Around Town April 22, 2020
Blood drive at local church Wednesday Sweet Home Evangelical Church will host a blood drive from 2 to…
COVID-19 cases, local deaths, rise slowly in county
The total number of positive COVID-19 tests statewide increased to 1,956 as of Monday morning, up from 1,584…
COVID-19 shutdown in Philippines presents challenges beyond those in U.S.
Tim Swanson Editor’s note: Tim Swanson, formerly an elementary school teacher in Sweet Home, and his family have…
Public Safety Log April 22, 2020
April 20 12:28 a.m. – Breanna Marie Mansell, 26, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to comply…
Sheriff’s Office getting help in ID’ing remains found east of SH
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its attempt to identify two sets of human remains found in…
Lebanon’s Strawberry Festival canceled
The 2020 Lebanon Strawberry Festival has been canceled, organizers announced Monday, April 20. “After careful consideration for the…
Salem woman dies in crash after hitting 2 cars at ‘excessive’ speed
A Salem woman was killed after traveling into Sweet Home at a high rate of speed and colliding…
Staying home truly does save lives
By Adam Brady, MD and Robert Turngren, MD Thank you for staying home to save lives. The good…
Time to reel in public spending
Editor: City of Sweet Home may have to look at layoffs, due to overspending, and find other ways…
Meat markets ideal for spread of virus
Editor: Humans are cutting down forests, wiping out all other life forms habitats on a massive scale. Eighty…
Vinton Timely Mason
June 18, 1933 – April 12, 2020 Vinton Timely Mason, 86, passed away on April 12, 2020 in…
Adam Mitchell Spencer
May 8, 1982 – April 19, 2020 Adam Mitchell Spencer, 37, of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, April…
Phillip Palkki
Oct. 4, 1926 – April 3, 2020 Phillip Harold Palkki, 93, of Sweet Home, died at 6:50 p.m.…
Fairie ‘F. Lynn’ Lassley
Nov. 5, 1947 – April 1, 2020 Lynn Lassley, 72, or Albany passed away April 1, 2020 due…
Joe Jenkins
April 27, 1929 – April 14, 2020 Joe Jenkins, 90, of Sweet Home, peacefully passed away at 10:09…
Daniel Fred Schroeder
Sept. 30, 1958 – April 10, 2020 Daniel Fred Schroeder, age 61, of Sweet Home, passed away on…
Around Town April 15, 2020
Forestry group to offer scholarships Linn County Small Woodlands Association is offering four $2,000 scholarships to students graduating…
District seeks ways to honor ’20 graduates
School officials are working on plans to recognize and honor the Class of 2020 in lieu of regular…
Crash kills Salem woman near intersection of Main, Pleasant Valley
A Salem woman died Thursday evening, April 16, in a three-car collision near the intersection of Main Street…
OSAA cancels high school sports for remainder of year
Per Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement last week that Oregon schools will be closed to in-person learning for the…
Robert Wayne Sullivan
Feb. 17, 1939 – April 5, 2020 Robert Wayne Sullivan, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away April 5,…
Richards will stand for rural way of life
Editor: By this letter I support and endorse Dylan Richards as a Republican Candidate for Oregon’s House District…
Peggy Bird-Rolph
March 23, 1962 – April 1, 2020 Peggy Diane Bird-Rolph, the belle of the ball, has left the…