Update: Police investigating crash followed by suicide
Sweet Home police continue to investigate the death of an elderly male who, they say, killed himself following…
Foster woman dies in head-on collision
A Sweet Home-area woman was killed this morning, March 14, in a head-on collision near Harrisburg. Linn County…
Library offering new VOX books
Sweet Home Public Library has put out 72 new children’s VOX books that allow children to listen while…
Applications for LBCC Ashton scholarships open
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
Sheriff: Crawfordsville woman died from burns after ‘tragic accident’
A 77-year-old Crawfordsville woman died after catching fire and suffering burns last week. “We went on a medical…
Public Safety Log March 13, 2019
March 10 8:32 a.m. – Caller reported a neighbor living at the end of Old Hufford Road found…
Sweet Home forestry team wins its home competition
The Sweet Home High School Forestry Club won its home competition Saturday, March 9, by some 120 points…
North River fire spreads from shop to home, destroys both
Fire destroyed a North River Road shop and home March 6. Firefighters responded to a report of a…
Trump primary challenge may be Waterloo for GOP
By Rich Lowry The race for 2020 is taking shape, although there are still significant unknowns, including whether…
Natalie Rodgers named girls hoops MVP
The Sweet Home High School girls basketball team named sophomore Natalie Rodgers Most Valuable Player during its annual…
Margueritte (Peggy) Arnold
Sept. 8, 1924 – March 6, 2019 Margueritte (Peggy) E. Arnold, 94, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019…
Lee Taylor
June 16, 1952 – March 8, 2019 Lee Ray Taylor, 66, of Sweet Home died March 8, 2019.…
Theda Morris
Dec. 3, 1941 – March 6, 2019 Theda Eloy Morris, 77, died suddenly on March 6, 2019. She…
Schilling qualifies for S. Africa trip
Lexi Schilling, above, right, won the girls 115-pound division of the Oregon Cultural Exchange Trials Saturday at Sweet…
Snow forces postponement of SHHS theater production
As a result of last week’s snow storm, Sweet Home High School Drama Department’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s…
Snow makes for good mud at festival
For more photos, see our Mud Fest album: https://www.sweethomenews.com/photos/03_06_2019
Shoppers: Read the labels for real deals
Editor: Shoppers, compare! I recently checked out the new Dollar Tree store. And Dollar General, while I was…
Self-defense is a basic human right
Editor: The most lethal and lawless weapons are not firearms. They are unconstitutional legal assaults forged by out-of-control…
Ronald Banta
June 3, 1944 – February 27, 2019 Ronald Eldon Banta, 74, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 27, 2019…
Harry Kelley
Jan. 11, 1941 – Feb. 21, 2019 Harry Thomas Kelley, 78, of Sweet Home died Feb. 21, 2018.…
