Around Town (Oct. 19, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
FFA Soils Contest Winners
Sweet Home’s agriculture program’s students got a taste of competition Oct. 5 at an FFA Soils Contest held…
Collisions with deer, elk peak in October, November
Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding (the…
Election 2022: Commission candidates share their positions
Scott Bruslind, 63 Family: Married to Linda, 29 years; Children: Jorian (graduated Lebanon High School, 2016, graduated Oregon…
OSU Honor Roll
Names of students who have made the Summer 2022 Scholastic Honor Roll have been announced by Oregon State…
Pine education project comes alive at Sunnyside Park
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member A Ponderosa pine education project at Sunnyside Park featuring local history was dedicated…
UPDATE: Two dead, four hurt in multiple Interstate 5 crashes Wednesday
Four people were injured and two were killed Wednesday, Oct. 19, following a series of collisions on Interstate…
Election 2022: City Council candidates
The Nov. 8 election will be a big one for Oregonians, both numbers-wise and in terms of importance…
Election 2022: Linn County Sheriff Candidates
Michelle Duncan, 48 Education: A.A. in administration of criminal justice, San Jose Community College Professional Background/Work Experience: Department…
Election 2022: State Senate District 6 Candidates
Cedric Hayden, 54, Republican Residence/Family: Longtime resident of Lane County. Wife Julie and five kids. Education: Doctor of…
Election 2022: State House District 11 Candidates
Jami Cate, 35, Republican Residence/Family: Lifelong resident of Lebanon. Parents Jim and Ginger Cate; Siblings Jered and Chelsea…
Election 2022: Measures
Sweet Home-area voters will be asked to make choices on four statewide measures and one local initiative in…
Girls notch soccer win against Stayton, fall to Cascade
Sweet Home girls soccer got its first league win last week, beating Stayton 2-0 at home on Oct.…
With experience on bench, Husky boys continue to struggle in league soccer
Still searching for its first league win, the Sweet Home boys soccer team lost two lopsided contests on…
Commentary: Ready to vote? This election counts (Oct. 19, 2022)
This is a big election year for Oregonians, an indicator of which is the frequency and viciousness of…
Letter: Management takes experience, training (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: The election for Linn County Sheriff is of utmost importance to our community and I urge all…
Letter: Duncan ‘clearly most experienced’ (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: Sheriff Michelle Duncan is clearly the most experienced candidate for the job as our Linn County Sheriff.…
Letter: Duncan has what it takes for position (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: Linn County and the people who live here are important to me. This is where I grew…
Letter: Duncan ‘most qualified candidate’ (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: Many of us choose to live in Linn County because of its quality of life and it…
Dora Allen
Dora Della Allen, 85, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 8. 2022. She was born Dec. 15, 1936, in…
David King
David Edward King, 69, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 8, 2022, after a fall. He was born Sept.…
Rose Eva Brett
Rose Eva DeShazer Brett was born on Jan. 10, 1982, in Reedsport. She was the youngest child and…
Max Coffield Thompson
Max Coffield Thompson, 92, of Lebanon passed away Oct. 8, 2022. He was born May 13, 1930, in…
Letter: Tucker deserves to be re-elected (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: We’d like to give a shout out for the re-election of Will Tucker. Over the many years…
From Our Files (Oct. 19, 2022)
Oct. 19, 1972 A memorial fund has been established to erect a memorial fleur-de-lis fountain in honor of…