Death Notices (Jan. 5, 2022)
Services for Wiley “Shorty” Elvin Dimick Jr., 97, of Sweet Home, who died Dec. 13, 2021, will be…
From Our Files (Jan. 5, 2022)
Jan. 6, 1972 The aftermath of a duck hunting trip for a group of boys resulted in one…
Husky boys can’t find winner’s circle in holiday basketball tournament
Sweet Home’s boys basketball team came up winless at the SCTC Holiday Classic at Stayton High School last…
From Our Files (Dec. 29, 2021)
Dec. 30, 1971 Cats like to travel, but surely Minnie didn’t intend to go to Portland when she…
Huskies give up halftime lead in loss to Yamhill-Carlton
Yamhill-Carlton (2-6) came back in the second half to upend Sweet Home’s (2-6) two-point halftime lead en route…
White Christmas Season
Brad Furst puts the finishing touches on a snowman he and his kids, Kianna, 11, left, and Chase,…
P.E.O. hosts Education Celebration
In the first photo, P.E.O. Chapter DD members held an Education Celebration “Reach for the Stars” Dec. 15…
Cultural Coalition to hold workshop for grant-seekers
The Linn County Cultural Coalition will hold a workshop for prospective grant applicants on Thursday, Jan. 6, from…
County to re-open vaccination clinics at Expo Center Jan. 4
Linn County Public Health will resume large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinics Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Albany’s Linn County Expo…
Around Town (Dec. 29, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Motorcyclist hurt in Main Street crash
An Albany motorcyclist was injured Thursday afternoon, Dec. 23, after colliding with a mid-sized SUV in the 800…
Public Safety (Dec. 29, 2021)
December 19 1:34 p.m. – Caller reported fraud. Victim out $900 in gift cards. 48100 block of Cascadia…
Fire destroys home on 46th Avenue; cause unknown
A fire with an undetermined cause burned a home at 1186 46th Avenue Tuesday morning, Dec. 21. The…
Real Estate (Dec. 29, 2021)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville-area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late October and…
Girls improve to .500 in hoops with win over Yamhill-Carlton
The Huskies moved to .500 on the season (4-4) with a win at home on Dec. 21 against…
William Jones
William McKinley Jones, 54, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 10, 2021. He was born Oct. 2, 1967 in…
Ernest Lehto
Ernest Leo Lehto, 87, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 20, 2021. He was born May 14, 1934 in…
Dan Richard Allen
The world got a little quieter with the passing of Dan Richard Allen, 68, on Dec. 6, 2021.…
Death Notices (Dec. 29, 2021)
Thomas William Ballweber, 36, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 25, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Commentary: Hypocrisy in lead as Olympics near (Dec. 29, 2021)
By Rich Lowry It should be a rule of thumb that the Olympic Games shouldn’t be held in…
Around Town (Dec. 22, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
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.…