would say the Superbowl score deficit didn’t deliver much excitement for football fans, that wasn’t the case for the Sweet Home boys basketball team against the then-No. 2…
February 11, 2025
Huskies say goodbye to senior wrestlers in win over Philomath
Sweet Home’s wrestlers finished their home schedule Thursday, Feb. 6, with a 66-3 win over Philomath, as the Huskies said goodbye to 11 seniors, for whom this was their final match under the…
February 11, 2025
OPINION
Editorial: Would a people-elected mayor really bring positive change?
It appears that a hot topic for the Sweet Home City Council is going to be an effort to get voters to approve a rewrite of the City Charter that would enable city residents to elect their…
Traffic flow and one-ways
As our newly formulated City Council gets rolling on their new or remaining terms of service, this is an opportunity for councilors to focus on community needs and the role they will each play…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Feb. 19, 2025
Feb. 23, 1950 Sweet Home Active club members will launch a fundraising drive as the first step toward control and eventual elimination of mosquitos in the city. Using the slogan, “Let’s…
From Our Files: Feb. 12, 2025
Feb. 16, 1950 James Lee, local tavern and pool room operator, and George Gessler, owner of the Roxy theater, opposed the proposed “amusement” ordinance that would impose a license fee…
SUPPORTERS
OBITUARIES
Death Notices: Feb. 12, 2025
February 11, 2025
Calvin Edward Marrs
February 11, 2025
Donald Leroy Blodgett
February 11, 2025
GALLERIES
Unified with Lebanon on the court
January 21, 2025
POLICE LOGS
Teen arrested after bomb threats to Albany school
February 11, 2025
COURTS
Circuit Court: Feb. 12, 2025
February 10, 2025
EVENTS
Events: Feb. 12, 2025
February 11, 2025
TO THE EDITOR
Former mayor weighs In on mayor proposal
February 11, 2025
‘Convoluted’ editorial muddies mayoral issue
February 4, 2025
Imagination Library making a difference
January 8, 2025