Familiar faces, new roles
The Sweet Home School District will see some familiar faces in new (and, in one instance, familiar) leadership…
Sunnyside Park to begin charging day use fee
A $7 day use parking fee will be charged at Sunnyside County Campground effective Friday, June 9, according…
Linn, Marion to propose OSH changes
Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, May 30, that Linn County would join…
Volunteers sought for county advisory panels
Do you have an interest in improving Linn County’s parks? Or increasing health care opportunities for Linn County’s…
County youth wage program returns
Linn County is accepting applications for the 17th annual Summer Youth Wage Program sponsored by Linn County commissioners…
Burn pile destroys shed, trees
A burn pile that got away in high winds destroyed a shed and two trees Sunday morning, June…
Municipal Court (June 7, 2023)
May 5, 2023 Bailey, Lavern – guilty by default, city ordinance noise violation, fine $500. Citro, Scott D.…
Sweet Home crews battle brush fire near Holley School
Sweet Home firefighters responded late Thursday morning, June 1, to a brush fire near Holley School, Sweet Home…
Updated: Public Safety (June 7, 2023)
May 27 12:38 a.m. – Buzz Star Dodson, 25, was cited and released for criminal driving and on…
Training on wheels
As some two dozen fifth-graders stood at attention with mountain bikes, Jay Thatcher barked instructions on the Holley…
Volunteer Faire
Local organizations set up shop Saturday, June 3, at Sankey Park for a Volunteer Faire organized by the…
Sweet Home Royalty at Strawberry Parade
Members of Sweet Home’s Sportsman’s Holiday Court wave from their float during Lebanon’s Strawberry Festival Grand Parade Saturday…
Tigers at State Track
Sweet Home Junior High eighth-graders Gavin Tyler, in the first photo, and Ryker Burr, in the second, both…
Mason Lopez, Lydia Wright named top track and field athletes
Senior Mason Lopez and junior Lydia Wright were named the Most Valuable Athletes for Sweet Home track and…
Brooke Burke, Dylan Luttmer named Athletes of the Year
Dylan Luttmer and Brooke Burke were named the Booster Club Athletes of the Year Sunday evening, June 4,…
From Our Files (June 7, 2023)
June 7, 1973 The Sweet Home High-Q team took the state champion title after defeating Beaverton High School…
Sweet Home’s Hefty leaving legacy at Linn County Parks
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer When John Hefty reports to work each morning at the Linn…
From Trash to Treasure to Simple Seasons
Larry and Nancy Patton announced May 24 that they are selling their Trash to Treasure store at 4432…
Calapooia River victim identified
The man who was found dead after falling into the upper Calapooia River while walking his dogs on…
Fire burns quarter-acre in Lebanon
A vegetation fire burned approximately three-quarters of an acre in the 4000 block of Upper Berlin Drive Friday…
Public Safety (May 31, 2023)
May 22 2:51 a.m. – Peter Robert Piazza, 39, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
Story Time with Officer Potter
Officer Sean Potter showed up Thursday, May 26, to lead Story Time for youngsters at the Sweet Home…
Man rescued Saturday on South Santiam River near Waterloo
A man floating the South Santiam River on a tube was rescued Saturday evening, May 27, by Albany…
Real Estate (May 31, 2023)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during April/May 2023.…
Further update: Crash knocks out electricity in central Sweet Home
A car that collided with a power pole along Highway 20 early Thursday, June 1, led to a…