Thanks to retired LBCC staffers
Editor: I want to take the time to appreciate Mary Reynolds and Alice Burnett for their service working…
Ozzie Shaw key in creation of lakes
Editor: A great part of Ozzie Shaw’s history (Jan. 6) is his key role in the Sweet Home…
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…
Huskies 2nd in county wrestling championships; 4 win individual titles
Sweet Home’s wrestlers found out Friday, Jan. 8, how they match up with the rest of Linn County:…
Boys lose by a point on road to Cowboys
After a dominating start, Sweet Home’s boys narrowly lost, 59-58, to Crook County on the road Friday night…
Lloyd B. Todd
Jan. 24, 1941-Dec. 31, 2015 Lloyd Beryl Todd passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Good Samaritan…
Thomas Castleberry II
Oct. 11, 1966 – Jan. 7, 2016 Thomas Ray Castleberry II, 49, of Sweet Home died Jan. 7,…
Elmer Steenbock
Nov. 19, 1925 – Jan. 4, 2016 Elmer Glen Steenbock, 90, of Sweet Home died Jan. 4, 2016.…
Around Town January 6, 2016
Senator to hold town hall Saturday Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall at 1:30 p.m.…
Sweet Home man arrested in weapons-related search
Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Sweet Home area man on six counts of felon in possession of…
Sweet Home woman killed in Corvallis crash
Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle fatal motor vehicle crash involving…
Cultural grants available in Linn County
The Linn County Cultural Commission is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Ozzie Shaw, father of county parks system, dies at 90
Ozzie Shaw, the father of the Linn County Parks System, died on Dec. 29. “Ozzie, literally, he is…
New year introduces new laws for Oregon’s residents
As of Jan. 1, if you’re a motorcyclist stuck behind a stubborn red light, you can now proceed…
LBCC offers classes in SH, Lebanon
Linn-Benton Community Education offers a variety of classes beginning this week in Lebanon and Sweet Home. They include:…
Public Safety Log January 3, 2016
Jan. 3 9:06 a.m. – Officer found a bicycle, old mill property off Green River. Office seized the…
Boys swept in Stayton basketball tournament
Sweet Home’s boys were swept in the Stayton High School Holiday Classic basketball tournament held Dec. 28-30. “Our…
Guest column; Big food, drug corporations not looking out for your best interest
The root of all evil is greed. We are not fat and sick because we are lazy and…
Helen Gilliland
June 21, 1929 – Dec. 8, 2015 Helen Fay Sommers Gilliland, 86, died peacefully Dec. 8, 2015 in…
Harold Hennick
July 31, 1930 – Dec. 29, 2015 Harold Lewis Hennick, 85, of Sweet Home died Dec. 29, 2105.…
Jean Eidemiller
June 11, 1929 – Dec. 25, 2015 Jean Eidemiller, 86, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2015. She…
James Bennett
March 31, 1928 – Dec. 21, 2015 James Robert Bennett, 87, of Sweet Home died peacefully on Monday…
Husky girls swim past team that edged them for state title last year
Sweet Home’s girls lost by half a point to North Bend in last year’s state swimming championships, but…
Husky wrestlers notch some ‘big wins’ at Northwest Duals
Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed 10th out of 37 teams Dec. 29 and 30 at the Northwest Duals hosted…
Barbara Ann Gregory
Sept. 6, 1940 – Dec. 28, 2015 Barbara Ann Gregory, 75, of Sweet Home passed away Monday. We…