Kim Vandenberg
May 27, 1967 – Aug. 22, 2020 Kim Sharlene Vandenberg, 53, of Sweet Home died Aug. 22, 2020.…
Mark Hardin
Feb. 10, 1962 – April 7, 2020 (Recovered) Mark Joseph Hardin, 58, of Sweet Home passed away. He…
Around Town August 19, 2020
All-class SHHS reunion canceled The annual Sweet Home High School multi-class reunion picnic, hosted by the Class of…
Mayzell LaVon Tuchardt
Aug. 30, 1935 – Aug. 14, 2020 Mayzell LaVon Tuchardt, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Aug.…
Fix parks during COVID shutdown
Editor: At the beginning of last month, city streets and distribution crews assisted with the installation of the…
Four candidates so far for Nov. 3 City Council election
Four candidates have already registered to run for Sweet Home’s City Council, which will have four vacant seats…
Public Safety Log August 19, 2020
August 10 10:59 a.m. – Caller requests prescription pickup, 2300 block of Main. Officer responded, assisted. 12:25 p.m.…
Problem burl removed from Calapooia at McKercher
The log that trapped two children in recent weeks in the Calapooia River near McKercher Park turned out…
Rallies remain ‘peaceful’ despite low-key faceoff, police say ‘
Two rallies held Friday evening in Sweet Home stayed “absolutely peaceful,” police said, though participant numbers were up…
5K Tuesday on Corvallis golf course
Best in the West Events will hold its final socially distanced 5K cross-country run at starting at 5:45…
Early deadline nears for virtual races
Samaritan Foundations and SamFit are partnering to present the first-ever Samaritan Walk Run Roll 2020, a virtual 5K,…
Cheerleaders shake rust in camp
Sweet Home’s cheer team got busy last week with its annual three-day Cheer Camp, held at Community Chapel.…
Gov. Brown declares state of emergency due to threat of wildfire
Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, Aug. 19, due to the imminent threat of…
Time for more local control in battling COVID?
We’ve been living with the coronavirus pandemic for about five months now in east Linn County and it’s…
Neil A. Meacham
Sept. 30, 1959 – June 20, 2020 Neil A. Meacham, 60, of Longview, Wash., passed away June 20,…
Marion Lucille Cota
Dec. 17, 1928 – Aug. 11, 2020 Marion Lucille Cota passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Aug.…
Around Town for August 12, 2020
Lyrics on the Lawn Aug. 13 at The Oaks The Oaks at Lebanon will host its annual Lyrics…
William Edward McCartin
William Edward McCartin, 98, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. He was born April 10,…
Skyler Bascom: School and sports often a sanctuary from home
Recently, I interviewed the founder and chair of Together Let’s Rise, Dr. Shadeiyah Edwards. Together Let’s Rise is…
Sharon Sue Rowton
Sharon Sue Rowton, 78, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, with her family by her…
Michele Andersen
Michele Irene Andersen, 36, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 6, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She…
Kenneth Bate
Kenneth “Ken” W. Bate, 90, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died Aug. 5, 2020 at the Oregon Veterans…