Articles from the February 16, 2022 edition
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Homeless facility site moves again
In what's become a constantly evolving back-and-forth, years-long process, the Sweet Home City Council has once again changed its homeless action plan. On Feb. 1, it voted to begin building a...
Principal: Grad rate worrisome
Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown told School Board members, at their monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 14, that the percentage of freshmen on track to graduate worries him “greatly.” Brown said that the percentage of ninth-graders on...
Mill site sold to Sweet Home businessman
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed unanimously Tuesday, Feb. 8, to sell the former Willamette Industries mill site in Sweet Home to Sweet Home Real Estate...
Arrests rise as cops probe attack on junior high school student
Police have arrested three teenagers suspected of participating in an attack Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, on a Sweet Home Junior High student on the Sweet Home High School campus. Detectives were aided in their investigation by videos of the...
Charles W. "Bill" Sieg Sr.
Charles William Sieg Sr., 94, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Bill was born June 2, 1927, in Winlock, Wash., the seventh of nine children, grew up in the Winlock and Napavine areas.... Full story
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore, 94, of Sweet Home and Davis, Calif., passed away peacefully, on Feb. 6, 2022 in Davis, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Mabel was born on Feb. 15, 1927, in... Full story
Pamela Sue Bentley
Pamela Sue Bentley, 66, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully in her Albany home Feb. 8, 2022, after a seven-month battle with cancer. She was lovingly surrounded by her husband... Full story
Daniel Rivers
Daniel B. Rivers, 68, of Sweet Home, died in his sleep in his home Feb. 8, 2022, after 12 years of illnesses resulting from diabetes. He was born May 22, 1953, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Albert and Martha... Full story
Longtime director leaves Boys & Girls Club post
After a decade as executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam, Kris Latimer has stepped down. She will remain as a consultant with the nonprofit until a new director is...
Former Portland mayor was compassionate, practical
By Dr. Eric Fruits Fewer than half of today’s Portlanders were here when John Elwood “Bud” Clark, Jr. was mayor. Even fewer remember him as one of the city’s last good mayors. For many, he is best known as perhaps the only politician for...
From Our Files (Feb. 16, 2022)
Feb. 17, 1972 About 60 people crowded into the school district conference room for the school board meeting this week. A number of parents voiced dissatisfaction with ungraded report cards from elementary and junior high schools. Most of the meeting...
The former mill property's long journey: A timeline (2010-2022)
The saga of the former Western States Land Reliance Trust properties has included many ebbs and flows since Linn County foreclosed upon the 430-some acres at the end of 2010. Here's a "brief" summary...
Garage destroyed in Lebanon fire
Fire destroyed this garage Monday morning, Feb. 14, in the 300 block of 13th St., Lebanon. According to the Lebanon Fire District, the blaze was reported at around 9 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene,...
Linn Law Library offers rental aid information
More than 24 people have received rental and utility assistance information through the Linn County Law Library since July, according to librarian Amber Boedigheimer. "We hope that more people will...
Around Town (Feb. 16, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. The Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays. Suggested donation is $3.50....
Public Safety (Feb. 16, 2022)
February 7 1:35 a.m. - Deputy contacted two people camping in the 43700 block of North River Drive. They were told to move along. 10:11 a.m. - Courtney Cisco, 24, of Lebanon, was cited for driving uninsured and warned for speeding, 27500 block of Hwy...
Pedestrian struck by car
Rescue workers, in the first photo, attend to a man who was struck by a car on the evening of Monday, Feb. 7, while attempting to cross the road at the 3000 block of Main Street. Maxwell Stachelrodt,...
Husky wrestlers roll to district win behind 17 state qualifiers
By Benny Westcott and Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home won its eighth straight district wrestling title Saturday, Feb. 12, leaving the rest of the field in its wake and qualifying 17 wrestlers...
Boys power way to second in district swimming, as girls win ninth straight
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home's girls won their ninth straight Special District 3 swimming championship Saturday, Feb. 12, and the boys powered themselves to a second-place finish, their...
Municipal Court (Feb. 16, 2022)
January 26, 2022 -- Bowman, Alicia G – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked, fine $2,015, suspend license. -- Engelhart, Andrew – no contest – Driver failure to obey traffic control device, fine $215. -- Gatchell,...
Scholarships available for students pursuing health care
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is accepting scholarship application programs for east Linn County students pursuing careers in health care. Scholarships are available for medical, nursing and nursing education students as well as students...
Sweet Home celebrates 35th anniversary with Tree City USA
Sweet Home is marking a major milestone this year with the national Tree City USA program of the Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA program began 46 years ago in 1976. To qualify, a community must: -- Maintain a tree board or department; -- Have...
Santiam Canyon relief fund gets $245K for 2020 wildfires
The Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund, established after the 400,000-acre-plus conflagration that destroyed 1,500 structures in Linn, Jefferson, Marion and Clackamas counties during the summer of 2020, has received $245,000 from the Community...
Lights ... camera ... FESTIVAL!
In the second photo, Ray Nomoto Robison of Medford, director of the winning film in the inaugural Reel Oregon, receives his award plaque from Rose Peda of SHOCASE, which organized the event....
Husky cheer squad takes second at OSAA state championships
The margin for error at the top of Oregon's competition cheer frontier is, well, very tight. Sweet Home finished second to Gladstone Saturday, Feb. 12, at the OSAA 4A state champions, thanks to "one...
