Sally Wallace
Feb. 18, 1938 – May 28, 2015 Sally Jane Wallace, 77, of Sweet Home died May 28, 2015.…
Around Town May 27, 2015
Foster Lake Trail clean-up Saturday Volunteers are needed to help clean up Foster Lake Trail, which is badly…
Hero Half Marathon
Runners leave the starting line Saturday morning at Community Chapel as they begin the third annual Hero Half…
Tributes to the Fallen
Carol Davenport, left, and Hawthorne fifth-grader Paige Parton place a brick in honor of Davenport’s late husband, Floyd…
ncumbents elected to School, SHFAD boards; write-in count under way
Four incumbents were re-elected to their seats in the May 19 election. In Sweet Home School District, winning…
P.E.O. Chapter FA announces scholarship recipients
P.E.O. Chapter FA of Sweet Home has awarded scholarships to three local women, all of whom are or…
Public Safety Log May 27, 2015
May 21 6:07 a.m. – Caller reported that neighbors were hooking up to her water, 900 block of…
Death/Service Notices
— John R. Blechinger, 76, of Sweet Home, Oregon died May 16, 2015. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
Iris Fuller
Dec. 17, 1926 – May 18, 2015 Iris Fuller, 88, of Sweet Home, died of cancer May 18,…
Catherine Harriman
March 7, 1930 – May 19, 2015 Catherine V. Harriman, 85, of Sweet Home passed away Tuesday, May…
Local students win spelling contest
Students from Holley School and Sweet Home Charter School competed May 7 in the Sweet Home School District…
PEO hands out college scholarships to Sweet Home-area students
Sweet Home PEO, Chapter DD is has announced its annual scholarship winners. The recipients are Sweet Home residents…
Deputies coax local man out of tree after crash
A Crawfordsville man underwent a mental evaluation late last week after, Sheriff’s deputies said, he fled the scene…
Softball team gears up for Corbett
The Huskies finished sweeping the Cottage Grove Lions in softball to end their regular season, and now they…
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…
Golfers 5th in district; May, Roberts top 10
Sweet Home finished its golf season May 11-12 at the District 2 playoffs, which combined the Sky-Em and…
Veterans invited to Hawthorne memorial ceremony
Hawthorne Elementary School fifth-grade students will host a veterans memorial ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in…
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…
SH’s Doug Peargin named swim Coach of Year
Sweet Home swimming coach Doug Peargin will be recognized as 4A Division Girls Swimming Coach of the Year…
Council consideration of legislation shouldn’t be complicated
We appreciate the dedication of our City Council members to keeping Sweet Home on an even keel financially…
Charleen Moore
Oct. 19, 1945 – May 12, 2015 Charleen B. Moore, 69, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully at…