Louie Dale Taylor
Louie Dale Taylor, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away in the loving arms of his daughter Pamela on…
Around Town (Sept. 29, 2021)
Blood drive at church scheduled The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 2 to 7…
Minus seniors, volleyball team sweeps Newport
With a line-up void of senior starters, Sweet Home’s volleyball team was able to tough it out in…
County’s sheriff race gets competitive early
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon announced Tuesday, Sept. 21, that he will not seek re-election in the 2022…
Public Safety (Sept. 29, 2021)
September 20 11:53 a.m. – Caller reported criminal mischief at Yukwah Campground, 51200 block of Hwy. 20. Night…
Municipal Court (Sept. 29, 2021)
August 25, 2021 Arevalorivas, Hamilton – no contest – Violating speed limit 11-20 mph over speed limit 45/25,…
Willamette National Forest offers free firewood permits
Willamette National Forest will begin offering free firewood permits starting Oct. 1. Willamette and the other national forests…
Commissioner Will Tucker seeks fifth term
Linn County Commissioner Will Tucker said last week that he will seek a fifth term in office. He…
Delays, closures coming to Clear Lake’s cabin loop road
Linn County Parks plans to perform road maintenance and repairs to the Clear Lake Resort cabin loop road…
Real Estate Sold (Sept. 29, 2021)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during August 2021.…
Malone named new county engineer
New Linn County Engineer Daineal Malone has been involved in the planning and execution of numerous road projects…
Linnea Goodwin
Jan. 22, 1951 – Sept. 19, 2021 Linnea Karen Goodwin, 70, of Sweet Home died Sept. 19, 2021.…
Martin Pembleton
April 10, 1947 – Sept. 22, 2021 Martin Charles Pembleton, 74, of Albany, died Sept. 22, 2021. He…
Death Notices (Sept. 29, 2021)
A celebration of life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, for Charlie Clark,…
Letter: Concert’s success was joint effort (Sept. 29, 2021)
Editor: Dr. Carmen Hall’s classical piano concert in the high school auditorium last Monday, Sept. 20, was met…
Letter: Both men, women guilty in abortion (Sept. 29, 2021)
Editor: In her letter of Sept. 22, Diane Daiute spotlighted the hypocrisy of religious fakes who pretend and…
From Our Files (Sept. 29, 2021)
Sept. 30, 1971 Mark Frachiseur, Sweet Home High School student body president, and Jerry Roth, second vice president,…
Boys fall in soccer to Sisters, No. 1 Stayton
Sweet Home boys soccer lost two league matches this week, falling to 2-5 on the season. Sisters beat…
Girls tie Stayton after struggling against Sisters in soccer
Sweet Home girls soccer struggled against Sisters on the road, losing 6-0, but came back nicely two days…
From Our Files (Sept. 22, 2021)
Sept. 23, 1971 An east wind blew through Linn County, causing disruption to logging, power and forestry services.…
Day-use fees waived for National Public Lands Day
The USA Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 25, also…
Members sought for city Park and Tree Committee
The City of Sweet Home seeks applicants for its Park and Tree Committee. This is a volunteer position…
Bret Jeppsen
Bret J. Jeppsen, 63, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 15, 2021 in Corvallis. He was born May 16,…
Jeffrey Boyd Stafford
Aug. 3, 1955 – Sept. 14, 2021 Jeffrey Boyd Stafford, 66, of Sweet Home passed away Sept. 14,…
Letter: Hypocrisy shows in abortion fight (Sept. 22, 2021)
Editor: The hypocrisy of the people of faith is stunning, I’ll tell you. All religions are loaded with…