White Christmas Season
Brad Furst puts the finishing touches on a snowman he and his kids, Kianna, 11, left, and Chase,…
P.E.O. hosts Education Celebration
In the first photo, P.E.O. Chapter DD members held an Education Celebration “Reach for the Stars” Dec. 15…
Cultural Coalition to hold workshop for grant-seekers
The Linn County Cultural Coalition will hold a workshop for prospective grant applicants on Thursday, Jan. 6, from…
County to re-open vaccination clinics at Expo Center Jan. 4
Linn County Public Health will resume large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinics Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Albany’s Linn County Expo…
Around Town (Dec. 29, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Motorcyclist hurt in Main Street crash
An Albany motorcyclist was injured Thursday afternoon, Dec. 23, after colliding with a mid-sized SUV in the 800…
Public Safety (Dec. 29, 2021)
December 19 1:34 p.m. – Caller reported fraud. Victim out $900 in gift cards. 48100 block of Cascadia…
Fire destroys home on 46th Avenue; cause unknown
A fire with an undetermined cause burned a home at 1186 46th Avenue Tuesday morning, Dec. 21. The…
Real Estate (Dec. 29, 2021)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville-area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late October and…
Huskies give up halftime lead in loss to Yamhill-Carlton
Yamhill-Carlton (2-6) came back in the second half to upend Sweet Home’s (2-6) two-point halftime lead en route…
Girls improve to .500 in hoops with win over Yamhill-Carlton
The Huskies moved to .500 on the season (4-4) with a win at home on Dec. 21 against…
Commentary: Hypocrisy in lead as Olympics near (Dec. 29, 2021)
By Rich Lowry It should be a rule of thumb that the Olympic Games shouldn’t be held in…
From Our Files (Dec. 29, 2021)
Dec. 30, 1971 Cats like to travel, but surely Minnie didn’t intend to go to Portland when she…
Ernest Lehto
Ernest Leo Lehto, 87, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 20, 2021. He was born May 14, 1934 in…
William Jones
William McKinley Jones, 54, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 10, 2021. He was born Oct. 2, 1967 in…
Death Notices (Dec. 29, 2021)
Thomas William Ballweber, 36, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 25, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Dan Richard Allen
The world got a little quieter with the passing of Dan Richard Allen, 68, on Dec. 6, 2021.…
Around Town (Dec. 22, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Judge rules federal agencies overstepped in forest management
A federal court earlier this month issued two major decisions relating to the management of Western Oregon O&C lands.…
Public Safety (Dec. 22, 2021)
December 13 4:25 a.m. – Quentin Quadros, 24, and Rebecca Fox, 24, both of Sweet Home, were cited…
Tree Winners
Sweet Home’s P.E.O. Chapter DD members, from left, Linda McCormick, Paty Holk and Candy Snyder stand beside a…
Second-graders compose letters to Santa
Foster School Brittany Brownell Dear Santa, I have been really good this year I want a iPad and…
Parade of Lights winners
The Chewy’s Pub and Grill entry in Sweet Home’s Parade of Lights, on Dec. 11, has been voted…
Letter: Reader enjoyed Gala Concert (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: The Christmas Gala concert on Dec. 11 was so amazing! The whole town needs to come next…
Sarah Cox
Sarah Beatrice Cox, 87, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 29, 2021, of pneumonia at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.…