Albany officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Feb. 8, incident…
Boys basketball: Huskies struggle against top-shooting teams
In a week of stiff competition, Sweet Home boys basketball fell to two of the top ten teams…
Swimmers get final tune-up in win over St. Mary’s, North Marion
A final tune-up for Sweet Home’s swimmers Friday, Feb. 3, ended up not being as competitive as coaches…
Girls basketball: Sweet Home falls after good start against North Marion
Sweet Home girls basketball lost two games to conference opponents last week, losing at North Marion 54-38 and…
Girls wrestling: Sweet Home finishes as first 4A/3A/2A/1A regional champions
Sweet Home won the inaugural OSAA Girls 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 wrestling championship Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11,…
Boys wrestling: Sieminski an individual Reser’s champion as Sweet Home places fifth
Sweet Home’s boys finished fifth out of 22 teams at the Reser’s Tournament of Champions held Friday and…
Letter: Language can be tangled puzzle (Feb. 8, 2023)
Editor: Thanks to Roberta McKern for her always-interesting stories from our museum. I had wondered for decades why…
Natalia Seth
Natalia Ivanovna Seth, 72, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 1, 2023. She was born Oct. 15, 1950, in…
Jessie Tenbusch
Jessie Bell Tenbusch, 88, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 3, 2023. She was born March 25, 1934, in…
Death Notices (Feb. 8, 2023)
James Sherrell Black, 96, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 5, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
John ‘Tom’ Hyer
Tom Hyer passed away peacefully at the age of 97, surrounded by his family. His was truly a…
Melvin Eugene Claborn Sr.
Melvin Eugene Claborn Sr., 82, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan. 30, 2023. He was born Nov. 27,…
From Our Files (Feb. 8, 2023)
Feb. 8, 1973 Robert Harrison Myers was arrested after Daryle Jimerson requested that police look for his stepdaughter,…
Around Town (Feb. 1, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Husky wrestlers sweep Newport, JC
For Sweet Home’s wrestlers, last week was a down week as the Huskies wrestled two duals, which was…
Junior High names Students of Month
Sweet Home Junior High last week named its Students of the Month for January in a pair of…
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
Circuit Court (Feb. 1, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Ashlee Dee…
Public Safety (Feb. 1, 2023)
Jan. 23 3:57 a.m. – Andy Dominguez, 21, cited and released for domestic violence harassment, Ashbrook Park. 8:59…
Built to Quilt
It was a joint effort that resulted in new quilts decorating a wall of the dining room at…
Fire damages 21st Ave. home
In the first photo, smoke arises from the attic of a home at 255 21st Ave. that was…
SHFAD receives autoloaders, cots
The Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District has received four autoloaders and two cots for its medic units,…
Four, including Lebanon teens, killed in Hwy. 226 crash
Four people, including two Lebanon teens, died Monday evening, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 226…
Prep swimming: Girls beat Marist, Newport; boys third against top competition
Some of the state’s powerhouse swim teams rolled into town and the Huskies were ready Saturday. The boys…
Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers deliver big finish to season
Sweet Home’s young wrestlers have had a big year, culminating with a big finish Saturday and Sunday, Jan.…