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…
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…
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…
From Our Files (May 17, 2023)
May 17, 1973 The state Water Reseources Board rebuffed the latest effort of the Oregon Environmental Council to…
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…
Jared Daniel Ruby
Jared Daniel Ruby, 43, of Sweet Home, died tragically May 4, 2023. He was born Aug. 15, 1979,…
Donald ‘DJ’ Earl Johnston
Donald “DJ” Earl Johnston, 72, of Sweet Home, passed away May 7, 2023. He was born Feb. 25,…
Troy Duncan
Troy Allen Duncan, 64, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2023. He was born Oct. 3, 1958, in…
Carol Kostman
Carol Lynne Kostman, 86, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. She was born April 15, 1937, in…
Foster Dam Road closure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that the road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8…
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…
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…