Girls basketball: Sweet Home falls to Newport, Philomath
The Sweet Home girls basketball team is still searching for its first Class 4A Oregon West Conference win…
Dreaming of a white Valentine’s Day
Some people like a white Christmas, but how about a white Valentine’s Day? That’s exactly what Sweet Home…
Carbon company tax break OK’d
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, unanimously approved a…
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer responds to Biden’s SOTU
Newly elected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who represents east Linn County in Congress, released the following statement after attending…
Circuit Court (Feb. 15, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Ashlee Dee…
Honor Roll (Feb. 15, 2023)
SWEET HOME JUNIOR HIGH SEVENTH GRADE 4.0 Kyler Bondesen, Andru James Collings, Elijah Cruz, Autumn Dieterich, Sydney Dominy,…
Public Safety (Feb. 15, 2023)
Feb. 6 2:01 a.m. – Jamie Daniel Carpenter, 46, was cited and released on a Sweet Home Municipal…
Foster man dies in crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
APD officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Jan. 8, incident…
Fire destroys Lebanon home
A fire destroyed a triple-wide manufactured home Thursday, Feb. 9, on Butte Creek Road in Lebanon. The blaze…
Man dies in Hwy. 99 crash near Corvallis Airport
An 18-year-old man died Friday evening, Feb. 10, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 99 near the Corvallis…
Public hearing held on right to fish, hunt, harvest and gather
The Oregon House Committee on Rules on Feb. 2 held a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 5,…
Public meetings set for local dam plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) will host a series of public meetings Feb. 23-28…
Hoop Shoot
Sweet Home youngsters who were winners in the local 2023 Elks Hoop Shoot competition hosted in January by…
Boys basketball: Huskies fall to Newport, Philomath
In search of a win to end a long losing streak, Sweet Home came up short Thursday, Feb.…
James Black
James (Jim) Sherrell Black, 96, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born Oct. 28, 1926,…
Carl Cleem
Carl Raymond Cleem, 88, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 5, 2023, in Madras. He was born Jan. 2,…
Ramona Jean Reynolds
Ramona Jean Reynolds, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away Feb. 8, 2023. She was born May 17, 1941,…
Carolyn Propps
Carolyn Faye Propps, 74, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 4, 2023, in Corvallis. She was born July 28,…
Jean JoAnn Trask
Jean JoAnn Trask, 93, of Sweet Home, a beloved mother, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, two months shy…
Beverly Nunez
Beverly Nunez, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Feb. 8, 2023. She was born May 30, 1938, in…
Michael Stalford
Michael Lawrence Stalford, 40, of Foster, died Feb. 8, 2023. He was born Nov. 2, 1982, in Albany…
Editorial: Rekindle spirit of local volunteerism when needs arise
Sweet Home has certain qualities that endear it to people who arrive here and who end up staying…
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…