County: Safety first during boating season
Boating season has arrived in the mid-valley and soon, local waterways will be filled with all kinds of…
Auction and More at Oak Heights
It was fun and games Saturday evening, May 20, at Oak Heights as the school PTC put on…
Huskies finish track districts with qualifiers in four events, 31 PRs
Sweet Home has athletes going to the state track and field championships in four events this Friday and…
Huskies upset Hidden Valley on road in softball playoffs
Sweet Home softball pulled off an upset win against No. 8 Hidden Valley (19-8) on the Mustangs’ home…
From Our Files (May 24, 2023)
May 23, 1973 Gas stations are facing gas shortages and rising prices. O.K. Gas has run out of…
Letter: Most oblivious to what’s reality (May 24, 2023)
Editor: What’s wrong with the bought-and-sold portions of this country today? The nation has forgotten God intentionally. There…
From Our Files (May 17, 2023)
May 17, 1973 The state Water Reseources Board rebuffed the latest effort of the Oregon Environmental Council to…
Learning About Birds and Trees
Kate McMichael, right, of the Eugene chapter of Oregon Women in Timber, teaches Riley Allison, left, and Callen…
Arrest made in drug bust near school
A Sweet Home man was arrested Wednesday, May 10, as the result of a drug-related search warrant carried…
Feeding families, heroes in times of fire
Douglas Lowe was in Sweet Home in September 2020 when he had a “eureka” moment. Following a career…
May ESPY Winners
ESPY Award winners for May, honored at the May 8 School Board meeting, are, from left, Delton O’Neal,…
Hawthorne wins attendance
Schools Supt. Terry Martin, left, congratulates Aaron Huff, interim principal at Hawthorne School, which won the trophy for…
‘Brag Bucks’ Donation
Sweet Home Rotary Club’s Rose Peda, left, donates a check for $550 to Daniia Martyniuk at the Rotarians’…
Commissioners hear building permit numbers
Linn County Planning & Building Director Steve Wills outlined April’s building-permit numbers at the Tuesday, May 9, county…
Fireworks Fundraiser
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District volunteer held their annual fireworks fundraiser Monday, May 8, in front of…
Circuit Court (May 17, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Calvin Alvin Ames, Samuel Frank Ayers, Curtis Ray Daniel, Shenese Danielle…
Public Safety (May 17, 2023)
May 8 3:38 a.m. – Deputies assisted medics with a violent juvenile experiencing a psychotic episode possibly related…
Crash on Main Street
This 2002 GMC Envoy, operated by Matthew Doyle, 30, of Lebanon, allegedly rear-ended a 2019 Jeep Cherokee at…
House Fire on Ridgeway
Fire destroyed a house Thursday evening, May 11, in the 28000 block of Ridgeway Road. According to the…
Meeting set to discuss water resource strategy
The Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) is seeking public input on updates to the states Integrated Water Resources…
Campaign tackles wildfire risks
Keep Oregon Green launched a new wildfire prevention campaign and released five new public service announcements as part…
Early election results in, but final counts long way off
Newcomer Mary Massey and incumbents Mike Adams and Dale Keene had leads for seats on the Sweet Home…
Seven die, truck driver arrested following freeway crash north of Linn County border
Seven people died Thursday afternoon, May 18, in a crash on northbound Interstate 5 involving two semi trucks…
Sweet Home man dies after falling into upper Calapooia River
A Sweet Home man died Tuesday afternoon, May 16, in the Calapooia River after falling in while walking…
Editorial: Time for citizens to step in? (May 17, 2023)
Wow. Another topsy-turvy week in the state capital – the city. One thing we’ve noticed this year is…