Crash on Hwy. 20 leads to one fatality
The Oregon State Police announced a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 16 (near Sodaville Road) resulted…
Huts for the homeless
More than 100 volunteers showed up Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Sweet Home High School construction yard to…
Monkeypox vaccinations now available in Corvallis
Monkeypox vaccination for eligible patients is available at Samaritan Infectious Disease – Corvallis, 2640 NW Samaritan Drive, Suite…
Health coverage enrollment open
Oregon’s annual open enrollment period for health coverage runs through Jan. 15, 2023. Open enrollment is the only…
County OKs contract to train Juvenile Department staff
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year contract totaling $37,500 with Kela Lynn Tuesday morning, Nov.…
Oregon State Fair draws 346K
Attendance at this year’s 156th Oregon State Fair was the highest in years, organizers said. More than 346,000…
Public Safety (Nov. 9, 2022)
Oct. 28 7:35 a.m. – Deputy located a trailer in the 200 block of Alder St., Lebanon, that…
New ventilation fans
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District received $4,490 in grant funds from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution…
Circuit Court (Nov. 9, 2022)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Aaron Thomas…
County crews refurbish Clear Lake cabins
Linn County Parks staff members are busy refurbishing three rustic cabins at Clear Lake Resort, installing fiberglass reinforced…
From Our Files (Oct. 9, 2022)
Nov. 9, 1972 Voters in the Midway and Foster area turned down annexation to the city of Sweet…
Lorraine Wright
Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away Oct. 26, 2022. She was born on Feb. 9,…
Joshua Long
Joshua Gilbert Roy Long, 51, of Sweet Home, passed away Nov. 4, 2022. He became ill and his…
George Albert Walberg
George Albert Walberg passed away Nov. 2, 2022 at the age of 79 in Sweet Home. George was…
Geraldine West
Geraldine “Gerry” West, 81, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 3, 2022. She was born July 20, 1941 in…
Elaine Funk
Elaine Mary Funk, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Oct. 21, 2022. She was born Oct. 7, 1946…
Raymond Kelly
Raymond Paul Kelly, 61, of Sweet Home, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 29, 2022. He…
Robert Morris Jr.
Robert “Bobby” Edward Morris Jr., 73, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 3, 2022. He was born April 16,…
Death Notices (Nov. 9, 2022)
Dennis Citro, 48, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 5, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
From Our Files (Nov. 2, 2022)
Nov. 2, 1972 The local International Woodworkers Of America (IWA 3-265) reported the federal pay board granted a…
Huskies’ football season ends with ‘unfortunate’ 33-20 home loss to Philomath
Sweet Home football lost its final game of the season at home on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 33-20…
Miller 10th in girls district championships as Huskies finish cross-country season
Freshman McKenzie Miller was Sweet Home’s top finisher at the Oregon West Conference cross-country district championships Saturday, Oct.…
Girls soccer: Girls lose final game to league leader
Sweet Home girls soccer lost 8-0 at North Marion on Oct. 25 in their final game. The Huskies…
Letter: ‘Pretendville’ not good place to be (Nov. 2, 2022)
Editor: I went to see the border of Pretendville. Brace for impact. Pretendville is tenacious and widespread when…
Death Notice (Nov. 2, 2022)
Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022. Viewing will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,…