School district hosting listening sessions
The Sweet Home School District’s school board will hold listening sessions at various locations over the next month…
Public Safety (Dec. 8, 2021)
Nov. 29 3:29 a.m. – Catherine Jean Hampton, 31, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
Christmas Around Sweet Home
See more photos from the tree-lighting and Shop with a Cop events in our online gallery.
Hawthorne students collect food, have fun, in ‘Civil War’ event
Hawthorne sixth-graders load up food they collected during the school’s annual “Civil War” celebration, pitting students and teachers…
Wrestling: Husky girls second at Cascadia tourney; boys team fourth
Seniors Paige Chafin and Kami Hart led the Husky girls to a second-place finish at the 20-team Perry…
Swimmers open with wins over Stayton, Blanchet, Kennedy
Sweet Home’s swimmers got their feet wet for the new season Friday, hosting Blanchet, Stayton and Kennedy in…
Husky boys open with hoops win over Elmira, hang tough at Gladstone
Sweet Home boys basketball opened their season with a win at home followed by a loss on the…
Charlotte Shirlee Hunter
Charlotte Hunter, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. She was born in Commerce, Oklahoma to Robert and…
Mary Stilwell
Mary Ann Stilwell, 89, of Albany, a former Sweet Home resident, died Nov. 30, 2021. She was born…
Death Notices (Dec. 8, 2021)
Daniel Richard Allen, 68, died Dec. 6, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated…
From Our Files (Dec. 8, 2021)
Dec. 9, 1971 A 1913 poster for a wood and steel hydraulic cider press was on show for…
Commentary: Social events raising holiday spirits
Noticed the Christmas cards that have magically appeared over the weekend around town? If you happened to pass…
Around Town (Dec. 1, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Alice Nicklasson
Alice Faye Nicklasson, 79, of Lebanon, formerly of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2021. She was born March…
Yon announces retirement as sheriff
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon told Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Nov. 23,…
School staffing in state a ‘real, emergency situation’
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle At a Senate Education Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, superintendents and…
Corrections (Dec. 1, 2021)
Credit for photos in the Nov. 24 issue of Linn-Benton Community College’s run to the Northwest Athletic Conference…
Public Safety (Dec. 1, 2021)
November 22 1:22 a.m. – Patrick John Ward, 41, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
Seward named volleyball team’s Player of the Year
Senior Jamie Seward was named Player of the Year on Tuesday, Nov. 23, during the Sweet Home High…
Helen Louise (Fields) Ray
Helen Louise Ray, 89, of Crawfordsville, passed away Nov. 25, 2021, in Lebanon. Helen was born in Oakridge…
Death Notices (Dec. 1, 2021)
Carol Alice Andrews, 82, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 25, 2021 A graveside service will be held at…
Marjory ‘Margie’ Virlea Kikel
Marjory “Margie” Virlea Kikel, 91, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 24, 2021. She was born Jan. 26, 1930,…
John Earle
John “Jack” Lawrence Earle, 85, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 9, 2021, in Salem following a brief illness.…
Robert Grissom
Robert “Bob” Leon Grissom, 78, of Sweet Home died Nov. 19, 2021. He was born Dec. 31, 1942…
Commentary: Child care proposals don’t reflect real needs (Dec. 1, 2021)
By Rich Lowry President Joe Biden wants to bring the same discerning, common-sensical governing style to American child…