Eugene Nelson
Eugene Paul “Beano” Nelson, 62, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 27, 2021. He was born March 4, 1959…
David James Kamarec
Farewell to our beloved “HUCK FINN.” David James (Evans) Kamarec, 25, was born Oct. 11, 1995, in Lebanon.…
Death Notices (Oct. 6, 2021)
Bruce Allan Breckheimer, 72, of Albany , died Oct. 3, 2021. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Sweet Home boys fall to Newport on road in rough soccer game
The Sweet Home boys soccer team fell to 2-6 on the year Thursday, Sept. 30, with a 5-0…
Wright sets big XC PR in Albany race
Sweet Home’s cross-country team was depleted Saturday, but nobody told sophomore Lydia Wright. Wright, running just her third-ever…
Around Town (Sept. 29, 2021)
Blood drive at church scheduled The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 2 to 7…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
From Our Files (Sept. 29, 2021)
Sept. 30, 1971 Mark Frachiseur, Sweet Home High School student body president, and Jerry Roth, second vice president,…
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…
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,…
Football: Clutch defense, point-after, seal win for Huskies at Madras
Sweet Home’s football players had to cross an entire mountain range and pull out some fourth-quarter theatrics to…
Letter: Thanks for keeping the median beautiful (Sept. 22, 2021)
Editor: Thank you to the “Green Team” who are responsible for maintaining the beautiful median strip gardens on…