Public Safety (Feb. 9, 2022)
January 31 8:25 a.m. – Caller reported that mailbox was open, some mail was on the ground in…
State: Indoor mask rule to be lifted by March 31
Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials…
Santiam State Forest delivers $11.3 million for county and local services
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties last week, highlighting economic,…
Sweet Home man arrested after report of road rage incident
A Sweet Home man was arrested Feb. 1 after a “road rage” incident that reportedly began on South…
County commissioners agree to sell Sweet Home mill site to firm owned by Josh Victor
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed unanimously Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, to sell…
Boys wrestling: Huskies down Estacada in Senior Night visit
Sweet Home said good-bye to its departing senior wrestlers Thursday evening, Feb. 3, and then the Huskies got…
Boys basketball: Despite tough ‘D,’ Huskies fall to Woodburn
Sweet Home boys basketball (2-18, No. 32 in 4A) is still searching for its first league win after…
Boys pull out another swim win to finish in the black for season
Sweet Home ended its regular dual-meet swimming season Friday, Feb. 4, with wins from both the boys and…
Girls qualify 3 for state in third-place district wrestling finish
Sweet Home’s girls are sending three girls to the state wrestling championships, two of them district titlists, following…
Death Notices (Feb. 9, 2022)
Roger Dale Godell, 71, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 3, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Honoring ‘Coach’
Longtime Sweet Home swimming Coach Doug Peargin Doug Peagin, center, stands with alumni from the Sweet Home program…
Commentary: Bright side of COVID: Parents are thinking of new ways to teach kids (Feb. 9, 2022)
By Kathryn Hickok Oregon students are now half-way through their third school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began.…
Boys basketball halftime: Sweet Home vs. Woodburn
Fans at halftime of Tuesday’s boys basketball game vs. Woodburn got a chance to win a bottle of…
Around Town (Feb. 2, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Ducks in a row? Birds of a feather?
Snow geese glide on Foster Lake last week during a stop, presumably on their way to the Arctic,…
Cause of 2021 Elm Street church fire remains unknown
The trail has gone cold in an investigation of the fire that severely damaged Elm Street Baptist Church’s…
What’s at stake in the 2022 state Legislature
By Julia Shumway and Alex Baumbardt Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon legislators returned to Salem Tuesday morning with a…
Deputy DA named Linn County judge
Linn County Deputy District Attorney Keith B. Stein has been appointed as a judge to the Linn County…
Two die in separate weekend Highway 34 crashes near Lebanon
Two mid-valley residents were killed in separate Highway 34 accidents west of Lebanon over the weekend, according to…
Fire destroys motor home
An RV caught fire near Cascadia State Park Sunday afternoon. Flames consumed the RV and caused a “total…
Police shoot at moving car in Albany arrest
An Albany Police detective shot at a moving car during a Wednesday, Jan. 26, arrest for multiple warrants…
Public Safety (Feb. 2, 2022)
January 24 8:27 a.m. – Veronica Sue Szuch, 25, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal warrant for…
OHA files permanent rules for masking in schools
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home schools Supt. Lisa Riggs says she wasn’t surprised by…
County computers back online after Jan. 24 ransomware attack
Linn County public services are coming back online after a ransomware attack was identified early Monday morning, Jan.…
Shain Lamont Thompson
Shain Lamont Thompson, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Jan. 24, 2022. He was born Jan. 15, 1943…