Highway 20 rollover (Sept. 15, 2021)
Oregon State Police troopers work at the scene of a log truck rollover at about 8 a.m. Wednesday,…
Cumberland Church move rescheduled to Sept. 28
The company relocating the historic Cumberland Church in Albany has announced the planned move will now take place…
Husky boys notch soccer win over Elmira
Sweet Home boys soccer beat Elmira 4-1 at Husky Field, earning the program’s first victory since the fall…
Sweet Home scores volleyball sweep of Philomath
Sweet Home’s volleyball players found out what it takes to be a top team in a week that…
Letter: Rancher offers medical alternative
Editor: Over the past few months I’ve become deeply interested in the trend that has humans using the…
Letter: Donations welcome when SHEM’s open (Sept. 15, 2021)
Editor: My name is Cindy L. Rice, and I serve as the volunteer pantry manager at SHEM. I…
Letter: Do what it takes to keep kids in school (Sept. 15, 2021)
Editor: Hello, Sweet Home. We have a common purpose: protecting and doing what’s best for our children. As…
From Our Files (Sept. 15, 2021)
Sept. 16, 1971 Adams Grocery Store in Crawfordsville was robbed by two young men armed with a rifle.…
Betty Jean Postma
Betty Jean (Bell) Postma, 97, of Sweet Home was born Nov. 23, 1923 and passed away peacefully on…
Jeromy Moore
Jeromy Reed Moore, 41, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 8. 2021. He was born June 18, 1980 in…
Obituaries (Sept. 15, 2021)
Frances Babcock March 15, 1924 – Sept. 4, 2021 Frances Naomi Babcock, 97, of Sweet Home, died on…
SH girls split first two soccer games
In their first week of gameplay, Sweet Home Girls soccer bested Junction City at home 2-1, before falling…
Holley Elementary School open house
In the first photo, Holley fifth-grade teacher Brett Bowers talks with students at the school’s open house Thursday,…
Seniors enjoy first in-house lunch in 19 months
In the first photo, local Senior Citizens enjoy lunch in the Senior Center dining room Wednesday, Sept. 1,…
Public Safety (Sept. 8, 2021)
August 30 4:44 a.m. – Steven Kenneth Stitt, 36, cited and released for second degree disorderly conduct, 2000…
Firefighters douse blaze in brush near Pleasant Valley Bridge
A fire, which investigators suspect may have started in a transient camp, burned nearly half an acre on…
Fire damages house on Fairview Road
Sweet Home firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a fire that severely damaged a house on Fairview Road. Sweet…
Tuesday night fun downtown
In the first photo, Kurt Van Meter and his band perform at Tune It Up Tuesdays show on…
COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Sweet Home
As of Friday, Sept. 3, Oregon had reported 3,272 COVID deaths, marking a rise in 236 COVID reported…
Fourteen suspects arrested in Lebanon marijuana case
Fourteen people were arrested Thursday, Aug. 26, in connection with two large-scale illegal outdoor marijuana grows on neighboring…
Highway 20 to close near Sheep Creek through Friday
U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet Home near Sheep Creek will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday…
Father, son arrested, accused of stealing older relative’s funds
A Lebanon father and son were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 31, after a lengthy investigation into the theft of…
CARA funds distributed for area projects
The Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments has dispersed almost $144,000 in federal CARES funding to area projects,…
From Our Files (Sept. 8, 2021)
Sept. 7, 1971 White’s Electronics initiated the four-day workweek, a move that had been in discussion for a…
Death Notices (Sept. 8, 2021)
Frances Naomi Babcock, 97, of Sweet Home, died Saturday morning, Sept. 4, 2021, in Lebanon. Viewing will be…