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…
Volleyball: Huskies roll to easy win over Gladstone
Sweet Home’s volleyball team notched its first win of the season, in its opener, downing Gladstone 3-0 at…
Oregon taking failed strategy to win in education
By Micah Perry In this summer’s Olympic Games, Oregon natives Kim Hill and Ryan Crouser showed up, pushed…
Tune It Up Tuesday
Adam Larson performs in the parking lot next to the Rio Theatre Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, to a…
Teen stabbed in Sankey Park; suspect arrested
A Sweet Home teen was stabbed early Sunday afternoon in Sankey Park, and another Sweet Home man was…
Samaritan tightens COVID-19 visitor restrictions
Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, Samaritan Health Services…
Public Safety (Sept. 1, 2021)
August 23 12:43 p.m. – Codie Joe Holley, 20, arrested on Sweet Home Municipal warrant for failure to…
Rotary Golf
The Sweet Home Rotary Club held its fourth annual Dolly Parton Imagination Library Golf Tournament at Pineway Golf…
Albany church making move Sept. 16
The steeple of Albany’s historic Cumberland Church, built in 1892, will be removed for refurbishing and replacement on…
Oregon State Fair Awards
In the first photo, Pippi Somatis shows off the grand champion ribbon she won with her dairy goats,…
OSU scientists work on adapting dry forests for new fire regimes
By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University Writer Oregon State University scientists and collaborators from throughout the West say…
Old-growth tree rings show evidence of 1700 tsunami
By Michelle Klampe Oregon State University Writer Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees…
County calls for drought state of emergency
The mid-valley hasn’t seen significant rainfall for more than two months and temperatures have been above normal –…
ODFW outlines restrictions for archery hunting
Archery deer and elk hunting seasons opened Saturday, Aug. 28 and with fire season still in effect, ODFW…
Father, son arrested for stealing older relative’s funds
A Lebanon father and son were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 31, after a lengthy investigation into the theft of…
Fourteen arrested in Lebanon marijuana case
Fourteen people were arrested Thursday, Aug. 26, in connection with two large-scale illegal outdoor marijuana grows on neighboring…
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Donahe
Aug. 14, 1937 – April 17, 2021 Jerome Francis Donahe (Jerry or J.F.), of Silverton, 83, passed in…
History (Sept. 1, 2021)
Sept. 2, 1971 A back-to-school evening last week drew many people to seek for bargains at sidewalk counters,…