Around Town (Oct. 9, 2021)
Haunted Ghost Tours seek hosts Organizers of the Haunted Ghost Tours, which begin at 6, 7 and 8…
Volleyball: Sweet Home falls to Cascade, sweeps Woodburn
The Huskies downed visiting Woodburn 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-10) Thursday, Sept. 30, after being swept at league-leading Cascade…
Tammy Coleman
Tammy Sue Coleman, 61, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 27, 2021. She was born March 19, 1960 in…
Sweet Home boys fall to Newport on road in rough soccer game
The Sweet Home boys soccer team fell to 2-6 on the year Thursday, Sept. 30, with a 5-0…
Public Safety (Oct. 6, 2021)
September 27 7:43 a.m. – Robert Eugene Oar, 44, was cited and released on a Lebanon Justice Court…
Legislature approves state redistricting maps
Linn County residents east of Albany will find themselves in a new congressional district and a new state…
Bi-Mart selling its pharmacies to Walgreens
The Bi-Mart executive team, on behalf of its employee-owners and Walgreens, announced Thursday, Sept. 30, that Walgreens will…
Flu shots offered at county locations
The flu is expected to be more prevalent this year compared to last year, when school closures and…
COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters available
Linn County Public Health is offering free COVID-19 vaccinations from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays…
New Veterans Services officer plans more exposure
New Linn County Veterans Services officer Dee Baley-Hyder has one key job goal: To help local veterans get…
Land transferred to Sierra Cascade Forest Products
A Linn County/Sierra Cascade Forest Products land transfer that began in May 2020 was completed during the Board…
Oregon state news source launches Oct. 5
Oregon Capital Chronicle, a news outlet focusing on reporting on state government and politics, will launch on Tuesday,…
Monday’s School Board meeting to be virtual
Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the…
Sweet Home man dies in Highway 34 crash
A Sweet Home man was killed Sunday evening, Oct. 10, in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 34, between…
Albany man dies after shooting at Timber Linn Park
An Albany man died Sunday, Oct. 10, following a shooting incident at Timber Linn Memorial Park in Albany.…
Wright sets big XC PR in Albany race
Sweet Home’s cross-country team was depleted Saturday, but nobody told sophomore Lydia Wright. Wright, running just her third-ever…
Letter: Action, not talk, gets things done (Oct. 6, 2021)
Editor: Last week I attended the City Council meeting, having been assured it would include how to help…
Letter: Anger weakens abortion argument (Oct. 6, 2021)
Editor: It was with a sad heart that I read Diane Diaute’s letter of Sept. 22. There is…
Letter: Alum missing school band (Oct. 6, 2021)
Editor: Where is the Sweet Home High School band? While attending the Huskies home games, I have noticed…
From Our Files (Oct. 6, 2021)
Oct. 7, 1971 White’s Electronics initiated a four-day workweek, a move that had been in discussion for a…
Jerome Hotchkiss
Jerome Jordan “Jerry” Hotchkiss, 79, a former Sweet Home resident, died peacefully in his sleep Aug. 21, 2021,…
Eugene Nelson
Eugene Paul “Beano” Nelson, 62, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 27, 2021. He was born March 4, 1959…
David James Kamarec
Farewell to our beloved “HUCK FINN.” David James (Evans) Kamarec, 25, was born Oct. 11, 1995, in Lebanon.…
Death Notices (Oct. 6, 2021)
Bruce Allan Breckheimer, 72, of Albany , died Oct. 3, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Girls soccer: Slippery conditions don’t help Huskies in loss to Newport
Sweet Home girls soccer fell to 1-5-1 on the season with a 5-0 Thursday, Sept. 30, home loss…