Maxine Martin
Maxine Earle Martin, 96, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 24, 2021. She was born Oct. 27, 1924 in…
Victoria ‘Vickie’ Tenbusch
Victoria “Vickie” Tenbusch, 70, of Sweet Home passed away Nov. 8, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.…
Dennis Warren
Dennis Wayne Warren, 74, of Crawfordsville, died Nov. 11, 2021. He was born Sept. 8, 1947 to Cecil…
Around Town (Nov. 10, 2021)
TOPS group to meet Thursdays Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a group promoting and encouraging healthy weight loss, meets…
From Our Files (Nov. 10, 2021)
Nov. 11, 1971 Sweet Home’s zoo boasts its first inhabitant, Napoleon the llama, who has been holding out…
Municipal Court (Nov. 10, 2021)
Oct 13, 2021 Ballweber, Steven L. – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked, fine…
Public Safety {Nov. 10, 2021)
November 1 2:54 p.m. – Caller reported a juvenile assaulting his great-grandmother, 1440 block of Sunset Lane. Officer…
Veterans events happening, but require audience participation
Will there be a Veterans Day Parade in Albany this year? Well, sort of. This year, which marks…
Local veterans honored in ramp-up to parade activities
Former Sweet Home resident Al Severson is one of three Distinguished Veterans named by the organizing committee of…
Veterans Home gets $1.738 million grant for memory care
Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced Oct. 26 that the Department of Veterans Affairs will award a grant totaling…
Information sought in poaching incidents
Poachers are busy day and night in Oregon. Three cases around Halloween have Oregon State Police troopers asking…
Life Flight adding 12 helicopters to its air ambulance fleet
Life Flight Network, the nation’s largest not-for-profit air ambulance provider, will add 12 Bell 407GXi helicopters to its…
ODOT officials already working on plans for federal windfall
By Les Zaitz Oregon Capital Chronicle Travis Brouwer had given up on Congress Friday afternoon, Nov. 5. Brouwer,…
Keeping footing firm around Foster Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week replaced a bridge on the trail along the north bank…
Food for families in need
Sweet Home High School students show off some of their gleanings Thursday, Nov. 4, after pounding the pavement…
Linn to join timber counties coalition
Linn County will participate in a new Oregon Timber Counties Coalition, commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will…
Richard Carlson
Dr. Richard Duane Wamsley Carlson, 79, of Sweet Home died Sept. 10, 2021. He was born Dec. 12,…
Donald Emmert
Donald “Don” Ray Emmert, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 30, 2020. He was born June 22, 1928,…
Richard Nash
Richard Arthur Nash, 69, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 1, 2021. He was born Dec. 12, 1951 in…
Around Town (Nov. 3, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
City library closed until Tuesday, Nov. 9, due to COVID outbreak
Sweet Home Public Library will be closed to the public through Tuesday, Nov. 8 after multiple library staff…
Letter: Lack of concern not Christian spirit (Nov. 3, 2021)
Editor: I received a message from a friend who lives in Linn County. She told me that she…
James Isaac
James Errol Isaac, 80, of Sweet Home died Oct. 13, 2021. He was born Oct. 19, 1940, in…
John Asbury
John Cameron Asbury, 70, of Sweet Home, died Oct, 22, 2021. He was born June 14, 1951, in…
Letter: Mask-wearing a sign of true friends (Nov. 3, 2021)
Editor: Friends don’t kill friends or strangers. Please wear a mask! Wes Marchbanks Sweet Home