School Disrict honors March 2022 ESPY Winners
Foster School: Mickey Russell and Bella Walls, first grade. Hawthorne School: Paisley Grabeel*, second grade; and Ava Padua*,…
COVID-19 gone? Don’t forget the flu vaccine
The lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic’s state mask requirements has prompted many Oregonians to remove them, giving health…
Public Safety (March 23, 2022)
March 14 9:16 a.m. – Deputy contacted an adult male sleeping in a travel trailer attached to a…
Albany man arrested in Sweet Home burglary
An Albany man was arrested early Sunday morning after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in…
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…
Death Notices (March 23, 2022)
Jean Alice Herbert, 83, of Lebanon, died March 12, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Softball off to 3-1 start, with lone loss to 5A Redmond
Sweet Home softball started off the young season 3-1 after the first week’s play. The Huskies beat Elmira/Mapleton…
Baseball season opens with some rocky outings for Huskies
Sweet Home baseball started the season off 1-3 in its first week of action. After its first game…
Rookies make immediate impact in Huskies’ first track meet
Thursday’s track opener at Junction City was a brand new experience for many of Sweet Home’s track athletes…
Sands opens golf with PRs
Sweet Home’s golf season started Thursday and Friday, March 17 and 18, in Bandon. Coach Ron Moore took…
Around Town (March 16, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Girls celebrate basketball wins; Brooke Burke named MVP
After its first playoff appearance and 10-win season in 30 years, the Sweet Home girls basketball team had…
Club swimmers finish well
In the first photo, Sweet Home Swim Club members, from left, Khloe Sautel, Breeza Rodriquez and Kirsten Sautel,…
Death Notices (March 16, 2022)
Debra Rae Kelly, 63, of Sweet Home, died March 7, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Lack of flag flying etiquette sad (March 16, 2022)
Editor: Every day as I leave my home I am faced with a neighbor’s torn American flag flying…
From Our Files (March 16, 2022)
March 16, 1972 The District 55 School Board approved the hiring of a diversified occupations director and a…
Commentary: Day at newspaper can go to the dogs fast
Running a small community newspaper can be a little crazy at times, in fact many times. This is…