Four occupants rescued after driftboat overturns on Foster Lake
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a boating accident on Foster Lake that occurred Thursday afternoon, May 14.…
Saturday bus to link downtown, Sunnyside
Linn Shuttle will offer a Saturday Summer Service starting Saturday, May 23 and running through Sept. 12. The…
Community Weight Loss Contest
The journey to a healthy lifestyle is one filled with learnings. There is a lot to know about…
Wondering about wandering goose
Editor: I had a yard ornament in the shape of a goose, cut out of wood, about 22…
Kaye Conklin May 23, 1936 – May 9, 2015
Kaye Francis Conklin, 78, passed away on May 9, 2015. She was born on May 23, 1936, the…
Jayne Heyne
May 1, 1953 – May 3, 2015 Was born May 1, 1953 and passed of natural causes on…
Softball team gears up for Corbett
The Huskies finished sweeping the Cottage Grove Lions in softball to end their regular season, and now they…
Charleen Moore
Oct. 19, 1945 – May 12, 2015 Charleen B. Moore, 69, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully at…
Around Town May 13, 2015
Sunshine needs plants for garden Sunshine Industries is seeking donations of a variety of perennial plants for its…
May Week royalty
Sweet Home High School celebrated May Week last week, with a variety of activities ranging from a Talent…
Board raises superintendent’s salary to $115K for next year
Staff In an effort to make the district more competitive, the Sweet Home School Board voted unanimously Monday,…
Boy’s two recoveries from rare disease leave family grateful
Staff Jacob Kennedy, 11, had the misfortune to suffer the rare Guillain-Barré syndrome twice, but it’s not cause…
SH man found guilty of murder in death of man found in pond
A Linn County jury On May 6 found Donald A. Matzke guilty of murdering Tim Miller. Following an…
Sweet Home athletes head to track districts with battle on hands
Sweet Home’s season gets serious later this week with the start of the Sky-Em District Championships, which will…
Dwayne Taylor Rue
June 1922 – May 7, 2015 Dwayne Taylor Rue, 92, of Lebanon passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015,…
Jennifer Hawks
Sept. 15, 1975 – May 8, 2015 Jennifer Hawks, 39, of Sweet Home died May 8, 2015. She…
Holley School Auction
MICHELLE KEENE, with mic, passes out goodies to children, from left, Gavin Wahlberg, Cole Baxter, Maren Weld, Trent…
Safeway eScrip cash
Local schools and a church collected on their Safeway eScrip earnings during a check presentation at the Sweet…
Honor for veterans
Korean War veteran Matt Schuld hugs his great-grandson, Cade Gaskey, 12, after throwing the first pitch Saturday afternoon…
Public Safety Log May 13, 2015
May 11 7:44 a.m. – Caller reported a full tank of fuel siphoned, 1000 block of Mountain View.…
Alumni round-up: Keys’ no-height ends hopes of fourth Pac-12 title
Dakotah Keys finished 10th after a no-height in the pole vault took him out of contention to win…
SH bounces back from softball upset by Sisters to down Sutherlin
Despite a a 9-8 upset and loss at Sisters on May 4, Sweet Home defeated Sutherlin twice this…
Huskies beat Sutherlin to clinch second place in Sky-Em
After losing to the Sky-Em’s leader, the Huskies defeated Sutherlin twice to clinch second place in the Sky-Em…
Sweet Home Mat Club’s Robert Watkins wins kids state title
Sweet Home’s Robert Watkins won a Schoolboy state title at the Kids State Greco and freestyle championships April…
Cannabis realities will be conflicted
Editor: Ballot Measure 91 gives you, the city’s residents, the vote/the say over whether to have a dry…