East Linn Christian Honor Roll
Following are students named to East Linn Christian Academy’s second semester Honor Roll, as announced by the school:…
Public Safety Log June 24, 2020
June 20 10:25 a.m. – Caller reported her daughter used her card to withdraw money from an ATM.…
With K9 Jamboree on ice, local business steps up to raise funds for canine program
Sweet Home Police Department’s canine program received a $1,500 donation last week to provide a start to a…
Sunday afternoon crash sends multiple victims to hospitals
Multiple people were injured, including a 7-year-old girl who was taken by Life Flight to a hospital, in…
Forestry crime-fighting lab has new home at OSU
By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University Writer Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of…
New trees planted along South Hills Trail slope that was logged
Cascade Timber Consulting planted 137 Douglas fir and pine trees on a small section along the west end…
Travis Thorpe among three wrestlers chosen for Ron Finley scholarship
Sweet Home wrestler Travis Thorpe is one of three grapplers statewide chosen to receive the Save Oregon Wrestling…
Lynching cultural, not political
Editor: Regarding Rich Rowley’s response (June 17) to my letter of June 10, I was talking about all…
Science shows all are people of color
Editor: As long as we insist on dividing humans into arbitrary races we will have racism. If someone…
Lawrence Thomas
April 30, 1940 – June 18, 2020 Lawrence Reese Thomas, 80, of Sweet Home died June 18, 2020.…
June Avalon Pattison
May 12, 1932 – June 21, 2020 June Avalon Pattison, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She…
A ‘contemptible betrayal of the public trust’
By Rich Lowry Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had big news last week – the city is opening up…
Verline Weaver Swanson
Nov. 15, 1934 – June 17, 2020 Former Sweet Home resident Verline Weaver Swanson, 85, of Sultan, Wash.,…
Matthew Frank Wilkerson
Feb. 7, 1960 – June 5, 2020 Dr. Matthew Frank Wilkerson, 60, passed peacefully June 5, 2020 in…
Around Town June 17, 2020
Local art gallery reopens in Albany Gallery Calapooia, a local cooperative arts venue, reopened for business as of…
Democrats have plenty of issues
Editor: Re: Diane Daiute’s letter of June 10: Diane is quick to point the finger of accusation and…
Carol Eileen Hagle
Feb. 9, 1938 – June 4, 2020 Carol Eileen Hagle, was born Feb. 9, 1938 in Hillsboro to…
Slashing police in wake of violence wrong
We are, of course, thankful that the foolishness – and worse – emanating across the nation in the…
David Thompson
Jan. 14, 1965 – June 8, 2020 David Lee Thompson Jr., 55, of Sweet Home died June 8,…
