Freebies help Junction City to baseball win over Huskies
Sweet Home’s baseball team is still searching for its first win after a 14-8 home loss to Junction…
Prep track: Throwers fire up for Sweet Home as thunderstorm abates
Sweet Home’s track and field team got their season off to a thunderous start Wednesday, March 22, at…
Softball: Sweet Home goes 0-3 in tough road games
Sweet Home softball watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 17-7 loss to Marist…
Editorial: More threats to newspapers, readers (March 29, 2023)
Devoted Disney fans may know that in the original “Bambi” movie, a mistake slipped onto the big screen.…
From Our Files (March 29, 2023)
March 29, 1973 A burning conveyor belt flashed through the power house at Willamette Industries’ Foster Division, spreading…
Jerry Clark
Jerry Lee Clark, 88, of Sweet Home, died March 24, 2023, from heart related complications in Salem. He…
Christine Pace
Christine Renee Pace, 53, of Sweet Home, died March 24, 2023. She was born Sept.14, 1969, in Lebanon…
Carol Perez
Carol Ann Perez, 66, of Sweet Home, died March 21, 2023. She was born Dec. 3, 1956, in…
Death Notices (March 29, 2023)
Noah David Colgrove, 30, of Sweet Home, died March 21, 2023. Viewing and celebration of life took place…
Around Town (March 22, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays…
Arthur, Sautel and Rodriguez named Most Valuable Swimmers
Junior Blake Arthur, sophomore Kirsten Sautel and freshman Breeza Rodriguez were named Most Valuable Swimmers for Sweet Home…
Dancing ‘The Power of Love’
Logan Shaffer, left, and Shasta Tenbusch, sixth-graders from Hawthorne School, perform a waltz during SHOCASE’s Power of Love…
Ten candidates vie for school board
Ten candidates are running for the six open seats on the Sweet Home School Board in the May…
March 2023 ESPY Award Winners
Students honored with ESPY Awards at the March School Board meeting include, from left, Harlee Bellon, kindergarten, Foster;…
Public Safety (March 22, 2023)
March 13 1:48 a.m. – Simon Aaron Smith, 19, was cited for speeding 51/35, 1700 block of Main…
County denies Millersburg land-use request
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 14, denied a land-use request by the city of…
Seats available on planning group, tree committee
The City of Sweet Home seeks to fill vacancies on its Planning Commission and Park and Tree Committee.…
Car Fire on Ridgeway
Battalion Chief Randy Whitfield hoses down a burning vehicle on Friday, March 17, near the intersection of Ridgeway…
Municipal Court (March 22, 2023)
March 8, 2023 Bailiff, Alysia N. – no contest, operating a vehicle without driving privileges, fine $560; driving…
Whale-watching season returns to Oregon coast
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28…
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to…
New York man dead in I-5 crash
A New York man died Saturday afternoon, March 18, in a single-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 5,…
UPDATE: Sweet Home man killed in Cascadia confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
Death Notices (March 22, 2023)
Timothy Eric Clauson, 38, of Sweet Home, died March 15, 2023. A celebration of life is planned for…
Luke Buehner
Luke Buehner, 39, of Sweet Home, died March 9, 2023. He was born Jan. 5, 1984, in Ventura,…