Sweet Home boys and girls notch team wins on home track
Sweet Home won both the boys and girls competitions Tuesday, May 2, as they hosted Stayton and Central…
Huskies beat Cascade 12-9 for first OWC baseball win
The ball finally bounced in the Sweet Home baseball team’s favor last Thursday, as the Huskies beat a…
Sweet Home falls to league’s top softball teams
The Sweet Home softball team (6-13) lost two home games to the top two squads in the Oregon…
Golfers finish year with fifth place in district tournament
Sweet Home finished its golf season last weekend, placing fifth in the 4A-Special District 2 tournament held at…
Troy Duncan
Troy Allen Duncan, 64, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2023. He was born Oct. 3, 1958, in…
Violet Alberts
Violet June Alberts, 92, of Sweet Home, died April 24, 2023. She was born Aug. 2, 1930, in…
Hayward Bellah II
Hayward Solon Bellah II, 74, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. He was born Jan. 24, 1949,…
Raymond Davis Jr.
Raymond “Ray” Henry Davis, Jr., 84, of Sweet Home, died May 5, 2023. He was born June 12,…
Death Notices (May 10, 2023)
Timothy James Higholt, 38, of Sweet Home died May 6, 2023. A funeral service will be held at…
Carrie Lea White
Carrie Lea White (Carrie Reilly Lea), age 65, passed away March 15, 2023 at Salem Hospital. Her mother,…
Surging softball team goes 2-1 in league games
Sweet Home softball (5-10) notched a pair of convincing conference wins last week at home against Newport (10-9)…
Editorial: Communication key to public safety (May 3, 2023)
The public disclosure, reported on page 1, that a neighbor of Foster School shot bullets which struck the…
Group approves 2023-24 city budget
The Sweet Home Budget Committee on Wednesday, April 26, unanimously approved a proposed $35.4 million city budget for…
Help sought to clean Millersburg cemetery
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker have been asked to help volunteers clean the…
Updated: Public Safety (May 3, 2023)
April 24 4:39 a.m. – Caller reported $750 in equipment lighting stolen from the 23000 block of Brush…
Late teacher Sue Walling remembered
Education veteran Sue Walling died last fall after teaching 19 years at Foster Elementary School. Walling retired from…
Election 2023: Sweet Home Fire Board
Charlene Adams, 80 Years in Sweet Home: 75 Education: High school graduate who took continuing education classes at…
Election 2023: Editor’s Note
The May 16 election is when Oregonians will elect people to oversee local special districts – schools, fires,…
Election 2023: LBCC Board of Directors
Kristin Adams, 53 Years in Linn County: 43 Education: Bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University, Health…
Election 2023: Sweet Home School Board
Mike Adams, 52 Years in Sweet Home: 25 Education: Eagle Point High School, 1989; Bachelor of science, Management…
Maple Drive house fire snuffed
A malfunctioning bathroom vent fan sparked a fire Monday, April 24, at a home in the 4900 block…
‘Carriage Me Back’ to ride again
They (led by Bob Dylan) say “the times, they are a-changin’,” with America in a permanent state of…
Man arrested after stabbing in Sweet Home
A Sweet Home man was stabbed Friday afternoon, May 5, during an altercation at a 9th Avenue residence,…
Big season continues for SH wrestlers at OWA state tourneys
Sweet Home’s wrestlers had their best performance ever at the Oregon Wrestling Association’s Freestyle and Greco State Championships…
From Our Files (May 3, 2023)
May 3, 1973 It took more than 20 men from state police, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Sweet Home…