Frances Hughes
Oct. 18, 1923 – March 20, 2021 Frances Gaskey Hughes, 97, of Sweet Home, died March 20, 2021.…
Lloyd Lovik III
Aug. 12, 1959 – March 14, 2021 Lloyd (Marty) Lovik III, 61, of Sweet Home, died March 14, 2021.…
1,000 COVID vaccine doses available today to qualifying Linn County residents
Linn County Public Health will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to persons in Group 6 with 1,000 doses available for…
Longtime Singing Christmas Tree devotees deserve recognition
Dedication and commitment are characteristics of people that you cannot recognize with a simple “thank you” or “we…
State eases restrictions on schools
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Education on Monday announced new guidelines for schools that allow…
County commissioners tell Fair chief to start scheduling events
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger on Tuesday, March 16, told Randy Porter, director of the…
Public Safety Log March 23, 2021
March 15 3:55 p.m. – Caller was locked behind gate after driving up logging road from upper McDowell…
41st Ave. home destroyed in fire
A car fire ignited a garage and moved to a house on 41st Avenue Wednesday afternoon, March 17,…
Man arrested on child sex charges
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday, March 16, on child sexual abuse charges following a search of…
Volunteers, staff members needed for COVID vaccination clinics
With the supply of COVID vaccine increasing locally, area providers are looking for help in getting shots in…
Local man among arrestees in marijuana/money laundering bust
A Sweet Home resident was among 11 people arrested during five search warrants at two locations in Linn…
Search on for missing Sweet Home man
A search is under way for a Sweet Home man who has been reported missing by his family.…
More COVID vaccinations available starting Tuesday
Linn County Public Health will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to persons in Group 6 as well as previously eligible…
Sweet Home Swim Club swimmers place well at first meet in year
Sweet Home Swim Club swimmers attended their first meet in over a year last weekend in Eugene, the…
Girls lose lopsided games to Stayton, Philomath
Sweet Home girls soccer lost a pair of lopsided contests on the road last week, falling to Stayton…
Time to discard failed planning rule
By Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s transportation policy is in an alternate reality, the “no build” alternative, to be exact.…
Let your doctor know you care
Editor, March 30 is National Doctors’ Day. Together with Chief Medical Officer Robert Turngren, MD, we express our…
Huskies, other teams tune up for district at SH XC Invitational
Sweet Home hosted all but one of its Oregon West Conference competitors Saturday on the grounds of Community…
Michael Lewis Garber
June 3, 1944 – March 17, 2021 Michael Lewis Garber, 76, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully at his…
Magnus ‘Gene’ Eugene Chelstad
Dec. 13, 1933 – March 14, 2021 Magnus “Gene” Eugene Chelstad passed away peacefully in Lebanon at the…
Larry Ray Porter
April 2, 1948 – March 19, 2021 Larry Ray Porter, 72, of Sweet Home passed away unexpectedly on…
Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lynn Blank
July 18, 1956 – March 17, 2021 Rebecca “Becky” Lynn Blank, 64, of Sweet Home, passed away March…
SH spikers lose on the road at Sisters, rebound with sweep of Stayton
After steamrolling their first five opponents this season, Sweet Home’s volleyball players finally found some real competition Wednesday,…
