Tree Winners
Sweet Home’s P.E.O. Chapter DD members, from left, Linda McCormick, Paty Holk and Candy Snyder stand beside a…
Second-graders compose letters to Santa
Foster School Brittany Brownell Dear Santa, I have been really good this year I want a iPad and…
Parade of Lights winners
The Chewy’s Pub and Grill entry in Sweet Home’s Parade of Lights, on Dec. 11, has been voted…
Husky girls swim past La Grande at Lebanon meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers got a look Saturday, Dec. 18, at competition they rarely see before they get to…
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…
Letter: Are leaders really ‘following science?’ (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: Since Day 1 of COVID-19, medical advisors and decision-makers have ordered citizens to “follow the science” while…
From Our Files (Dec. 22, 2021)
Dec. 23, 1971 Linn County deputy sheriffs arrested men from Albany and Independence on charges of possessing stolen…
In Memory: Darold Bolin
Amanda Fields sent us this sketch she drew in memory of Darold Bolin, who died in December 2020,…
Sonya Adams
Sonya Charlene Adams, 85, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 7, 2021. She was born Feb. 26, 1936, in…
Sarah Cox
Sarah Beatrice Cox, 87, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 29, 2021, of pneumonia at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.…
Duane Williams
Duane “Dewey” Williams, 78, died Dec. 11, 2021 in Lebanon. He was born July 31, 1943, in Prairie…
Wrestling: Huskies sweep home meet, go 3-1 at Thurston
Sweet Home’s boys swept three opponents in a round-robin duals wrestling match at home Thursday, Dec. 16, before…
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…
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…
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…
Around Town (Dec. 15, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Guest commentary: Time to change our minds on nuclear power?
By Rachel Dawson The era of small-modular nuclear reactors is upon us, but Oregon lives in the past.…
Christmas Gala 2021
Performers acknowledge the crowd following the completion of the Christmas Gala concert Saturday evening in the Sweet Home…
Combat health problems arising from the holidays
Millions of Americans have set up their Christmas trees and retrieved other holiday decorations. For some, these items…
County’s drug program leader retiring after 42 years
Tony Howell’s plans for his upcoming retirement after 42 years with Linn County’s Alcohol & Drug program is…
Avoid scams this holiday season
If you’re doing online shopping this holiday season, be on the lookout for scammers trying to steal a…
Richard Tabor
Richard David Tabor, 81, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, died Nov. 17, 2021. He was born May…
Marvin Emmert
Marvin Eugene Emmert, 85, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 10, 2021, in Albany at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House.…
John Peterson
John Richard Peterson, 79, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 9, 2021, in Lebanon. He was born June 28,…
From Our Files (Dec. 15, 2021)
Dec. 16, 1971 Tree branches, garbage cans and debris littered streets here last week following a strong evening…