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…
Commentary: Social events raising holiday spirits
Noticed the Christmas cards that have magically appeared over the weekend around town? If you happened to pass…
Carol Andrews
Carol Alice Andrews, 82, of Sweet Home, died Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 25, 2021. She was born Dec. 28,…
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…
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…
Girls go 1-1 in first week as Burke scores 53 points in 2 games
Sweet Home girls basketball beat Elmira 39-15 on their opening night Dec. 1, but then lost to Gladstone…
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…
Death Notices (Dec. 8, 2021)
Daniel Richard Allen, 68, died Dec. 6, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated…
Around Town (Dec. 1, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Marjory ‘Margie’ Virlea Kikel
Marjory “Margie” Virlea Kikel, 91, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 24, 2021. She was born Jan. 26, 1930,…
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…
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…
Death Notices (Dec. 1, 2021)
Carol Alice Andrews, 82, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 25, 2021 A graveside service will be held at…
Eric ‘Ric’ Jon Olson
Eric “Ric” Jon Olson, 72, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. He was born Feb.…
Alice Nicklasson
Alice Faye Nicklasson, 79, of Lebanon, formerly of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2021. She was born March…
Mark Pace
Mark C. Pace, 71, formerly of Sweet Home, died unexpectedly Nov. 20, 2021, in his home in Indiana. He…
Sonia Romero
Sonia Haydee Romero, 71, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2021. She was born June 18, 1950 in…
Helen Louise (Fields) Ray
Helen Louise Ray, 89, of Crawfordsville, passed away Nov. 25, 2021, in Lebanon. Helen was born in Oakridge…
From Our Files (Dec. 1, 2021)
Dec. 2, 1971 Those who braved the recent “Oregon mists” no doubt noticed a decided difference in the…