SH woman killed in Lebanon wreck
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single-vehicle, fatal motor vehicle crash reported Sunday, Feb. 21, at 4:29…
Public Safety Log March 2, 2016
Feb. 29 12:49 a.m. – Caller reported a vehicle sitting near mailboxes with hazard lights on for three…
Attorneys working on deal in SH firearms possession case
Attorneys for Allen Maurice Diggs and the county agreed Thursday, Feb. 25, to a settlement conference in the…
Police arrest local man after 18-mile chase through area
Sweet Home police arrested a 32-year-old Sweet Home man following an 18-mile pursuit early Sunday morning on multiple…
Boys wrap up hoops with win, narrowly miss shot at leader
In a pair of season-ending home games, Sweet Home beat Elmira 69-55 on Feb. 16 but lost a…
Girls finish basketball season with losses to Elmira, Cottage Grove
The Huskies lost their final game of the season 60-46 at home in girls basketball on Friday. Led…
Wrestlers win district title and qualify 16 for state
Sweet Home’s wrestling Coach Steve Thorpe has said all year that this year’s team has chemistry and leadership.…
Tow, Gingerich named players of the year in girls hoops
Leading her team in rebounds, blocked shots, points scored, free throws shot and free throws made, sophomore Ally…
Thanks to many who helped out
Editor: Little did we know when we moved here two years ago, we would be so loved by…
Why do people try to leave socialism?
Editor: Obama’s “hope and change” were socialist policies – and those policies failed and have weakened our nation…
Good pay’s link to prosperity tenuous
Editor: If raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is so good for Oregon state economics, then…
Gretchen Schaleger
June 20, 1936 – Feb. 20, 2016 Gretchen Schaleger, 79, of Sweet Home died Feb. 20, 2016. She…
Ruth Kyriss
Ruth Caroline Kyriss 89, of Mt. Vernon, died Feb. 3, 2016 at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie…
Betty O’Brien
Aug. 22, 1926 – Feb. 16, 2016 Betty Jane O’Brien, 89, of Sweet Home died Feb. 16, 2016…
Kathleen Donovan
June 4, 1949 – Feb. 12, 2016 Kathleen Elizabeth Donovan, 67, of Sweet Home died Feb. 12, 2016…
Around Town February 17, 2016
Tax appeal, history board members The Linn County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants interested in serving on…
Public Safety Log February 15, 2016
Feb. 14 9:49 a.m. – Caller reported a van parked near a wooded area, and a female inside…
Four arrested in 27th Avenue drug bust
Four people were arrested on various drug-related charges during an early-morning search warrant served on 27th Avenue in…
Local man gets 14-month prison sentence
Michael Joseph Perez of Sweet Home was sentenced on Feb. 12 in Linn County Circuit Court to 14…
Local transient arrested during Lebanon car stop
A Sweet Home transient was among those arrested Feb. 11 after a Linn County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation,…
Two arrested, one sought after drug bust
Sweet Home police arrested two men and are on the lookout for a third after a narcotics-related search…
SH woman dies in Lebanon-area crash
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single vehicle, fatal motor vehicle crash reported Sunday, Feb. 21, at…
Norma Metzer
June 7, 1926 – Feb. 12, 2016 Norma Jean Metzer, 89, of Sweet Home died Feb. 12, 2016.…
Cheer squad finishes undefeated season with double state titles
Sweet Home High School won two state championships in cheerleading over the weekend. They won the Oregon School…
Wrestlers down Elmira on Senior Night to clinch league title
On an emotional Senior Night Thursday, Feb. 11, with a flower arrangement from the funeral of longtime Sweet…