Around Town (Sept. 21, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
From Our Files (Sept. 21, 2022)
Sept. 21, 1972 Employees of the 24-hour Tourist Cafe at 1234 Main St. went on strike and are…
Farmers market season to wrap Sept. 27
Sweet Home’s last Farmers Market will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, from 2 to…
Law librarian details success of eviction prevention program
The Linn County Law Library’s Eviction Prevention Program has provided valuable information to about 75 people on the…
Sheltering Sweet Home icons
A new roof hangs over the loggers statues in front of the East Linn Museum at the intersection…
Public Safety (Sept. 21, 2022)
Sept. 12 8:44 a.m. – Caller reported a vehicle crashing through a barricade, 49th Ave./Long St. The vehicle…
Linn County launches new website
Thursday morning, Sept. 15, was an exciting time at the Linn County Courthouse, as a highly anticipated new…
State Supreme Court declines to review lower court’s reversal of timber verdict
The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to review a decision by the state Court of Appeals that overturned…
Planning Commission explores future growth
The Sweet Home Planning Commission learned during a Sept. 15 public hearing that the city’s projected to add…
Weyerhaeuser employee strike enters second week
Weyerhaeuser employees across the West Coast are continuing a now-week-long strike that started Tuesday, Sept. 13. Strikers have…
Lebanon police logs and circuit court, Sept. 2-13
Regina Deangela Bridges, 33, was charged Aug. 17 with third-degree and fourth-degree assault for allegations of causing injury…
Volleyball: Spikers sweep Gladstone
Sweet Home’s volleyball team won its final non-league tune-up Tuesday, Sept. 13, beating the Gladiators 25-18, 25-11 and…
Miller leads Husky girls in first big cross-country competition
Sweet Home’s cross-country teams got their first crack at the 5,000-meter distance Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Northwest…
Commentary: Loan forgiveness raises testy questions (Sept. 21, 2022)
The controversy over President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is a touchy one. As with about every other…
Helen Stewart
Helen Jean Stewart, 90, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 12, 2022. She was born Sept. 7, 1932 in…
Letter: Reader concerned by ‘dumped’ cats (Sept. 21, 2022)
Editor: We have had at least six cats dumped in our neighborhood, and some have already starved to…
Death Notices (Sept. 21, 2022)
Dennis Allen Bechtel, 75, died Sept. 13, 2022 Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated…
Robert Reynolds
Robert L. Reynolds, 75, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 20, 2022, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was…
From Our Files (Sept. 14, 2022)
Sept. 14, 1972 Harold (Jack) Roberts, his granddaughter Yvonne Slack (visiting from Walnut Creek, Calif.), and Ray Riggs…
Letter: Qualification matters on county sheriff (Sept. 14, 2022)
Editor: I am also a long-term resident of Linn County and concerned about the qualifications of the next…
Green Peter Dam road closures scheduled through Monday
Green Peter Dam Roadway will be closed Thursday, Sept. 22, to Monday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Army Corps…
Cascadia Park ownership transfer ceremony Wednesday
A ceremony commemorating the transfer of ownership of Cascadia State Park to the Linn County will be held…
Cross-country: Huskies improve at Stayton Invitational
Sweet Home’s young cross-country team continues to improve, as nearly all the Husky runners bettered their times Saturday,…
Letter: Suicide walk will benefit training (Sept. 14, 2022)
Editor: September is Suicide Awareness month, and we would like to bring your attention to our annual Suicide…
Football: Sweet Home looks to Cascade after Molalla win
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era After a dominant 49-14 win at Molalla last week, the Sweet…