Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (March 29, 2023)
Monthly News — Seniors And Law Enforcement Together: S.A.L.T. meets at the Senior Center at 10 a.m. on…
Circuit Court (March 29, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Curtis Ray Daniel, Joshua Scott Dawson, Ashlee Dee…
Real Estate Sold (March 29, 2023)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during February/March 2023.…
Wolverine spotted along Columbia River
Two people fishing on the Columbia River near Portland Monday morning, March 20, spotted and captured on film…
Forestry Club takes second at Waldport
Lexi Devlin competes in hose lay Saturday, as Sweet Home’s Forestry Club made a trip to Waldport, where…
Sheriff: Man drowns in Calapooia River while fleeing deputies
A Corvallis man fleeing from pursuing law enforcement officers drowned in the Calapooia River in the Tangent area…
Freebies help Junction City to baseball win over Huskies
Sweet Home’s baseball team is still searching for its first win after a 14-8 home loss to Junction…
Prep track: Throwers fire up for Sweet Home as thunderstorm abates
Sweet Home’s track and field team got their season off to a thunderous start Wednesday, March 22, at…
Softball: Sweet Home goes 0-3 in tough road games
Sweet Home softball watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 17-7 loss to Marist…
Around Town (March 22, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays…
Dancing ‘The Power of Love’
Logan Shaffer, left, and Shasta Tenbusch, sixth-graders from Hawthorne School, perform a waltz during SHOCASE’s Power of Love…
Ten candidates vie for school board
Ten candidates are running for the six open seats on the Sweet Home School Board in the May…
March 2023 ESPY Award Winners
Students honored with ESPY Awards at the March School Board meeting include, from left, Harlee Bellon, kindergarten, Foster;…
Public Safety (March 22, 2023)
March 13 1:48 a.m. – Simon Aaron Smith, 19, was cited for speeding 51/35, 1700 block of Main…
County denies Millersburg land-use request
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 14, denied a land-use request by the city of…
Seats available on planning group, tree committee
The City of Sweet Home seeks to fill vacancies on its Planning Commission and Park and Tree Committee.…
Car Fire on Ridgeway
Battalion Chief Randy Whitfield hoses down a burning vehicle on Friday, March 17, near the intersection of Ridgeway…
Municipal Court (March 22, 2023)
March 8, 2023 Bailiff, Alysia N. – no contest, operating a vehicle without driving privileges, fine $560; driving…
Whale-watching season returns to Oregon coast
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28…
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to…
New York man dead in I-5 crash
A New York man died Saturday afternoon, March 18, in a single-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 5,…
UPDATE: Sweet Home man killed in Cascadia confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
Letter: Public: Remember to battle abuse (March 22, 2023)
Editor: April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and during that month, Sweet Home Police Department and the City…
Letter: Don Ross needs support, ‘prayers’ (March 22, 2023)
Editor: I am Angela Ross, Don Ross’s wife. Most of you know Donald for his oil paintings, and…
Letter: When leaders run afoul of the right (March 22, 2023)
Editor: The current federal administration has been nighttime trafficking unaccompanied alien children, using chartered airplanes, to multiple cities…