Wrestling: Girls take second in inaugural Oregon Classic
Sweet Home’s girls finished second in the inaugural Oregon Classic High School Women’s Duals Friday and Saturday, Jan.…
Wrestling: Boys second at Oregon Classic after finals loss to La Grande
Sweet Home’s boys finished second to La Grande Saturday in the Oregon Classic’s 4A Division, the Huskies losing…
Thanks for getting kids back on track (Jan. 19, 2022)
Editor: To our Sweet Home teachers, administrators, coaches, bus drivers, janitors, lunch ladies, and everyone who is helping…
Sheriff: Experience key to public safety (Jan. 19, 2022)
Editor: As your sheriff, public safety is my top priority. At the time I began working in law…
Newspeople looking for feedback on governor
News organizations and nonprofit groups in Oregon are teaming up to learn what voters want candidates for governor…
Roberta Kruesi
Roberta “Robbie” VavRosky Kruesi, 75, of Sweet Home died peacefully Jan. 11, 2022, at Conifer House Memory Center…
Around Town (Jan. 12, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Girls basketball: Sweet Home falls to No. 2 Corbett, No. 8 Woodburn
Sweet Home girls basketball (4-8, No. 20-ranked in the 4A), dropped both contests last week, losing to Corbett…
Letter: Added thoughts on sewing skills (Jan. 12, 2022)
Editor: I really enjoy Roberta Mc-Kern’s museum musings. The last one (Dec. 29) about a quilt interested me…
Nyquist named commissioner chairman; no decision on homeless site
Roger Nyquist was elected chairman of the Linn County Board of Commissioners for the 20th year Tuesday morning,…
Numerous laws passed in 2021 long session
Oregon legislators passed hundreds of new laws in the 2021 session, many of which went into effect Jan.…
Meeting to discuss possible changes to Corps’ Willamette Valley System
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planners are considering changes that may impact the continued operations and maintenance of…
Public Safety (Jan. 12, 2022)
January 3 3:19 a.m. – Perry Leroy White, 57, was arrested on a Linn County Sheriff’s Office warrant…
Cougar attacks dog Monday
Sweet Home police warned residents to be aware after a dog was attacked by a cougar just after…
Linn County engineer retires after 16 years
Although Linn County Engineer Chuck Knoll’s last day of work was Dec. 31, his list of planned activities…
Lebanon man gets four years for COVID-19 relief fraud
A Lebanon man was sentenced to four years in federal prison Thursday, Jan. 6, after reportedly stealing millions…
Jaden Daniel Zimmerman
Jaden Daniel Zimmerman, 20, of Corvallis, died Dec. 5, 2021, as the result of a tragic car accident.…
Kimberly Beth Palmer
Kimberly Beth Palmer, 62, of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully Dec. 31, 2021, at her home. She was…
Howard Arms
Howard Melvin Arms, 94, of Foster, died Jan. 5, 2022. He was born March 21, 1927, in Vinita,…
Death Notices (Jan. 12, 2022)
Robert Lee Felkins Sr., 86, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 4, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Ronald West
Ronald Dale West, 95, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 22, 2021. He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in…
Sweet Home swimmers edge Shelton, beat two others at Newport
After missing an extra week after their swim meet at Stayton, scheduled for Dec. 30, was called off…
Boys basketball: Tough competition keeps Huskies on losing end
Sweet Home boys basketball (2-11, No. 31 state ranking) lost to two much higher-ranked opponents in two road…
Boys wrestling: At less than full strength, Huskies beat Tillamook, win county tourney
Sweet Home’s boys wrestling team, like just about everybody else, has been dealing with sickness as well as…
Letter: Is this liberty or mass groupfear? (Jan. 12, 2022)
Editor: In 2022 will Americans turn to basic life and liberty principles? When a nation’s leaders identify and…