Lion’s Share for Halloween
Zeke (Cowardly Lion) Forsberg, 2, gets a treat from Mike Fulton of Sweet Home Tattoo as Zeke’s mom,…
Four hurt in Hwy. 20 crash
Four people, including two children, were hurt early Monday morning, Oct. 31, in a two-vehicle crash near milepost…
County works on rural Internet speeds
Linn County IT Director Steve Braaten wants rural residents to take advantage of a federal infrastructure bill and…
Sweet Home Junior High announces October students of the month
Sweet Home Junior High has inaugurated a new award: Student of the Month. Principal Mark Looney said one…
Public Safety (Nov. 2, 2022)
Oct. 24 3:27 a.m. – Stolen vehicle recovered in the 32800 block of Berlin Road. Vehicle was reported…
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,…
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.…
Girls soccer: Girls lose final game to league leader
Sweet Home girls soccer lost 8-0 at North Marion on Oct. 25 in their final game. The Huskies…
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…
Volleyball: After play-in win against JC, Huskies’ season ends at Henley
Sweet Home’s volleyball season ended Saturday, Oct. 29, with a first-round state playoff loss at Henley. The Huskies…
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…
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…
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…
Doris Eck
Doris May Eck, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 29, 2022. She was born May 14, 1928, in…
James Ferebee
James Baxter Ferebee, 69, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 25, 2022, at his home. He was born Nov.…
Ruth Powers
Ruth Lisbeth Powers, 73, of Foster, died Oct. 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in San…
Jerry White
Jerry Lee White, 75, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022, after a battle with colon cancer. He…
Death Notice (Nov. 2, 2022)
Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022. Viewing will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,…
From Our Files (Oct. 26, 2022)
Oct. 26, 1972 A tentative proposal to renovate the high school was approved by the school board and…
Letter: Forum helpful in rating candidates (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: I attended the forum for the City Council candidates at the council chambers on Oct 18 and…