Public Safety – August 7, 2019
Aug. 5 1:02 a.m. – Caller reported that a male subject had come onto the Jamboree grounds twice…
TOPS members attend Recognition Day
TOPS #0309 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) represented Sweet Home very well at IRD (International Recognition Day) in Portland.…
Planners hold off on updates to city code
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson Of The New Era With just four members present, the Planning Commission held…
Local swimmers compete in big meets
Sweet Home star swimmer Megan Hager competed over the weekend in U.S. Swimming’s 2019 Futures Championships at Mt.…
Death Notices – August 7, 2019
Shirley Ann Atkison, 80, of Sweet Home, died July 27, 2019. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Sylvia Starline
Sylvia J. Starline, 79, of Foster died Aug. 2, 2019. She was born Sept. 22, 1939 in Santa…
Norman Eiler Kaldahl
Norman Eiler Kaldahl, 85, of Sweet Home, went to meet his Lord and Savior, on July 28, 2019.…
Around Town – July 31, 2019
Know a special kid who needs help? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to make…
Public Safety – July 31, 2019
July 28 8:21 a.m. – Caller reported a bike, a bike trailer and a backpack were left on…
Fire danger hits ‘high’ in Sweet Home
The fire danger rating in the Sweet Home area increased to “High” Tuesday morning, July 30, after the…
Sweet Home Municipal Court May, June, July
July 24 n Angulo, Cassandra, no contest, criminal trespass violation, fined $246. n Buttenhoff, Mikeal T., guilty, driving…
Josai visitors get a taste of Sweet Home
Visitors from Josai Gakuen high school in Tokyo, Japan pay a visit, with their Sweet Home hosts, to…
KFIR departs Sweet Home
Joe Van Ras, sales manager for KFIR radio station, moves items out of the radio station’s longtime Pleasant…
Second fatal crash in three days on Brush Creek Road leaves two dead
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a double-fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday evening, July 23, near…
David Blair
David Elroy Blair, 58, of Sweet Home died July 27, 2019. He was born Oct. 31, 1960 in…
Johnie Fagan
Johnie Russ Fagan, 96, of Sweet Home died July 20, 2019. He was born Nov. 17, 1922 in…
James Roy Seiber
James Roy Seiber, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, July 25. 2019. He was born Feb. 18,…
Death Notices – July 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Atkison, 80, of Sweet Home, died July 27, 2019. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Diane Gaye Yunker Green
Diane Gaye Yunker Green passed away on June 29, 2019 after a two-year battle with cancer. She had…
Stormy Barge
Stormy Lee Barge, 24, of Sweet Home died July 23, 2019. She was born April 25, 1995 in…
Around Town – July 24, 2019
Free movie at Lebanon mill Scroggins Mill in Lebanon presents Movies at the Mill, a series of classic…
Sweet Home Sr. American JBO finishes third at state
Sweet Home finished third in the state Senior American (grades 7-8) tournament held Friday through Sunday in Oregon…
Sweet Home Senior National baseball team places fifth at state
Wyatt Calkins slides into second base against Beaverton during the JBO Senior National (grades 7-8) state tournament. Sweet…
Olympic Trials Qualifier
Lucie Davis of Sweet Home, right, now swimming for Boise State and the Bronco Swim Club, qualified for…