Corps unveils plan for local dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) is asking for public feedback through Jan. 19 on…
Holiday Happenings
Saturday, Dec. 10 — Sweet Home Christian Church Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Check out…
From Our Files (Dec. 7, 2022)
Editor’s note: We’ve discovered that the Dec. 4, 1997 edition is missing from our bound archives, so we’re…
Editorial: Christmas starting strong in Sweet Home (Dec. 7, 2022)
If last weekend was any indication, we feel pretty safe in saying that Sweet Home is really moving…
Ronald Allen Wolfe
Ronald Allen Wolfe, 72, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully Nov. 24, as family gave thanks for the…
Larry Terry
Larry Earl Terry, 75, of Sweet Home, died peacefully Dec. 2, 2022, at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House in…
Death Notices (Dec. 7, 2022)
Taffy Deane, 69, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 23, 2022, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. AAsum-Dufour Funeral…
Josephine Germain
Josephine “Jo” Elizabeth Germain, 78, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 28, 2022. She was born Jan. 5, 1944,…
LBCC volleyball team wins second straight NWAC championship
The Linn-Benton volleyball team, with Sweet Home alumna Savannah Hutchins, Shelbey Nichol and Graci Zanona, claimed its second-straight…
Swimmers show depth in opening victories
Sweet Home’s swimmers opened their season at home Friday afternoon, Dec. 2, hosting longtime league rivals Stayton and…
Wrestlers start strong, despite lineup absences
Sweet Home’s wrestlers opened their season with a pair of tournaments very familiar to the team’s veterans. “It…
Around Town (Nov. 30, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Kim Landis
Kim A. Landis, 64, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2022. She was born April 10, 1958, in…
Sweet Home Junior High announces fall Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home Junior High students who were named to the Honor Roll for the first quarter…
Circuit Court (Nov. 30, 2022)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Andrew James…
Real Estate (Nov. 30, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during October 2022.…
Spreading Holiday Cheer
Volunteers began brightening up Sweet Home’s business windows with holiday cheer this week. In these photos, Mahala Gourley-Webster…
Civil War at Hawthorne
Hawthorne School students held a cereal box drive last week to celebrate the Ducks vs. Beavers rivalry. Winners…
Huskies named to Oregon West Conference All-League honors
First photo: Sweet Home football players named to All-League honors include, from left: Kayo Ebbs, sophomore, linebacker, Honorable…
Guest Commentary: Decarceration a disaster for U.S. (Nov. 30, 2022)
By Rich Lowry New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered one of the most memorable lines of the midterm…
From Our Files (Nov. 30, 2022)
Nov. 30, 1972 More than 100 items have been donated for the Roy Clover Memorial Fountain Radio Auction.…
Death Notices (Nov. 30, 2022)
Margaret Mary Rainbolt, 83, of Brownsville, died Nov. 22, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Corinthian Jimi ‘Jimaii’ Nordahl
Corinthian Jimi “Jimaii” Nordahl, 29, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Albany, passed away Nov. 15, 2022, in…
Thomas Jerry Potter
Thomas Jerry Potter, 89, passed away at home on Nov. 13, 2022, surrounded by family. Tom was born…
Earl Kelso Sr.
Earl Lynn Kelso Sr., 76, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 26, 2022. He was born June 15, 1946,…