Heavy rains build sewer overflow into Ames Creek, Santiam
Recent rainfall combined with saturated ground conditions resulted in the City of Sweet Home overflowing diluted raw sewage…
Authorities tight-lipped after damage to transformer
Federal authorities are being tight-lipped as they work to repair damage that occurred at the Bonneville Power Authority…
Scene Around Town: Feb. 26, 2025
Unified Huskies finish on top in Corvallis tournament Sweet Home’s Unified basketball team was the first-place finisher…
Death Notices: Feb. 26, 2025
Perry Niskanen Oct. 5, 1960 – Feb. 19, 2025 Perry Scott Niskanen, 64, of Brownsville, passed away Feb.…
Marie Elizabeth Conrad
Marie Conrad Apr. 22, 1929 – Feb. 17, 2025 With great sadness, we announce the passing of our…
Leanna Kay Lynn Smith (McKendree)
Leanna Kay Lynn Smith (McKendree) Dec. 1, 1986 – Feb.17, 2025 It is with profound sadness that we…
Joyce Farris
Joyce Farris Aug. 10, 1943 – Jan. 29, 2025 Joyce Farris, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan.…
Police Logs: Feb. 26, 2025
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Events: Feb. 26, 2025
‘If I Were Mayor’ contest Sweet Home students in fourth through 12th grade are invited to share their…
Quartzville Road cleared after rockslide at MP13 is removed
Quartzville Road opened last week after being closed for nearly two months following a rockslide. The rockslide, at…
Circuit Court: Feb. 26, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
From Our Files: Feb. 26, 2025
March 2, 1950 The City Council amended the amusement licensing bill by lowering the proposed fees but…
Oregon Logging Conference features Timberlab’s Chris Evans
Displays featuring state-of-the-art logging and forestry equipment and a keynote speaker who will address sustainable building practices are…
Fire severely damages house on 4th Avenue
Firefighters responded Sunday evening, Feb. 16, to a house on fire at 1232 4th Ave. Sweet Home Fire…
Aaron Anthony Womack
Aaron Womack March 18, 1974 – Feb. 13, 2025 Aaron Anthony Womack, 50, of Sweet Home, died Feb.…
Janice Marchant Stewart
Janice Stewart Oct. 24, 1934 – Feb. 7, 2025 Janice Marchant Stewart died Feb. 7, 2025, a few…
Russell “RJ” James Hamilton Whitley
Russell Whitley Nov. 3, 2003 – Feb. 4, 2025 Russell “RJ” James Hamilton Whitley, 21, of Sweet Home,…
Death Notices: Feb. 19, 2025
Carol Carnley May 22, 1943 – Feb. 15, 2025 Carol Ann Carnley, 81, of Albany, passed away Feb.…
Events: Feb. 19, 2025
Bingo fundraiser for Christmas store A bingo fundraiser for the Sweet Home Kids Free Christmas Store will be held…
Police Logs: Feb. 19, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Dear Editor: Consider this when tackling mayor-elect system
Dear Editor, As a community, most of us believe in liberty as afforded to us by the Constitution of…
Dear Editor: Let the people have a voice
Dear Editor, Oh the irony. A former appointed Mayor in opposition to the people being able to have…
Husky cheer squad takes second at state
Sweet Home’s competition cheer squad was the second-place finisher Saturday in the OSAA state cheerleading championships held at…