Local athletes medal at Nike Nationals track championships
Lebanon’s Cade Weber and Logan Large both medaled at the Nike Outdoor Nationals and USATF U20 track and field championships held June 18-22 at Hayward Field at the…
LATEST NEWS
Lebanon Police bid adieu to long-time officer
The Lebanon Police Department bid farewell to one of its own as Evidence Property and Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Buchheit made a formal entry into his retirement on Wednesday, June 24,…
County says goodbye to longtime budget officer
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their June 23 meeting Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker, recognized Michelle Hawkins for her 26 years as the…
Theft costs SHHS track program $10,000-plus
Burglars stole more than $10,000 worth of equipment from a storage shed at Husky Field in Sweet Home Saturday night, June 27, police and track Head Coach Nathan Whitfield said. Whitfield said…
Garden Center to become space to grow young minds, community events
The City of Sweet Home is purchasing another corner of Long Street and 13th Avenue to benefit its library and add to the city’s vision of “Festival Street.” The City Council approved the…
Lebanon alumna to intern with Smithsonian
Michelle Kyle, a 2017 graduate of Lebanon High School and current student at Oregon State University, earned a spot in the First Interstate Bank Smithsonian Internship program. First…
Sweet Home’s Manna Meals to split from SHEM
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has announced a change for the Manna Meals program. In a statement issued last week, SHEM leaders said Manna Meals will continue to operated, but as a separate…
COMMUNITY
Chocolatier reworking historic building after structural collapse
A colorful display of purple, red and white lay strewn across the ground like a Jackson Pollock art project made from brick, stucco and paint. This was no art project but, rather, the remains…
New coordinator manages local wildlife defense activities
Growing up less than a mile away from the beaches of Southern California, Maddie Tutton has really switched her lifestyle, trading waves for a career in Oregon’s mountain forests. Tutton was…
Lebanon tree farmers recognized for 30 years of work
When Larry and Nancy Mauter got married in 1992, they decided they wanted to have a plan for retirement – something different. Larry was a newspaper editor at the Telegram-Tribune daily in San…
Linn County Fair opens July 16 with wide range of fun
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications The 2026 Linn County Fair starts Thursday, July 16, and runs through Saturday, July 18, at the Fair & Expo Center, 3800 Knox Butte Road East. To view…
Cut the Gut car cruise arrives in Sweet Home Friday
Registration is open for the ninth Annual Icebox Cut the Gut Car Cruise, taking place in downtown Sweet Home on Friday, July 10. Hosted by the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce and Visitors…
SCHOOL NEWS
SH School Board finalizes bond election results
Sweet Home School Board members, in a special meeting Monday, June 22, declared the results of the May 19 election in which voters passed a $40 million general obligation bond to fund school…
From boardroom to podium: Pickles and Weber leave legacy at Lebanon High School
When Addy Pickles and Cade Weber crossed the stage as members of Lebanon High School’s (LHS) Class of 2026 earlier this month, they left behind more than academic and athletic…
SH School Board finalizes bond election results
Sweet Home School Board members, in a special meeting Monday, June 22, declared the results of the May 19 election in which voters passed a $40 million general obligation bond to fund school…
SH Junior High Field Day
Sweet Home Junior High ended its school year June 11 with its annual Tiger Olympics, which was, well, pretty epic this year. The event pits homeroom classes against each other in various…
SH School Board approves principal’s resignation
The resignation of Oak Heights Elementary Principal Todd Barrett and questions surrounding the district’s personnel investigation process drew some major discussion during the Sweet Home…
OPINION
Opinion: 250th one-of-a-kind celebration
As a journalist in a small community where “everybody knows your name,” covering events often means being a participant. Last Saturday, that was a pretty affirming experience. I can’t say I…
Dear Editor: Does he have guts to do right thing?
Editor: Last night I was sitting across from the business offices in the 400 block of Main Street (Hwy. 20), watching all the fireworks going off in the various neighborhoods. It was almost…
Dear Editor: McKern’s piece on horses elicits memories
Editor: I always enjoy Roberta McKern’s stories. Her piece in the July 1 edition, about horses, reminded me of a pair of books I read from our library, “1491” and “1492.” I found them…
Dear Editor: Hurt doesn’t have to be the last word
Editor: I’ve noticed something about our current generation – many of us have been taught to center our struggles so much that we sometimes begin to identify with them more than we grow beyond…
Dear Editor: Results of May 19 election are telling
Editor: The results of the May 19 election told us more than all of the polls and news reports. Record-breaking turnout in many counties was driven by the referendum on gas taxes and fees, and…