Swimmers show depth in opening victories
Sweet Home’s swimmers opened their season at home Friday afternoon, Dec. 2, hosting longtime league rivals Stayton and…
Editorial: Christmas starting strong in Sweet Home (Dec. 7, 2022)
If last weekend was any indication, we feel pretty safe in saying that Sweet Home is really moving…
Letter: Still seeking room for Jesus (Dec. 7, 2022)
Editor: There have been times when traveling that all places seem to be full. Perhaps even Motel 6…
From Our Files (Dec. 7, 2022)
Editor’s note: We’ve discovered that the Dec. 4, 1997 edition is missing from our bound archives, so we’re…
Opal Lea Smith
Opal Lea Smith, 88-year-old resident of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Nov. 27, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. She was…
Ronald Allen Wolfe
Ronald Allen Wolfe, 72, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully Nov. 24, as family gave thanks for the…
Josephine Germain
Josephine “Jo” Elizabeth Germain, 78, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 28, 2022. She was born Jan. 5, 1944,…
Around Town (Nov. 30, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Sweet Home Junior High announces fall Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home Junior High students who were named to the Honor Roll for the first quarter…
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS (2022)
The Christmas season has arrived in Sweet Home, with windows getting some fresh holiday paint and a bunch…
State parks offer $5 discount on parking permits this month
Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (Nov. 30, 2022)
Monthly News — Christmas Dinner: The Snior Center will host its annual Christmas dinner at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday,…
State grant program aims to reduce wildfire risk, protect lives and property
A $20 million landscape resiliency grant program is making Oregon’s landscapes more resistant to the threat of wildfire…
Circuit Court (Nov. 30, 2022)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Andrew James…
Real Estate (Nov. 30, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during October 2022.…
Spreading Holiday Cheer
Volunteers began brightening up Sweet Home’s business windows with holiday cheer this week. In these photos, Mahala Gourley-Webster…
Civil War at Hawthorne
Hawthorne School students held a cereal box drive last week to celebrate the Ducks vs. Beavers rivalry. Winners…
Huskies named to Oregon West Conference All-League honors
First photo: Sweet Home football players named to All-League honors include, from left: Kayo Ebbs, sophomore, linebacker, Honorable…
Guest Commentary: Decarceration a disaster for U.S. (Nov. 30, 2022)
By Rich Lowry New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered one of the most memorable lines of the midterm…
From Our Files (Nov. 30, 2022)
Nov. 30, 1972 More than 100 items have been donated for the Roy Clover Memorial Fountain Radio Auction.…
James Kragness
James Bradley “Jim-Bob” Kragness, 69, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 14, 2022, at Sacred Heart Medical Center at…
Earl Kelso Sr.
Earl Lynn Kelso Sr., 76, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 26, 2022. He was born June 15, 1946,…
Death Notices (Nov. 30, 2022)
Margaret Mary Rainbolt, 83, of Brownsville, died Nov. 22, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Kim Landis
Kim A. Landis, 64, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2022. She was born April 10, 1958, in…
Corinthian Jimi ‘Jimaii’ Nordahl
Corinthian Jimi “Jimaii” Nordahl, 29, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Albany, passed away Nov. 15, 2022, in…