Gretchen Schaleger
June 20, 1936 – Feb. 20, 2016 Gretchen Schaleger, 79, of Sweet Home died Feb. 20, 2016. She…
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…
Cowger, Schilling place in college regionals
Two Sweet Home alumni finished have finished in the medals in college wrestling conference action. Tyler Cowger, a…
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…
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…
Ruth Kyriss
Ruth Caroline Kyriss 89, of Mt. Vernon, died Feb. 3, 2016 at Blue Mountain Care Center in Prairie…
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…
Thank you, SH, for support in tragedy
Editor: Words aren’t enough to express our appreciation and gratitude to our Sweet Home friends, family and extended…
Article a lesson in ‘positive solutions’
Editor: Excellent guest commentary by Dr. Steven C. Beda. It’s a lesson in history, attitude and positive solutions…
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…
GOP role stinks in poison control
Editor: In 1998 the EPA mandated child-proofing of rat poisons that were manufactured in candy-like pastel pellets. It…
Rural dissent piece very ‘informative’
Editor: I would like to thank Steven C. Beda for the very informative article in the Feb. 10…
Beverly Ann Cederstam
May 8, 1936 – Feb. 9, 2016 Beverly Ann Cederstam, 79, passed away in peace Feb. 9, 2016…
Dancers finish first at South Albany
The Sweet Home High School Huskiettes placed first at South Albany Saturday afternoon. “We were in a category…
Sweetheart Run draws 100-plus
Well over 100 people turned out Saturday to run or walk in the second annual Sweetheart Run at…