Sweet Home’s Sleutel posts double-doubles in all-star series
Sweet Home’s Adaira Sleutel capped her high school career by playing in the 2022 4A-3A-2A Senior Girls Basketball…
Grilled to perfection
Radiator Supply House hosted the Icebox Cookoff barbecue competition Friday through Sunday, July 1-3, drawing some of the…
Fireworks display returns to Quarry Park
The annual fireworks display presented by the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Volunteer Association will take place…
Honor Rolls (July 6, 2022)
SWEET HOME HIGH SCHOOL Semester 2 Following are Sweet Home High School students who have been announced by…
Sweet Home Sweet Ride Award Winners
Director Kimi Nash said this year’s Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids was a success, with a…
Circuit Court (July 6, 2022)
A report was taken June 14 by the Lebanon Police Department for attempted vehicular theft of a jeep…
Gleaners celebrating its 35th anniversary
Sweet Home Gleaners this month is celebrating its 35th anniversary of serving the community and distributing gleaned food…
Fire season kicks off July 6, but restrictions ‘low’ to start
Fire season has kicked off this year as of Wednesday morning, July 6, but restrictions will be somewhat…
Swift-water training
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District volunteers work on their swift-water rescue skills Thursday evening, June 23, off…
Oak Basin named Tree Farm of the Year
By Joe Holmberg TFOY Selection Chairman The 956-acre Oak Basin Tree Farm, a family enterprise located south of…
Water polo returns to Foster
Young athletes from across the western United States competed at the ninth annual TruWest Oregon Open Water Water…
Sweet Home’s U14 softball team hosts Junction City
Sweet Home’s U14 softball team hosted Junction City Wednesday, May 29, losing 15-3. Coach Sandy Brown said her…
Letter: Supreme Court ruling returns U.S. to ‘Dark Ages’ (July 6, 2022)
Editor: The Republican Party and the church now own American women. Your uterus no longer belongs to you,…
Letter: Writer right … only in final line (July 6, 2022)
Editor: I can only agree with the last line of Joan Scofield’s letter on June 22, “Abortion is…
From Our Files (July 6, 2022)
July 6, 1972 KFIR Radio, owned and operated by Santiam Broadcasters, has been purchased by KFIR, Inc. The…
Arne Gerard
Arne Robert Gerard, 71, of Sweet Home, died June 15, 2022. He was born May 24, 1951, in…
Robert Pascalar
Robert C. Pascalar Jr., 79, a former Sweet Home resident, died May 21, 2022, surrounded by his family.…
Death Notices (July 6, 2022)
Mark Edward Nelson, 57, of Lebanon, died June 25, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Pascalar memorial service cancelled
The memorial service for former Sweet Home resident Bob Pascalar, who died May 21, 2022, which was scheduled…
Around Town (June 29, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Santiam Horse Camp to reopen
Santiam Horse Camp in the Santiam State Forest, south of Gates and north of Green Peter Lake, reopens…
Otter pup makes its debut at Bend museum
A new North American river otter, estimated to be approximately 8 weeks old, is now in the care…
Esther Bennett
Esther Elizabeth Bennett, 90, a longtime former Sweet Home resident, died June 4, 2022, in Boise, Idaho. She…
Gregory Joseph Ponzoha
Gregory Joseph Ponzoha, 77, died June 19, 2022, at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, in Vancouver, Wash. Greg was…
Death Notice (June 29, 2022)
Scott Richard Reiling, 52, of Sweet Home, died June 20, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…