Articles from the June 21, 2023 edition
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Field Day for Sweet Home Junior High
Sweet Home Junior High students compete in a tug-of-war during their Field Day Thursday, June 15, at Husky Stadium See more photos in our online gallery....
State: Check your credit reports after DMV data breach
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles department has confirmed that cybercriminals have copied information on an estimated 3.5 million Oregon driver’s licenses and identification card holders as part of a global MOVEit Transfer attack. That’s bad... Full story
Truck stolen from Lebanon Fire District
For the second time in just under a month, the Lebanon Fire District has been the target of thieves. On or around Sunday, June 18, a 2002 White Ford Ranger, owned by Benton County Shops, was stolen... Full story
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Secretary has left the building
On her second-to-last day of work, Cyndi Rinehart was still busy at the front desk at Holley School. A mother of an incoming student walked in. The phone rang. A reporter asked questions and took...
City council: No parking on 24th north of Main
The Sweet Home City Council on June 13 unanimously approved a resolution prohibiting parking on 24th Avenue north of Main Street. The portion of 24th in question, described in a request for council...
SHJH eighth-graders move on
Students enter Husky Field for the Sweet Home Junior High eighth-grade graduation ceremony. See more photos in our online gallery....
Library kicking off summer program at park
The Sweet Home Public Library kicks off its weekly Summer Reading in the Park program at 11 a.m. Friday, June 23, at Sankey Park, 877 14th Ave. Subsequent events begin at 10 a.m. Fridays, except for...
Sweet Home Sweet Ride car show Saturday
The 15th annual Sweet Home Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids returns to Sweet Home Saturday, June 24. The event begins at 7 a.m. and runs through 3 p.m. on the athletic field off 22nd Avenue, betwe...
Death Notices (June 21, 2023)
Dourthea Mae Oar, 93, of Sweet Home, died June 15, 2023. A graveside service will be 1 p.m Monday, July 10, at Gilliland Cemetery. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated information, visit www.sweethomefuneral.com. ... Full story
Editorial: Senate walkout ends; did it pay off?
The longest walkout in Oregon’s history ended last week as GOP senators returned to give the Senate the voting quorum it needed to resume its business. For any who might be unsure what this was all about, it was essentially about 10 minority...
From Our Files (June 21, 2023)
June 21, 1973 Proposed HB3256, which would have designated part of the South Santiam River as a scenic waterway, was defeated by more than 2:1 on the Oregon House floor. The vote ws 37 to 17 after...
Commissioners join solar energy park group
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, June 13, to sit on a “special advisory committee” regarding the possible development of a solar energy park on more than 1,500 acres of ground about...
Circuit Court (June 21, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Calvin Alvin Ames, Samuel Frank Ayers, Joshua Scott Dawson, Ashlee Dee Flanagan, Aaron Thomas Halvorson, Isaac Booker Justham, Noe Hernandez-Reyes, Michael Trevor Hilton, Ariel Shanea Kaping, Faron...
Around Town (June 21, 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...
Public Safety (June 21, 2023)
June 12 9:48 a.m. - Caller reported stolen fuel and trailer dolly, Herrings Enterprises The Shed Center Custom Portable Buildings, 4310 Main St. Report taken for second-degree theft. Approximate value: $790. 10:36 a.m. - Kyle Richards, 30, was...
Community garden concept taking root in Strawberry Park
What began as a great idea has bloomed. After some Sweet Home City Council members mentioned the possibility of a community garden, city staff began discussing it internally. Then the Public Works...
Coffee, community
Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce's monthly Coffee With Colleagues gathering drew a crowd to host Radiator Supply House Tuesday, June 13. The events, which are open to chamber members and others...
Guthrie, Burke named softball MVPs
At the Sweet Home softball awards banquet at Husky Field on June 12, seniors Makayla Guthrie and Brooke Burke were named Team MVPs. In 106 innings of work over 20 games as a pitcher, Guthrie was 1-0...
Sweet Home JBO 2nd in Albany
The Sweet Home's Minor National South JBO 1 baseball team, seen in the first photo, also placed second at the West Albany Troyer Memorial Tournament over Father's Day weekend. Oliver Lindsey, in the...
New girls basketball coach brings experience, bloodlines
For new Sweet Home High School Girls Basketball Coach Erika Evans, basketball – particularly coaching the high school game – runs in the family. Her dad, Wayne Molebash, was a high school boys bas...
PR at Outdoor Nationals
Sweet Home High School junior-to-be Peyton Markell was the lone Husky to compete in the 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals meet, held last weekend at Hayward Field. Markell, who just missed a trip to state...
Fair Keeps Public Safety on Track
According to organizer Sean Morgan of the Sweet Home Police Department, more than 50 helmets were distributed at the Jim Bean Public Safety Fair Saturday, June 17, in the parking lot Bi-Mart. More...
Strawberry Festival the result of nearly 8,000 volunteer hours
Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series highlighting volunteer activities in the Lebanon community. By Sarah Brown For Lebanon Local Ever stop to consider what it takes to put on one of...
Lebanon councilors hear residents' views on library book contents
By Sarah Brown For Lebanon Local In a nearly four-hour meeting June 14, City Council members heard an hour and a half of public comment regarding book banning, and then addressed a dispute between...
