Gritta Somatis
May 22, 1930 – Jan. 20, 2016 Gritta Helene Somatis, 85, of Sweet Home died Jan. 20, 2016.…
Around Town January 20, 2016
Contest focusing on Linn County The Albany Visitors Association is holding its ninth annual Albany Photography Contest. The…
Hwy. 20 wreck sends two truckers to hospital
Oregon State Police is continuing its investigation into a crash that occurred just before 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan.…
Universities, Guard program announce graduates
Isaiah Blake of Sweet Home was among 86 graduates, 47 undergraduates and 39 master’s degree recipients, who graduated…
Merle Haggard to headline Jamboree; McCoy, Gracin, Carpenter and Faith also signed
Country music legend Merle Haggard has been signed as the final headliner for the Oregon Jamboree’s 2016 festival,…
Public Safety Log January 17, 2016
Jan. 17 12:29 p.m. – Robert Gary Mills Jr., 35, cited and released in field on Salem warrant…
Now that we’re re-acquainted, time to progress
Normally, we don’t associate country music hits with the care of our elderly residents, but the words of…
Good job, Sweet Home
Editor: I would like to say thank you to the people of Sweet Home who came out in…
Thank you, Sweet Home
Editor: This letter is to express the heartfelt appreciation from the residents and staff at Wiley Creek Community…
Girls swim to win at North Marion
Minus eight of their top swimmers, Sweet Home still won the girls competition at North Marion Thursday, Jan.…
Girls lose 60-41 to Junction City in basketball league opener
The Huskies lost 60-41 to Junction City in their league opener Friday night at home in girls basketball.…
Wrestlers third at Oregon Classic after dropping one match – to Crook County
For the first time since senior Tyrel Miller was a freshman, Sweet Home took home a trophy from…
Drug rehab should include MMT
Editor: Now that that’s over – whew! – I have a request of Santiam if they are still…
‘Wonderful people’ coming together
Editor: Samaritan Health Services, based in Corvallis, threatened to close Wiley Creek Community, the assisted living facility in…
Patsy Rowe
June 3, 1940 – Jan. 13, 2016 Patsy M. Rowe went to her reward at 2:34 p.m., Wednesday,…
Theodore Clawson
Feb. 7, 1937 – Jan. 12, 2016 Theodore Zane Clawson, 78, of Sweet Home (formerly of Lebanon), passed…
Michael Jackson
Dec. 13, 1928 – Jan. 13, 2016 Michael Duane Jackson, 87, of Sweet Home died Jan. 13, 2016.…
Wiley Creek Community senior living facility closure planned
Samaritan Health officials told residents of Wiley Creek Community Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, that the company plans to…
Samaritan explains Wiley Creek move
Samaritan Health Services this morning issued the following statement in regard to its plans to replace the 44-resident…
New year, Super Bowl, bring warning to be cautious of scam artists
With the arrival of 2016, the Better Business Bureau has tallied last year’s top scams with the help…
Early-morning gas explosion damages mobile home in Cascadia
A gas explosion blew out the end of a mobile home east of Cascadia Park early Wednesday morning,…
Sweet Home woman killed in north Corvallis crash
Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle fatal motor vehicle crash involving…
Public Safety Log January 12, 2016
Jan. 11 3:41 a.m. – Caller turned in a checkbook with only a ledger and a Social Security…
Eastern Oregon University adding wrestling to its sports lineup
Eastern Oregon University announced Monday it will re-establish wrestling as one of the school’s intercollegiate sports. Funding for…
Swimmers short on bodies, not effort, at Philomath
Thanks to the Winter Formal at Sweet Home High School, the school’s swim team fielded a reduced line-up…