Circuit Court (Nov. 2, 2022)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Andrew James…
County seeks help with FEMA BiOp issues
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker are asking for help from House and Senate…
Crashed aircraft recovered in Mount Jefferson area
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Thursday, Oct. 20, that the Sheriff’s Office assisted in the recovery of…
Rain, cooler temps end fire season
With widespread rain and cooler temperatures across the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts ended the fire…
Missing woman’s car found near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday morning, Oct. 29, found a gray Camry connected to a missing…
Preliminary county election results
Reports for statewide candidates and measures as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8: Tina Kotek, 45.83% Christine Drazan,…
From Our Files (Nov. 2, 2022)
Nov. 2, 1972 The local International Woodworkers Of America (IWA 3-265) reported the federal pay board granted a…
Boys soccer: Boys fall 3-1 to North Marion
Sweet Home ended its boys soccer Tuesday, Oct. 25, with a 3-1 loss to No. 8 North Marion…
Huskies’ football season ends with ‘unfortunate’ 33-20 home loss to Philomath
Sweet Home football lost its final game of the season at home on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 33-20…
Miller 10th in girls district championships as Huskies finish cross-country season
Freshman McKenzie Miller was Sweet Home’s top finisher at the Oregon West Conference cross-country district championships Saturday, Oct.…
Ruth Powers
Ruth Lisbeth Powers, 73, of Foster, died Oct. 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in San…
Death Notice (Nov. 2, 2022)
Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022. Viewing will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,…
Jerry White
Jerry Lee White, 75, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022, after a battle with colon cancer. He…
Doris Eck
Doris May Eck, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 29, 2022. She was born May 14, 1928, in…
Letter: ‘Pretendville’ not good place to be (Nov. 2, 2022)
Editor: I went to see the border of Pretendville. Brace for impact. Pretendville is tenacious and widespread when…
Letter: Reader responds to recent content (Nov. 2, 2022)
Editor: Responsing to recent items: First, the paid advertisement for City Council candidate James Risinger: Sir, the City…
Esther Capper
Esther K. Capper, 76, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 20, 2022. She was born Feb. 2, 1946, in…
Spirit of Sportsmanship
Sweet Home’s crowd was honored Thursday, Oct. 20, with a Sportsmanship Award voted on by the Mid-Valley Volleyball…
Huskies finish solid second in OWC volleyball, head to post-season
Sweet Home’s volleyball team finished second in the Oregon West Conference last week, ending the regular season with…
Football: Depleted by illness, Huskies fall to Stayton in back-and-forth contest
Stayton doubled up Sweet Home in a Thursday night battle on the Eagles’ home turf on Oct. 20,…
Numbers hurt boys in soccer losses
Sweet Home boys soccer lost two home games to tough league opponents last week, falling to Newport 8-0…
Soccer: Girls lose two in tough week
Sweet Home girls soccer lost two lopsided games last week against league opponents. The Huskies first fell to…
From Our Files (Oct. 26, 2022)
Oct. 26, 1972 A tentative proposal to renovate the high school was approved by the school board and…
Barbara Ann Rush
Barbara (Barb) Rush, 86, of Corvallis, passed away Oct. 18, 2022 at her home. The daughter of Frank…
Letter: Thanks for building loggers shelter (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: We would like to thank Robin Miller and Mike Melcher for the structure protecting the loggers at…