Death Notices (Jan. 12, 2022)
Robert Lee Felkins Sr., 86, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 4, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Kimberly Beth Palmer
Kimberly Beth Palmer, 62, of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully Dec. 31, 2021, at her home. She was…
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…
Around Town (Jan. 5, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Wrestling: Girls 4th in 12-team Northwest Duals, a first for many of them
Sweet Home’s girls finished fourth out of 12 teams at the Northwest Girls Duals wrestling tournament Thursday, Dec.…
Sweet Home boys finish sixth behind some of state’s top wrestling teams at NW Duals
Sweet Home’s varsity boys finished sixth in the 34-team Northwest Duals wrestling tournament hosted Wednesday and Thursday, Dec.…
Draining a Deluge
The Christmas snow may mostly be gone, but the mid-Willamette Valley wasn’t yet finished with its early-winter outburst…
Fire destroys unoccupied house near Sweet Home
A two-alarm fire Thursday morning, Jan. 6, destroyed an unoccupied house in the 40000 block of Hwy. 228…
2021 in review: Year of triumphs, year in flux
Here is a recap of the big stories from 2021, which we didn’t actually have space to include…
Duncan sworn in as Linn County sheriff
Michelle Duncan, Linn County’s 41st sheriff, is a hard worker, dedicated, compassionate and a team leader, Circuit Court…
Rising star Munsick added to Jamboree’s ‘different styles’ lineup
Continuing a string of artist announcements that started with the Oregon Jamboree’s “Twelve Days of Christmas” series in…
County audit released
An audit of Linn County’s annual finances resulted in a “clean opinion with no reservations,” Tara Kamp of…
Public Safety (Jan. 5, 2022)
December 27 12:29 p.m. – Caller reported fraud involving resident of 28300 block of Ridgeway Road. Would-be victim…
Final Inspection
The new mailbox stacks at Cascadia’s Short Bridge Wayside got a look-see from some of the people who…
Christmas Lights winners
Joyce and Paul Rowton, featured in the first photo, were double winners in the Sweet Home Chamber of…
See Reser explode: Public invited to watch Friday’s implosion of stadium’s west side
The public is invited to view a livestream of the implosion of the west side of Oregon State…
Husky boys can’t find winner’s circle in holiday basketball tournament
Sweet Home’s boys basketball team came up winless at the SCTC Holiday Classic at Stayton High School last…
Paul Dotson
Paul Lawrence Dotson, 92, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 27, 2021. He was born March 7, 1929 in…
Larry Davis
Larry Davis, 79, of Sweet Home, passed away on Dec. 28, 2021. He was born Jan. 18, 1942…
Death Notices (Jan. 5, 2022)
Services for Wiley “Shorty” Elvin Dimick Jr., 97, of Sweet Home, who died Dec. 13, 2021, will be…
From Our Files (Jan. 5, 2022)
Jan. 6, 1972 The aftermath of a duck hunting trip for a group of boys resulted in one…
Swimming Awards
Sweet Home Swim Club members Mahlia “Josie” Hewitt and Chloe Tyler hold trophies they received at Oregon Swimming’s…
Dan Richard Allen
The world got a little quieter with the passing of Dan Richard Allen, 68, on Dec. 6, 2021.…
Death Notices (Dec. 29, 2021)
Thomas William Ballweber, 36, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 25, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…