From Our Files (Aug. 31, 2022)
Aug. 31, 1972 Construction at Sunnyside Park is nearly complete and it will be open for campers and…
Around Town (Aug. 24, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Bacteria levels from wastewater treatment plant high
Test results from Wednesday revealed E. coli bacteria levels exceed the permitted level of 406 MPN. The waterway…
Groundbreaking set for new clinic
Samaritan Health Services will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, to celebrate the start…
Crawfordsville to mark bridge’s 90th birthday
Crawfordsville will hold its annual Bridge Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at…
100 Years Young
Lavida “Vi” Richards, seen in the first photo and at center right in the second, celebrated her 100th…
County OKs OHA grant for counseling programs
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 16, accepted a $226,089 grant from the Oregon Health…
Linn DA appeals clemency ruling
Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny, his Lane County counterpart, Patty Perlow, and several crime victims are appealing…
Courts (Aug. 24, 2022)
Stephen Jay Fletcher, 46, was charged Aug. 12 with reckless driving, fourth-degree assault and failure to perform the…
Public Safety (Aug. 24, 2022)
Aug. 15 2:26 a.m. – Caller reported that a male had stolen some power tools from a service…
Mining maintenance fees due Sept. 1
Bureau of Land Management officials remind mining claimants that annual maintenance fees are due Thursday, Sept. 1. The…
Health Fair Returns
In the first photo, attendees check out clothing available for the taking at the Sweet Home Health Fair…
Linn and Lebanon police logs, Aug. 10-17, 2022
Aug. 17 12:16 a.m. – Nicklaus Glasser, 32, of Lebanon, cited on warrant, 2200 block Primrose St. Report…
Mad Platters keeps courthouse appetites fed
David Harms didn’t set out to own restaurants. He’s a land surveyor by training, just like his father.…
‘Hands-on History Day’ set
Individuals of all ages will have a chance to learn about the 1800s in the mid-valley during the…
Traffic Jam, Sweet Home-Style
Yep, it was a true traffic jam Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, on Long Street following a wreck that…
Sheriff’s Office investigating plane crash
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office and federal agencies are investigating an airplane crash that occurred Sunday afternoon, Aug.…
LBCC honoring past greats with induction into Hall of Fame
Linn-Benton Community College announced the Class of 2022 for its Athletics Hall of Fame. Eight individuals and two…
Johnny Baugus
Johnny Nathan Baugus, 73, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 16, 2022. He was born Nov. 1, 1948, in…
Richard Holcomb
Richard David Holcomb, Sr., 79, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 10, 2022. He was born July 1, 1943,…
Ronald Riggs
Ronald Murdock Riggs, 88, of Foster, died Aug. 15, 2022. He was born Oct. 27, 2022 in Foster…
Death Notice (Aug. 24, 2022)
Eunice Euvonne Murphy, 83, of Albany, died Aug. 20, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Ethel Yoder
Ethel Yoder, 97, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 19, 2022. She was born Aug. 8, 1925, in Hubbard…
Donald Leroy Schlim
Donald Leroy (Don) Schlim, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Don was born May 11,…
Norma Cain
Norma Jane Cain, 92, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. She was born Oct.…