Dan Richard Allen
The world got a little quieter with the passing of Dan Richard Allen, 68, on Dec. 6, 2021.…
Commentary: Hypocrisy in lead as Olympics near (Dec. 29, 2021)
By Rich Lowry It should be a rule of thumb that the Olympic Games shouldn’t be held in…
White Christmas Season
Brad Furst puts the finishing touches on a snowman he and his kids, Kianna, 11, left, and Chase,…
P.E.O. hosts Education Celebration
In the first photo, P.E.O. Chapter DD members held an Education Celebration “Reach for the Stars” Dec. 15…
Cultural Coalition to hold workshop for grant-seekers
The Linn County Cultural Coalition will hold a workshop for prospective grant applicants on Thursday, Jan. 6, from…
County to re-open vaccination clinics at Expo Center Jan. 4
Linn County Public Health will resume large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinics Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Albany’s Linn County Expo…
Around Town (Dec. 29, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Motorcyclist hurt in Main Street crash
An Albany motorcyclist was injured Thursday afternoon, Dec. 23, after colliding with a mid-sized SUV in the 800…
Public Safety (Dec. 29, 2021)
December 19 1:34 p.m. – Caller reported fraud. Victim out $900 in gift cards. 48100 block of Cascadia…
Fire destroys home on 46th Avenue; cause unknown
A fire with an undetermined cause burned a home at 1186 46th Avenue Tuesday morning, Dec. 21. The…
Real Estate (Dec. 29, 2021)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville-area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late October and…
Girls improve to .500 in hoops with win over Yamhill-Carlton
The Huskies moved to .500 on the season (4-4) with a win at home on Dec. 21 against…
Ernest Lehto
Ernest Leo Lehto, 87, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 20, 2021. He was born May 14, 1934 in…
William Jones
William McKinley Jones, 54, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 10, 2021. He was born Oct. 2, 1967 in…
From Our Files (Dec. 29, 2021)
Dec. 30, 1971 Cats like to travel, but surely Minnie didn’t intend to go to Portland when she…
Death Notices (Dec. 29, 2021)
Thomas William Ballweber, 36, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 25, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Around Town (Dec. 22, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Boys fall hard to Marist, then rebound to defeat Harrisburg
Sweet Home’s boys basketball team split a pair of non-league road contests last week, falling to Marist Catholic…
Letter: Reader enjoyed Gala Concert (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: The Christmas Gala concert on Dec. 11 was so amazing! The whole town needs to come next…
Chafin signs letter of intent to wrestle for Eastern Oregon
Paige Chafin signed a letter of intent Thursday, Dec. 16, to wrestle for Eastern Oregon University, in a…
Wiley Dimick Jr.
Wiley “Shorty” Elvin Dimick Jr., 97, of Sweet Home died Dec. 13, 2021. He was born April 2,…
Duane Williams
Duane “Dewey” Williams, 78, died Dec. 11, 2021 in Lebanon. He was born July 31, 1943, in Prairie…
Death Notices (Dec. 22, 2021)
Michael Lynn Heath, 72, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 17, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Letter: Where’d all these rules come from? (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: I’m sick of all these rules! Rules made up by un-elected bureaucrats and low-level clerks, telling us…
Girls struggle against top hoops teams
Still a few weeks from league competition, Sweet Home (3-4) continued a strong non-league schedule, squaring off in…