Letter to the editor: Leave of absence rationale explained (Nov. 24, 2021)
Editor: I decided to write a followup to the article (Oct. 27) that mentioned me going on a…
From Our Files (Nov. 24, 2021)
Nov. 25, 1971 Nearly 600 people showed up to the public hearing concerning the designation of the South…
Around Town (Nov. 17, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Commentary: DA: Commutations hit home in Linn County
By Doug Marteeny Statewide, since the onset of COVID-19, Gov. Kate Brown has commuted nearly 1,000 felons back…
Thomas Wilson
Thomas Michael “Mike” Wilson, 79, of Sweet Home died Nov. 12, 2021. He was born Sept. 2, 1942…
Victoria ‘Vickie’ Tenbusch
Victoria “Vickie” Tenbusch, 70, of Sweet Home passed away Nov. 8, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.…
Commission pledges help with housing homeless
Linn County will give the city of Sweet Home two acres from the former Willamette Industries mill site…
Public Safety (Nov. 17, 2021)
November 8 1:13 p.m. – Deputy patrolling Cascade Timber Consulting property on Marks Ridge contacted two subjects who…
OSP continues poacher hunt
A young elk, shot through the spine and left struggling with paralyzed hind legs, is one of three…
WVVA launches annual ornament hunt
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association launched its fourth annual ornament hunt Friday, Nov. 12, on the Willamette National…
Grant funds available to local arts, culture activities
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, humanities, and…
Albany man sentenced for drug distribution
PORTLAND — An Albany man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing heroin and methamphetamine…
Lebanon man arrested for injuring child
A Lebanon man was arrested Monday, Nov. 15, after the Lebanon Police Department received reports of a seriously…
Lebanon man sentenced for tax evasion
A Lebanon man was sentenced to roughly three and a half years in federal prison Monday, Nov. 15,…
Lebanon man arrested after shots fired in apartment
A Lebanon man was arrested Saturday, Nov. 13, after reports of shots fired into an adjoining apartment in…
Harrisburg man arrested in Crawfordsville Market robbery
A Harrisburg man was arrested Friday in connection with an Oct. 27 robbery at the Crawfordsville Market. According…
Letter: Support East Linn Museum (Nov. 17, 2021)
Editor: I am writing to encourage strong support for Sweet Home’s local hometown museum and its staff, the…
Letter: History holds warnings to heed (Nov. 17, 2021)
Editor: Hitler was head of the Socialist Party. Have we forgotten? Victoria Peargin Sweet Home
From Our Files (Nov. 17, 2021)
Nov. 18, 1971 Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of a battery charger taken from a…
Commentary: ‘Yoder’ case from 1960s still has significance in education today
By Dr. John A. Sparks Throughout the country, parents are concerned that some public schoolboards, administrators, and associations…
Dennis Warren
Dennis Wayne Warren, 74, of Crawfordsville, died Nov. 11, 2021. He was born Sept. 8, 1947 to Cecil…
Maxine Martin
Maxine Earle Martin, 96, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 24, 2021. She was born Oct. 27, 1924 in…
Judy Lovell
Judy Florene Gaskey Lovell, 71, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 3, 2021. She was a friend to all…
Sheryl Johnston
Sheryl “Sherry” Lavana Johnston, 71, of Lebanon, died Nov. 8. 2021. She was born Jan. 31, 1950 in…
Robert Drafahl
Robert Drafahl, 69, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 8, 2021. He was born Jan. 18, 1952 to Fred…