Around Town (May 3, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays…
Foster Road closure on May 10
The road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. This…
Oscar Hiaasen Memorial Service
A memorial service for Oscar Hiaasen of Sweet Home, who died Nov. 30, 2022, will be held at…
Johnny O’Hagan
Johnny Eugene O’Hagan, 79, of Sweet Home, died April 27, 2023. He was born Feb. 1, 1944, in…
Linda Taylor
Linda Sue Taylor, 65, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died April 6, 2023. She was born Feb. 23,…
STEM Day at Foster
Teacher Sarah Harkin, left, supervises as children (and parents) build contraptions for an egg drop competition Thursday evening,…
Public and Traffic Safety Committee members sought
Volunteers are sought for Sweet Home’s re-established Public and Traffic Safety Committee. The City Council on March 28…
Group approves 2023-24 city budget
The Sweet Home Budget Committee on Wednesday, April 26, unanimously approved a proposed $35.4 million city budget for…
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…
Surging softball team goes 2-1 in league games
Sweet Home softball (5-10) notched a pair of convincing conference wins last week at home against Newport (10-9)…
Baseball: OWC leader Stayton beats Huskies twice on diamond
Sweet Home faced a Stayton team that is undefeated in the Oregon West Conference on back-to-back days last…
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…
From Our Files (May 3, 2023)
May 3, 1973 It took more than 20 men from state police, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Sweet Home…
Death Notices (May 3, 2023)
Violet June Alberts, 92, of Sweet Home, died April 24, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Sweet Home continuing to climb the ranks in track and field
Some seasonal weather seemed to put some spring into Sweet Home’s top track athletes Saturday, April 22, as…