Norma Cain
Norma Jane Cain, 92, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. She was born Oct.…
From Our Files (Aug, 24, 2022)
Aug. 27, 1972 The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality informed City Manager Michael Gleason that continuance of the…
Donald Leroy Schlim
Donald Leroy (Don) Schlim, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Don was born May 11,…
Around Town (Aug. 17, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Squaring off: Gridders of all ages turn out for Football Camp
In this photo, Landon Messmer, left, and Colten Lindsey practice blocking during the Sweet Home High School Football…
Farm tours for military vets
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program will hold a series of farm tours for military veterans…
Changes come to Sweet Home Chamber
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center’s website and…
County Planning Dept. busy with permits, post-fire rebuilding
Linn County’s Planning & Building Department issued 209 total building permits in July, Director Steve Wills told the…
Public Safety (Aug. 17, 2022)
Aug. 8 12:18 a.m. – Allen Dale Ensley, 33, was cited and released on a Sweet Home Municipal…
Summer Rainbow in Sweet Home
Following a sudden thunderstorm that dumped about half an inch of rain in town, this rainbow materialized in…
Sweet Home High School grads land nearly $1.76M in scholarships
Following are scholarships awarded to Sweet Home High School graduating seniors from the Class of 2022. This list…
Circuit Court (Aug. 17, 2022)
Stephen Michael Aziz, 68, petitioned on Aug. 5 that he will plead guilty to DUII, and the state…
Fire damages 6th Ave. home
A house sustained smoke damage from a fire beneath it Tuesday, Aug. 9, in the 900 block of…
Linn County and Lebanon police logs, July 19-Aug. 9, 2022
Aug. 9 2:13 a.m. – Kurtis Riley McClurg, 33, was cited for a Lebanon Municipal Court warrant for…
Broken water main forces closure of Pleasant Valley Bridge
Sweet Home Public Works crews are working on a broken water main under the Pleasant Valley Bridge, which…
City issues drinking Boil Water Notice following water main break
Sweet Home residents living on the west side of the city, from 10th Avenue to the Strawberry Heights…
Boil water order lifted for west end city residents
A city advisory for Sweet Home water customers on the west side of the city to boil their…
Melody Ferdani
Melody Ann Ferdani, 72, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022. She was born March 28, 1950 in…
Ruby Harmsworth
Ruby LaNae Harmsworth, 87, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022, in Albany. She was born May 2,…
Michael Magers
Michael LeRoy Magers, 71, of Sweet Home, died July 31, 2022. He was born Aug. 26, 1950, in…
Martha Sylvester
Martha Rene Sylvester, 56, of Bend, formerly of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022. She was born Nov.…
Lynda Irene Kimball
Lynda Irene (Summers) Kimball, 79, of Lebanon (formerly Sweet Home), passed away Aug. 8, 2022, at the Evergreen…
William Donald Washburne Jr.
On July 26, 2022, William D. (Bill) Washburne Jr., 78 of Sweet Home was called home to be…
Death Notices (Aug. 17, 2022)
Norma Jane Caine, 92, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
Carrie Lee Totman
Carrie Lee Totman, 69, of Cascadia, lost her battle to cancer on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, surrounded by…