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…
Ronald Riggs
Ronald Murdock Riggs, 88, of Foster, died Aug. 15, 2022. He was born Oct. 27, 2022 in Foster…
Ethel Yoder
Ethel Yoder, 97, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 19, 2022. She was born Aug. 8, 1925, in Hubbard…
Death Notice (Aug. 24, 2022)
Eunice Euvonne Murphy, 83, of Albany, died Aug. 20, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Norma Cain
Norma Jane Cain, 92, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. She was born Oct.…
Johnny Baugus
Johnny Nathan Baugus, 73, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 16, 2022. He was born Nov. 1, 1948, in…
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…
Farm tours for military vets
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program will hold a series of farm tours for military veterans…
Lynda Irene Kimball
Lynda Irene (Summers) Kimball, 79, of Lebanon (formerly Sweet Home), passed away Aug. 8, 2022, at the Evergreen…
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…
From Our Files (Aug. 17, 2022)
Aug. 17, 1972 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will clear logs and debris that has jammed Wiley…
Commentary: Sewer plant upgrade costly, but necessary (Aug. 17, 2022)
All of us, but particularly anyone who’s lived, done business, or simply spent time in the general area…
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…
Carrie Lee Totman
Carrie Lee Totman, 69, of Cascadia, lost her battle to cancer on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, surrounded by…
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…
Martha Sylvester
Martha Rene Sylvester, 56, of Bend, formerly of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022. She was born Nov.…
Michael Magers
Michael LeRoy Magers, 71, of Sweet Home, died July 31, 2022. He was born Aug. 26, 1950, in…
Ruby Harmsworth
Ruby LaNae Harmsworth, 87, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022, in Albany. She was born May 2,…