Around Town Oct. 24, 2018
Safe Driving class for seniors at LBCC A Safe Driving class for seniors will be held from 9…
All in a day’s play
Gemma and Sweet Home Police Officer Sasha McDonald have located and seized more than 20 ounces of narcotics…
Details of Christmas tree cutting announced
Sweet Home Ranger District will host two public events surrounding the cutting of the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas…
Ballot measures address guns, taxation, abortion, more
Local voters will see five statewide measures and two county measures on the ballot when they vote in…
Public Safety Oct. 24, 2018
Oct. 22 3:07 a.m. – Tracy Leanna Mullins, 44, cited for driving while suspended. Oct. 21 1:54 a.m.…
Angland offers ‘common-sense values,’ fresh perspective
Larry Angland believes he can bring a fresh perspective and common sense values to the City Council. Angland,…
Fire burns grass, brush, trees on Green Mountain line
Fire burned three-quarters of an acre of brush and trees near the Green Mountain 500 line Monday afternoon.…
Sweet Home School District voters asked to approve new pool levy
Voters will decide whether to continue a local option levy used to pay for swimming pool operations at…
Sheriff warns against ‘Capt. Guilford’ scam
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon is warning about a scam technique that, he says, is currently on the…
Circuit Court: Defendant a no-show for sentencing
Linn County Circuit Court issued a warrant for failure to appear for James Lee Baker Oct. 19 after…
Army Corps team to investigate Foster Dam embankment safety
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dam Safety team on Monday, Oct. 22, began a geotechnical investigation at…
Competitive ballot gives voters actual choices
One thing we can say for sure about Sweet Home’s ballot for the Nov. 6 election: It’s loaded…
Pool’s value to SH prompts ‘yes’ vote
Editor: As we consider the value that the swimming pool adds to our community, I encourage you to…
Election Letters
Editor’s note: We have received many election letters from Linn County residents, but the writers are neither Sweet…
Susie Groshong
March 28, 1929 – Oct. 16, 2018 Susie Fay (Duncan) Groshong, 89, of Sweet Home died peacefully in…
Girls suffer 3-1 soccer loss to Sisters
Injury-plagued Huskies lost Thursday evening 3-1 at home against Sisters in girls soccer. “That first half actually was…
Volleyball team awaits its next opponent after swiftly dispatching the Cubs
Sweet Home’s volleyball team capped off a perfect league season with a quick three-set win over Newport at…
Husky runners post multiple personal-bests at Country classic
Sweet Home runners turned in a slew of personal bests Wednesday, Oct. 17, in their final regular-season tune-up…
Local coach gets national honor
Sweet Home High School wrestling coach Steve Thorpe, chairman of the Oregon Wrestling Association, has been named the…
Man sentenced to jail time for damaging cables in Sweet Home
Brandon Scott Schatz, 29, was sentenced in Linn County Circuit Court Sept. 28 to 50 days in jail…
Huskies clinch league volleyball title with win over Sisters
Sweet Home’s volleyball team won its first league title in years Monday night, with a 3-2 win over…
Free treatment offered for local student athletes
Samaritan Sweet Home Physical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine is now offering a free sports medicine clinic for student…
