Gingerbread and Tree Lights Initiate City’s Holiday Spirit
City Hall was the site for some of the first signs of Christmas spirit in Sweet Home on Saturday, Nov. 30. The evening started with the sixth annual Gingerbread…
LATEST NEWS
Hawthorne Celebrates ‘Knock Out Hunger’ Event
Hawthorne Elementary School celebrated its “Knock Out Hunger” event with its annual cereal box domino “serpentine” and other entertainment on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Students and staff used the…
Responders Handle Three Crashes in Three Hours
Sweet Home fire crews responded to three motor vehicle collisions within a three-hour time span on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The first crash occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Main Street near the intersection…
Commission Approves Next Phase in Wiley Creek Campus
The Planning Commission approved the division of a 27.52-acre lot into multiple lots situated behind Wiley Creek Manor during its Nov. 21 meeting. The lot, located at 4901 Hwy. 20, is…
Shop Fire Damages Building, Classic Car
Fire crews responded to a shop fire off Mountain View Road on Monday, Nov. 25. The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to the fire after a 911 call was placed at 12:30 p.m. A…
County Commissioners Approve Enterprise Zone Applications
On Nov. 18, Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved Long-Term Rural Property Tax Abatement agreements for two industries that plan multimillion…
DUII-Related Case That Killed Two Ends in Eight-Year Sentence
More than two years ago, a couple visiting from California attended a family wedding in Sweet Home, and were killed later that day in a car crash. A Brownsville man was recently sentenced in…
Career Fair Exposes Kids to Job Ideas, But Some Already Know What They Want To Do
As the world and technology continue to expand, figuring out “what you want to be when you grow up” can seem like a daunting task. To assist in the search for where we each may belong, Sweet…
SHFAD Purchases House, Still Looking for New Ambulances
Fire Chief Nick Tyler informed the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District board during its Nov. 19 meeting that they have successfully purchased property in Cascadia to be used for housing…
Supt. Says Teacher Shortage is Old News
During the Nov. 18 school board meeting, a brief highlight was made about the struggle to find teachers. Wrestling Coach Steve Thorpe, who speaks every month at the board meetings as a…
Traffic Committee Considers 1st Avenue Issues
The Public & Traffic Safety Committee talked about options for stop signs on 1st Avenue and 12th Avenue during its Nov. 13 meeting. Chair Frank Gallagher said he’d like to see better and…
SPORTS
Huskies Named to All-League Honors
The following Sweet Home athletes are among Oregon West Conference All-League honorees in sports other than football: from left, Ivan Ogden, Honorable Mention, boys soccer; Ryker Burr, Second…
Markell Leaves High School Soccer Career as MVP
Peyton Markell was named Most Valuable Player at the Sweet Home Girls Soccer banquet Nov. 21. “The MVP award goes to someone that leads and everybody looks up to,” Coach Ramiro Satana said.…
Husky Football Team Dubs Kayo Ebbs As Team MVP, Most Inspirational Leader
Senior Kayo Ebbs was named Most Valuable Player for the football team at the Huskies’ awards banquet Thursday, Nov. 14. Ebbs was also named, by his teammates, as Most Inspirational Leader,…
Newberry Named Volleyball’s Teammate of the Year
Junior Aubrey Newberry was named Teammate of the Year during the volleyball team’s awards banquet on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Head Coach Katie Dargis praised Newberry’s positive attitude and mental…
OPINION
EDITORIAL: Mean Tweets Are In, ‘Joy’ Is Out
The election is over, kind of. Some states still continue to count ballots as they trickle in from wherever “late” ballots come from. But for the sake of the presidential election, it is over.…
Editorial: The Decline of Work Culture: Sacrifice vs. Comfort in Modern America
Many Americans have it easy. However, not everyone is as fortunate. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with those who have it easy, but those who don’t, or are unable to, must live to work…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Dec. 4, 2024
Dec. 8, 1949 The final tabulation of Sweet Home’s school district’s census between ages 4 and 20 came back with 1,986, an increase over last year’s 1,974. The basic reason for the…
From Our Files: Nov. 27, 2024
Dec. 1, 1949 Announcement has been made that the county road leading to the Sweet Home city dump has now been cleared of debris which had accumulated. The public has been asked to…
