Dollar Tree store in progress on 24th
A new Dollar Tree store is under construction at the intersection of Main and 24th Avenue. The City…
Incumbents only candidates for council so far
All four incumbents, as of Monday, Aug. 13, had filed to run for open City Council seats in…
Missing Albany man sought
Albany Police and the family of 46-year-old Justin Sitton of Albany are seeking the public’s assistance in finding…
Drugs’ effects go beyond obvious
Editor: The Planning Commission is trying so hard to gain better funding for Sweet Home’s growth. So it…
Single-focus solutions not best for environment
In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird,” a rabid dog growls his way onto the street where…
Duane Gagner
May 27, 1931 – Aug. 3, 2018 Duane Ronald Gagner, 87, of Sweet Home died Aug. 3, 2018…
Aizlynn Faye Swanson
March 16, 2018 – Aug. 7, 2018 Aizlynn Faye Swanson of Sweet Home peacefully went to sleep on…
James SlaterRoth
Sept. 20, 1951 – Aug. 9, 2018 James “Bubba” Nolan SlaterRoth, 66, of Sweet Home died Aug. 9,…
Around Town Aug. 8, 2018
Low-cost physicals for athletes Aug. 8 Low-cost physicals for athletes will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.…
Public Safety Log Aug. 8 ,2018
Aug. 6 6:11 a.m. – Abraham John Woosley, 24, cited on a Sweet Home warrant for failure to…
Thus far, 3 candidates file for 4 council openings
Three candidates as of Monday, Aug. 6, had filed to run for City Council in the Nov. 6…
County seeking applicants for advisory boards
The Linn County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants who are interested in serving on various advisory county…
Drivers need to slow at preschool
Summer is here, school is out, but not at Little Promises Day Care. I live out near Mark’s…
Michael Prichard
June 18, 1947 – Aug. 1, 2018 Michael Kent Prichard, 71, of Sweet Home died Aug. 1, 2018.…
Renee Gleason
Dec. 28, 1966 – July 30, 2018 Renee “Tina” Amy Gleason, 51, of Sweet Home, formerly of Federal…
Around Town Aug. 1, 2018
‘The Outlaw’ free movie at local mill Movies at the Mill presents a series of classic films on…
SH woman arrested for allegedly stabbing ex-boyfriend
Linn County deputies arrested a Sweet Home woman early Sunday, July 29, in connection to the stabbing of…
Wreck on Hwy. 228 in Holley
Firefighters direct traffic around a crash that occurred Saturday morning on Highway 228 in front of the Holley…
Public Safety Log Aug. 1, 2018
July 29 3:56 a.m. – Darrel George Berrigan, 46, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to comply…
Car thief gets 30 months; companion faces more charges
Matthew Everette Wood and James Lee Baker Matthew Everette Wood of Portland was sentenced July 12 in Linn…
Huskies at Wrestling Junior Nationals
Kurtz went 2-2, losing to two eventual placewinners in the junior women’s competition in both Greco and freestyle,…
Ollie ‘Sally’ M. Sicotte
Feb. 4, 1915 – July 20, 2018 Ollie “Sally” M. Sicotte, 103, of Sweet Home passed away July…