Court and police updates in Lebanon
Lebanon couple pleads no contest in death of child A Lebanon couple pleaded no contest Friday, Jan. 27,…
Husky softball team aiming for return to state playoffs
Last year, Sweet Home’s softball team finished the season 19-7 overall and placed third in the Oregon West…
Sweet Home Swim Club competitors place in state meets
Sweet Home Swim Club members took part recently in statewide competitions. In the first photo, from left, are,…
Thorvald Cowley
Thorvald “Bill” William Cowley, 83, of Sweet Home, died March 11, 2023. He was born June 11, 1939,…
Carol Davenport
Carol Davenport, 86, of Sweet Home, died March 7, 2023. She was born Nov. 16, 1936, in Pacific…
Linda Renoud
Linda Renoud, 72, of Sweet Home, died March 8, 2023, at the Salem Hospital surrounded by her close…
Carol Donnell
Carol Louise Donnell, 71, of Sweet Home, died March 8, 2023. She was born June 1, 1951, in…
Death Notices (March 15, 2023)
Luke Buehner, 39, of Sweet Home, died March 9, 2023. Services are to be determined. Sweet Home Funeral…
John Scott
John Franklin Scott, 80, of Sweet Home, died March 2, 2012. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, in…
Diane Jean McDaniel
Diane Jean McDaniel, 74, of Sweet Home passed away from brain cancer on March 10, 2023. She was…
Around Town (March 8, 2023)
SALT group to visit court Seniors and Law Enforcement Together, or SALT, will visit and observe Sweet Home…
From Our Files (March 8, 2023)
March 8, 1973 The city Planning Commission will recommend to the City Council an ordinance that will, under…
Public Safety (March 8, 2023)
Feb. 27 9:55 a.m. – Davy Phillips, 50, was cited and released on Sweet Home Municipal Court warrants…
Commissioners approve emergency service plan
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will team with other county departments for a wildfire emergency drill in the…
Sweet Home High School alum earns jail certification
Former Sweet Home resident Jeremy Jewell, a lieutenant in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, recently became the only…
Investigation into church fire continues
Sweet Home police continue to investigate the Feb. 25 fire that destroyed a portion of Fir Lawn Lutheran…
Circuit Court (March 8, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Joshua Scott…
Icy roads blamed in three Friday crashes
Icy roads were a contributor to three crashes Friday in the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District. The…
Walmart executives deliver for Sweet Home homeless shelter
Addam Z. Reel, at right in the first photo, who was formerly homeless and is now a staffer…
New Linn County Parks director named
New Linn County Parks & Recreation Director Stacey Whaley and her predecessor Brian Carroll share a love of…
Crawfordsville Check
No, it wasn’t a traffic jam at Crawfordsville Bridge Wednesday morning, March 1. Linn County Road Department crew…
State: Filing tax returns key to getting income credits
For low- to moderate-income Oregon families, filing a tax return is the key step toward claiming a series…
Healthy You: Diet can offer options to deal with age-related body changes (March 8, 2023)
The human body is a marvel. How the body transforms over the course of an individual’s life is…
OHA: Masks in medical facilities can come off April 3
Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting April…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020 east of Sweet Home
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…