Ramona Lusardi
Feb. 3, 1932 – April 2, 2021 Ramona Lusardi, 89, of Sweet Home died April 2, 2021. She…
COVID vaccinations available as case numbers rise trend upwards
While the rate of reported new COVID cases is on the rise in Linn County, vaccinations are also…
Samaritan accepting applications for medical scholarships through April
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students…
Public Safety Log April 7, 2021
March 29 3:26 a.m. – Franklin Archie Thompson, 46, arrested for failure to appear on an original charge…
Candidates finalized for May 18 vote
Most candidates in Sweet Home’s May 18 election will be unchallenged, following the end of the filing period…
County rolls out new opportunities to get COVID vaccinations
Linn County Public Health and its Samaritan Health and Medical Reserve Corps partners have dispensed more than 30,000…
Sweet Home High School First Semester Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home HIgh School students who have been announced by the school as having made the…
Linn County to move up to ‘high’ COVID risk
Linn County will move into the statewide high-risk COVID-19 category on Friday, according to Gov. Kate Brown and…
Huskies volleyball update III: Sweet Home wins state championship
Sweet Home’s volleyball team won the 4A Division state championship tournament Saturday evening, beating Sisters 4-1 in the…
Huskies lose ‘smash-mouth’ game to No. 5 Cascade, 63-12
Sweet Home’s football team ran into a bulldozer offense Friday night at Cascade, falling 63-12 to a Cougar…
ODF habitat plan has many flaws
By Amanda Astor The Oregon Department of Forestry is proposing major changes in state forest management. Last year,…
Design ideas have failed to flourish
Editor: Once upon a time, Sweet Home was declared a “Tree City.” That was something to be proud…
Gourley should be re-elected to board
Editor: This letter of support is written on behalf of Jim Gourley, incumbent school board member in the…
Demise of Kiwanis Club a sad day
Editor: Although I understand the reasoning behind the decision to fold the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club (as reported…
Tree removal result of poor planning
Editor: First off, you’d have thought the city would have never ever allowed Douglas firs in such a…
Lucille Noah
July 20, 1948 – April 1, 2021 Lucille Claire Noah, 72, of Sweet Home, died April 1, 2021…
Huskies post big volleyball wins as they prep for state tourney
It was no secret, coming into this COVID-shortened and delayed season, that Sweet Home’s volleyball team should be…
Huskies seeded No. 1 in volleyball playoff tourney
Thanks to a late-season decision to hold an eight-team volleyball 4A Division playoff, Sweet Home’s players will get…
Girls showed marked improvement in 2-1 soccer loss to Stayton
Sweet Home girls soccer fell to Stayton 2-1 at home last Thursday. The result was a marked improvement…
Local swimmer makes 2 finals at sectionals
After a year-long break from swimming competition, Sweet Home’s Chloe Tyler got a chance to get back in…
Sweet Home boys third, Jessy Hart sixth at cross-country districts
Sweet Home’s boys finished in third place Saturday, April 3, in the Oregon West cross-country district championships held…
Kelsey Harris
Dec. 19, 1989 – March 28, 2021 Kelsey Noelle Harris, 31, of Sweet Home and Brownsville area, and…
Objects from history provide opportunities for nostalgia, learning
In the East Linn Museum’s back room sits an object from this area which causes us to ask,…
Search continues for missing man
A search continued Monday for a local man who has been reported missing by his family. Linn County…