Card-skimming device found at 7-Eleven store
An illegal card-skimming device was found Thursday, May 26, at the 7-Eleven at 2405 Highway 20, the Sweet…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (June 1, 2022)
Monthly News — The Senior Center will host a Father’s Day Barbecue on Saturday, June 18. Tickets need…
Public safety: Lebanon and Linn, May 19-26
May 26 7:29 a.m. – Caller complained that his daughter’s father was calling, texting and emailing caller and…
Softball playoffs: Henley explodes to down Huskies
The top team in the 4A-5 Skyline Conference was too much for Sweet Home softball to handle Wednesday,…
Letter: Life comes from someone above us (June 1, 2022)
Editor: Regarding the letter from Diane Dainte about “abortion rights” (May 18): Every person who disdains the saving…
Letter: Volunteers, donors spark Beautification (June 1, 2022)
Editor: We had a great turn-out for our spring Beautification Planting Day earlier this month. Twenty-one volunteers came…
Death Notices (June 1, 2022)
Lyle Jerry Dirksen, 81, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Sweet Home, died May 28, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral…
James Fuller
James “Jimmy” David Fuller, 67, of Sweet Home, died May 24, 2022. He was born May 7, 1954…
Michel Millard Robertson
Michel Millard Robertson, 74, of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully in his home and went to be with…
From Our Files (June 1, 2022)
June 1, 1972 The week was busy for firefighters as they were called to four area fires. A…
Road closures in Lebanon for Strawberry parades
The Lebanon Police Department is announcing temporary road closures for the Strawberry Festival parades Friday and Saturday, June…
Commissioners hear death statistics for April
Linn County recorded 66 births in April, Dr. William Muth told the Linn County Board of Commissioners on…
QMS timber project moves to next step
The Sweet Home Ranger District announced Monday, May 23, that the final environmental assessment has been completed for…
Public Safety (May 25, 2022)
May 16 10:03 a.m. – John Chelstad, 56, of Sweet Home, was cited for failure to license a…
Carnival back at Oak Heights
Oak Heights School held its first Carnival in 2½ years Saturday, May 21. Principal Todd Barrett said the…
Linn County Fair gets an Internet upgrade
Vendors at the Linn County Fair in July will see a marked improvement in their Internet service, due…
Avian flu detected in Willamette Valley birds
Several Canada goose goslings collected from Alton Baker Park in Eugene have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian…
Real Estate Sold (May 25, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during April 2022.…
California man, who allegedly assaulted woman at campground, arrested after pursuit
A California man was arrested early Wednesday morning, May 25, after leading Sheriff’s deputies in a pursuit, Linn…
Card-skimming device found at Sweet Home 7-Eleven
An illegal card-skimming device was found Thursday, May 26, at the 7-Eleven at 2405 Highway 20, the Sweet…
From Our Files (May 25, 2022)
May 25, 1972 Sweet Home firemen answered a call from the Boise Cascade plant west of town to…
Anita Launder
Anita Margarete Launder, 97, of Sweet Home, died peacefully at home May 14, 2022. She was born April…
Steven Mearyl Christensen
Celebrate the Life and Adventures of Steve Christensen, who passed away on Jan. 15, 2022 at the age…
Death Notices (May 25, 2022)
Denise Kaye Anderson, 56, of Sweet Home, died May 22, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Commentary: Memorial Day time to make lasting good memories (May 25, 2022)
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Decoration Day was observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970 to decorate the…