Four-day burn ban starts Thursday
A four-day burn ban will start Thursday morning, April 15, and run through Monday, April 19. The Linn…
First open house Tuesday for Willow/Yucca Street Neighborhood Local Improvement District
Residents of the north 18th Avenue, Willow and Yucca streets are invited to participate in open houses the…
The latest assault on Winston Churchill
By Dr. Gary Scott Smith During his long life, Winston Churchill suffered several indignities. He was dismissed from…
Parents should be aware of history
Editor: In the 1950s the Communist Party identified its 45-goal plan to take over America. Three stand out…
Leaders need to heed traffic issues
Editor: I’m sending letters to our senator, mayor, president protem, five councilors, our school district superintendent, the chief…
Boys lose to JC, but play ‘pretty well’
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team fell to Junction City 3-0 at Husky Field in their last match of…
Cathy Sue Canfield
Aug. 14, 1956 – April 6, 2021 “How lucky we all are to have had someone that makes…
Vanda Lee Pulver
June 29, 1940 – March 31, 2021 Vanda Lee Pulver, 80, of Albany, went home to be with…
Harold Kenneth Grove
July 3, 1931 – April 9, 2021 Harold Kenneth Grove, 89, passed away at his home Friday evening,…
David Fowler
June 11, 1959 – April 4, 2021 David Lee Fowler, 61, of Sweet Home, died April 4, 2021.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Design ideas have failed to flourish
Editor: Once upon a time, Sweet Home was declared a “Tree City.” That was something to be proud…