Around Town (March 30, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Final suspect arrested in assault on Sweet Home boy
Sweet Home police have announced the arrest of a final suspect in the beating attack on a 13-year-old…
DSA honors Tim McQueary
The late Tim McQueary, a former Sweet Home mayor and longtime community activist, has been honored with the…
Drivers: Remove studded tires by March 31
With the arrival of spring comes the annual removal of studded tires, to be completed by Thursday, March…
County lists top felonies, misdemeanors for 2021
For the first time since Doug Marteeny became Linn County District Attorney in 2013, criminal offenses associated with…
Linn County DA distributes employee awards
The Linn County District Attorney’s Office recently recognized three employees for their work over the past year. —…
County youth receive training to help find jobs
Eleven youth from the Linn Juvenile Detention Center, Benton County Juvenile Department, Albany Options School and Jack Street…
Public Safety (March 30, 2022)
March 21 10:54 a.m. – Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen Tilt Deck trailer that had been reported to…
Motorcyclist killed in Brush Creek Road crash
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday, March 22, when his motorcycle crashed in the 24700 block of Brush Creek…
Sweet Home baseball teams fall to tough pitching in Hidden Valley tourney
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home softball team won three of four games during…
Commentary: Wastewater plant funding a windfall for SH
Wow. $30 million. That’s quite a good-bye gift from Congressman Pete DeFazio, who’s served Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District…
From Our Files (March 30, 2022)
March 30, 1972 A pioneer cemetery was recently deeded to the Sweet Home Cemetery District by the Evangelical…
Obituaries (March 30, 2022)
Tawni Blu Anderson, 27, of Lebanon, died March 18, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Around Town (March 23, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Death Notices (March 23, 2022)
Jean Alice Herbert, 83, of Lebanon, died March 12, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
County commends IT for ransomware-attack response
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker gave the county’s Information Technology (IT) department a…
Fire in wall doused quickly, thanks to alert homeowner
An alert homeowner saved a house from severe fire damage Sunday morning with an early-morning call to the…
Study: Leisure activities lower risk of depression, improve mental well-being
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer As people turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to…
Sweet Home forestry team starts season with win
Sweet Home High School’s Forestry Club won its first competition of the season Saturday, March 5, at Knappa…
Corvallis woman wins $1M in Lottery prize
A Corvallis woman, playing the Oregon Lottery’s Raffle game for the first time Raffle, won $1 million after…
Blue-Collar Career Fair
Fifty-five juniors and seniors at Sweet Home High School attended a March 16 High School Career Fair at…
Real Estate (March 23, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during February 2022.…
Municipal Court (March 23, 2022)
February 23, 2022 Kenneth G. Adair II – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked,…
From Our Files (March 23, 2022)
March 23, 1972 William V. Carpenter was named the Sweet Home Ranger District’s new district ranger. He began…
David Phillips
David Duane Phillips, 66, of Sweet Home, died March 12, 2022, of a heart problem. He was born…