Healthy You: Curling up with a good book can provide genuine health benefits
The characteristics of an ideal day of relaxation differ for everyone. Some people might envision boating on a…
Drug bust Wednesday results in brief Hawthorne School lockdown
Local law enforcement agencies executed a drug-related search warrant at two separate locations near Hawthorne School Wednesday morning,…
Two killed in I-5 crash near Albany
Two people died early Sunday morning, May 7, in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 just south of…
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…
Sweet Home boys and girls notch team wins on home track
Sweet Home won both the boys and girls competitions Tuesday, May 2, as they hosted Stayton and Central…
Huskies beat Cascade 12-9 for first OWC baseball win
The ball finally bounced in the Sweet Home baseball team’s favor last Thursday, as the Huskies beat a…
Sweet Home falls to league’s top softball teams
The Sweet Home softball team (6-13) lost two home games to the top two squads in the Oregon…
Golfers finish year with fifth place in district tournament
Sweet Home finished its golf season last weekend, placing fifth in the 4A-Special District 2 tournament held at…
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…
From Our Files (May 10, 2023)
May 10, 1973 More than 40 businesses are participating in “Ding-A-Ling Daze,” the biggest retail sales promotion sponsored…
Linda Taylor
Linda Sue Taylor, 65, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died April 6, 2023. She was born Feb. 23,…
Death Notices (May 3, 2023)
Violet June Alberts, 92, of Sweet Home, died April 24, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Oscar Hiaasen Memorial Service
A memorial service for Oscar Hiaasen of Sweet Home, who died Nov. 30, 2022, will be held at…
Help sought to clean Millersburg cemetery
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker have been asked to help volunteers clean the…
Updated: Public Safety (May 3, 2023)
April 24 4:39 a.m. – Caller reported $750 in equipment lighting stolen from the 23000 block of Brush…
Late teacher Sue Walling remembered
Education veteran Sue Walling died last fall after teaching 19 years at Foster Elementary School. Walling retired from…
Election 2023: Sweet Home Fire Board
Charlene Adams, 80 Years in Sweet Home: 75 Education: High school graduate who took continuing education classes at…
Election 2023: Editor’s Note
The May 16 election is when Oregonians will elect people to oversee local special districts – schools, fires,…
Election 2023: LBCC Board of Directors
Kristin Adams, 53 Years in Linn County: 43 Education: Bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University, Health…
Election 2023: Sweet Home School Board
Mike Adams, 52 Years in Sweet Home: 25 Education: Eagle Point High School, 1989; Bachelor of science, Management…
Maple Drive house fire snuffed
A malfunctioning bathroom vent fan sparked a fire Monday, April 24, at a home in the 4900 block…
‘Carriage Me Back’ to ride again
They (led by Bob Dylan) say “the times, they are a-changin’,” with America in a permanent state of…
Man arrested after stabbing in Sweet Home
A Sweet Home man was stabbed Friday afternoon, May 5, during an altercation at a 9th Avenue residence,…
Big season continues for SH wrestlers at OWA state tourneys
Sweet Home’s wrestlers had their best performance ever at the Oregon Wrestling Association’s Freestyle and Greco State Championships…
Editorial: Communication key to public safety (May 3, 2023)
The public disclosure, reported on page 1, that a neighbor of Foster School shot bullets which struck the…