Around Town Oct. 21, 2020
OSU offers free webinar on cattle Oregon State University’s Beef Cattle Working Group is presenting a Fall Webinar…
Levy math doesn’t bode well for future
Editor: Regarding Ballot Titles 22-184 and 22-185, for continuation of operating levies for Sweet Home Police Services and…
City Hall’s value should be decided by people
There aren’t a lot of historical buildings in Sweet Home, a town that was built rapidly and with…
Public Safety Log Oct. 21, 2020
October 12 1:49 a.m. – Caller reported girlfriend broke out the windows on his vehicle, 5200 block of…
ODOT seeks ADA input sought
The Oregon Department of Transportation is offering an online open house to give the public an opportunity to…
OSU study: Terns’ impact on steelhead runs ‘significant’
Caspian terns feeding on young fish have a significant impact on runs of steelhead in the Columbia River,…
Corps officials upgrade Green Peter from ‘high-‘ to ‘low-risk’ dam
After years of extensive studies, a risk assessment and recent rehabilitation of spillway gates, U.S. Army Corps of…
Baseball team downs Cascade, loses close game to S. Christian
Sweet Home’s varsity players ended their nearly year-and-a-half drought of baseball action last week with a 5-1 victory…
SH wins 2 in softball
Sweet Home’s softball team played twice last week, beating Santiam Christian 8-3 at home and then downing Cascade…
City’s levy flyer could be clearer
Editor: First of all, I fully support our fine police and library. Our mayor was nice enough to…
Writer’s opinion of Trump changed
Editor: Well, it’s vot’n time. It comes down to who you believe. For me, a 2016 Trump skeptic,…
Levy renewal key for police, library
Editor: The levy renewals for the Sweet Home Police Department and the Sweet Home Library are on this…
Writer supports three candidates
Editor: I support and endorse Angelita Sanchez and Dylan Richards for positions on the Sweet Home City Council…
Alfred Dayton Marrs
July 31, 1947 – Oct. 17, 2020 Alfred Dayton Marrs, 73, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He…
Janice Richmond
Nov. 9, 1937 – Oct. 11, 2020 Janice Lorraine Richmond, 82, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 11, 2020.…
Ralph Smith
Oct. 19, 1930 – Oct. 16, 2020 Ralph Smith, 89, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 16, 2020. He…
Abortion key to crime decline
Editor: Violent crime nearly quadrupled between 1960 and its peak in 1991, then it fell and kept falling.…
Nine candidates in race for four Sweet Home City Council seats
Nine candidates, listed below, are on the ballot for four open seats on Sweet Home’s City Council. Four,…
State Senate District 9 Candidates weigh in on issues
Fred Girod, 69 Political Party: Republican Home/Years in District 9: Lyons/nearly all his life. His home in the…
Sweet Home City Council candidates state their views
Why do you want to be a Sweet Home City Council member? James Goble: I would like to…
Levies, measures on ballot deal with law enforcement, drugs, more
Sweet Home voters will see four state initiatives and three local levy renewal requests on their ballots in…
Four candidates in running for County Commission Seat 3
Scott Bruslind, 61 Residence/Family: Resident of Linn County since 1993; lived in Albany 1993-97, Lacomb 1997-Present. Wife Linda…
County Commission Seat 3 candidates state their views
Why do you want to be a Linn County Commissioner? Scott Bruslind: Linda and I met Will Tucker…
Three candidates aim for House of Representatives seat
Jami Cate, 33 Political Party: Republican Home/Years in District 17: Lebanon/33. Education: Oregon State University (B.S. In crop…