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…
Husky girls finish rookie season of golf with two-day district
Sweet Home’s girls didn’t place at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 golf championship held May 8-9 at the…
Sweet Home finishes softball season with two wins
The Sweet Home softball team won its last two games of the regular season in emphatic fashion, beating…
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…
From Our Files (May 17, 2023)
May 17, 1973 The state Water Reseources Board rebuffed the latest effort of the Oregon Environmental Council to…
Errors cost Huskies in close baseball loss at Newport
Sweet Home’s baseball team lost to Newport twice in its final two games of the season last week,…
Foster Dam Road closure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that the road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8…
LeRoy Bickford (May 20 service)
A Celebration of Life for LeRoy Bickford, who died March 17, 2023, will be held at 2 p.m.…
Fire destroys manufactured home in Lebanon
Fire destroyed a single-wide manufactured home early Friday afternoon, May 12, in the 33000 block of Ford Mill…
Editorial: Steamroller lawmaking not good for anyone (May 10, 2023)
Things are not going well in Salem. Unfortunately, that’s not new, but it’s still disappointing. Secretary of State…