Articles from the April 12, 2023 edition
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Meeting some-bunny for Easter
Kenzlee Brown of Sweet Home interacts with the Easter Bunny at an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sweet Home Rotary Club at Sankey Park on Saturday, April 8. See more photos in our online...
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Oak Heights School to see renovations
School District Business Manager Kevin Strong announced at the Monday, April 10, school board meeting that a major Oak Heights Elementary School upgrade is planned next summer. The improvements will c...
Manley to leave school district
Sweet Home High School natural resources and forestry teacher Blake Manley, who founded the popular YouTube series "Manley Jobs," is leaving the Sweet Home School District at the end of the school yea...
Helen Watkins
Helen Daralene Watkins, 79, of Sweet Home, died April 7, 2023. She was born Aug. 3, 1943, in Little Rock, Ark., to Darrel C. and Helen L. (Stracner) Bliss. Mrs. Watkins was raised in Alsea, but lived in Sweet Home most of the last 60 years. She... Full story
Death Notices (April 12, 2023)
Dorothy Fay Taylor, 92, of Corvallis, died March 22, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated information, visit www.sweethomefuneral.com. Linda Sue Taylor, 65, of Albany, died April 6, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral... Full story
Nicholas Aaron Tyree
Nicholas Aaron Tyree, 40, of Lebanon passed away March 31, 2023. He was born April 6, 1982, in Lebanon to Alan Dale Tyree and Teri Rene Matthews. Nick loved spending time outdoors with his kids and... Full story
John Edward Tuchardt
John Edward Tuchardt, 89, of Lebanon passed away March 27, 2023. He was born June 1, 1933, in Portland to Ed Long and Margaret Tuchardt. He attended Oakridge High school. He served in the United... Full story
Evelyn Webster-Ballweber
Evelyn Webster-Ballweber, 88, of Minot, N.D., died April 1, 2023 in a Minot assisted living center. She was surrounded by five generations of her family. Evelyn Elaine Webster was born on June 14,... Full story
Commissioners updated about COG programs
Some 1,113 Linn County residents enjoyed 140,681 Meals on Wheels meals in 2022, Cascades West Council of Governments Executive Director Ryan Vogt told the Linn County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning, April 4. Vogt also said there the program...
Letter: Are you one of the 'Don'ts?' (April 12, 2023)
Editor: In America’s current scandals, high crimes, tragedies, and combative rhetoric, we see highly threatening developments: economic, military, political, social, medical, educational, and more. Like depth charges, these reverberate deeper than...
From Our Files (April 12, 2023)
April 12, 1973 City Council will look at the proposed extension of sewer and water service in two areas. To be studied are an engineer's report on sewer and water extension at Highway 228 from Evergre...
Planners OK apartment complex proposal
The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, April 6, voted 4-2 to recommend that the city council change the zoning of a 5.18-acre property west of Clark Mill Road to allow for the planned constru...
Montoya retires from county payroll department
Yevonne Montoya will miss many things about her 21 years in the Linn County payroll department (her last day was March 31), but one thing she definitely won't miss is implementing new software program...
Music and Brews fest this weekend
The second Music and Brews event will be held Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, on the former Willamette mill property off of north 18th Avenue. This year’s event, attendance to which is limited to those 21 or older, will feature eight bands ...
Updated: Around Town (April 12, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays to seniors over 60 at the Sweet Home Community Center. There is a suggested donation of $3.50 per meal. Meals are ordered in advance, and are th...
Update: Public Safety (April 12, 2023)
April 3 3:11 a.m. - Gilbert Alonzo Martinez, 47, was cited and released on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of second-degree criminal trespass, 13th Ave./Long St. 9:48 a.m. - Caller reported one set of...
Former area school teachers to launch Lake Town Academy
Two former school teachers are collaborating on a faith-based private school for the Sweet Home and Lebanon area. Ashley Knight, of Sweet Home, and Molly Haselip, of Lebanon, will be holding parent...
SHOCASE to host 'Sword in the Stone'
The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company of Portland brings the Arthurian legend of Excalibur and a man who would be king to life in “The Sword in the Stone” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 14, at the Sweet Home branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the...
Three Native Cultural encampments set at county parks
Deitz Peters loves telling the stories of his people – members of the Grand Ronde tribe – passed from generation to generation. He’s also skilled in hand-beading clothing and jewelry as well as performing on handmade flutes. Now, he and other...
County road department hiring for summer work
The Linn County Road Department is looking to fill 19 summer jobs that pay $18 per hour, according to Kevin Hamilton, operations manager. Hamilton said applicants must be at least 18 years old, have graduated from high school or have a GED...
Youth invited to design shirts for county fair
Local youth involved in Linn County 4-H and FFA organizations are invited to submit designs for the 2023 Linn County Fair T-shirt. Each contestant is limited to one design, which should be submitted by Wednesday, May 31. It must be an original work...
Document discoveries offer insights into history
High school history classes teach us about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, which drove poor families from the Midwest to California and other western states in search of jobs. But we seldom...
RV fire on Wiley Creek
A trailer and detached shed on 43786 Wiley Creek Road were severely burned during the 5 p.m. hour on Monday, April 3. A dog was found deceased inside the trailer, and the estimated damage from the...
Back-to-back Hwy. 20 wrecks
A pair of crashes occurred Tuesday afternoon, April 4, within minutes and a mile of each other on Highway 20. The first (first photo) was reported at 4:32 p.m. on milepost 19. A westbound BMW...
Healthy You: County offers cooking program for mid-valley Latino families (April 12, 2023)
OSU-Extension-Linn-Benton Nutrition and Outreach Coordinator Tina Dodge gets excited when she talks about a new program she hopes to implement with mid-valley Latino families. OSU Extension-Linn...
