Wake the World gives foster kids opportunity for day on Foster Lake
Wake the World has become an annual event at Foster Lake and director Vince Castronovo said this year’s,…
Sister thankful for warmth to brother
Editor: On July 14 we went to the Loggers event during the Sportsman’s Holiday and I wanted to thank…
Vergene Davenport
Feb. 7, 1925 – July 21, 2018 Vergene Davenport, 93, of Sweet Home died July 21, 2018. She…
Joseph Couch, Jr.
Dec. 17, 1957 – July 18, 2018 Joseph “Joe” Randall Couch, Jr., 60, of Sweet Home, died July…
Reunion special due to participants
Editor: Returning to the Sweet Home area is always a treat, but coming to a school reunion is…
Museum thanks yard sale helpers
Editor: The East Linn Museum gives a big “thank you” to those who made our summer yard sale…
Around Town July 18, 2018
Pre-Jamboree show to feature Funk Country singer Rhonda Funk will perform a free show from 6 to 8…
SH Senior American team on to state after taking 2nd in league
Sweet Home’s Senior American team placed second in the championship tournament and will play in the state tournament…
Missing woman found
Lebanon Police have located a woman who was reported missing. Bobi Lynn Wikkala, 53, “has been located and is…
Sweet Home man dies in Hwy. 20 crash
A Sweet Home man has died after a rollover accident on Highway 20 on Tuesday, July 17. Oregon…
Twin Oaks to close in 90 days
Avamere, owner of Twin Oaks, is planning to close the is planning to close the Sweet Home care…
Commissioners approve 8% rural trash rate increase
Linn County Commissioners on July 10 approved an 8 percent rate increase for waste haulers who serve rural…
Wells Fargo to close Sept. 12
Wells Fargo Bank has announced that the Sweet Home branch will close Sept. 12. Customers have received letters…
Public Safety July 18, 2018
July 15 12:03 a.m. – Caller reported that a male stole a bicycle worth more than $100, 1000…
Five injured in collision that resulted in rollover on Main St.
Five people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon, July 15. Police, medics and firefighters responded to…
UFC champ visits Sweet Home – again
UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington paid a spur-of-the-moment visit to the Santiam Wrestling Camp Monday night, July 9,…
Janet M. (Nothiger) Spuck Van Ronk
January 26, 1935 – July 14, 2018 Janet M. Spuck passed away July 14, 2018 after a valiant…
Margaret Wagoner
Oct. 23, 1937 – July 9, 2018 Margaret Joan “Peggy” Wagoner, 80, of Crawfordsville died July 9, 2018.…
Larry Schaffer
Aug. 4, 1932 – July 9, 2018 Larry Lee Schaffer, 85, formerly of Sweet Home, died peacefully at…
