Cascadia crash injures five
A single-car collision in Cascadia Sunday afternoon sent all five occupants to hospitals, one by Life Flight, authorities…
Halloween, harvest celebration events planned for SH, beyond
Here are some Halloween or harvest festival-type events that have been announced in the community: Family-friendly haunted house:…
Local land case appealed to state Supreme Court
Neighbors of a 108-acre parcel off Crawfordsville Drive are asking the Oregon Supreme Court to overrule a decision…
Choices made on ballot affect many
Editor: My husband and I are not allowed to vote on the Sweet Home City initiatives and leadership…
Homeowners pay unfair share
Editor: I understand why Mr. Mahler (Oct. 14) and Mr. Gourley (Oct. 21) want the levies to pass.…
Citizens’ votes make difference
Editor: Time to Vote! Well, the time in getting closer for us to exercise one of the most…
Rising taxes create difficulty for some
Editor: My property tax statement came today. It states that our house, for which we paid $72,000 10…
Election: All else aside, your vote counts
If there were a barometer to gauge how politically aroused rural Oregonians have become after years of urban-influenced…
COVID scare abruptly ends spring sports; fall aims to start Nov. 2
The spring “mini season” ended abruptly for Sweet Home athletes Thursday, Oct. 22, when the school district officials…
Husky golfers get quick intrasquad match in to end ‘mini’ season
As spring sports’ “mini season” ended abruptly last Thursday, Oct. 22, (see accompanying story), Sweet Home’s golfers slipped…
Despite delivery, funds handled well
Editor: I attended the meeting that started the whole controversy of “stealing funds from the City of Sweet…
Around Town Oct. 21, 2020
OSU offers free webinar on cattle Oregon State University’s Beef Cattle Working Group is presenting a Fall Webinar…
Levy math doesn’t bode well for future
Editor: Regarding Ballot Titles 22-184 and 22-185, for continuation of operating levies for Sweet Home Police Services and…
Public Safety Log Oct. 21, 2020
October 12 1:49 a.m. – Caller reported girlfriend broke out the windows on his vehicle, 5200 block of…
ODOT seeks ADA input sought
The Oregon Department of Transportation is offering an online open house to give the public an opportunity to…
OSU study: Terns’ impact on steelhead runs ‘significant’
Caspian terns feeding on young fish have a significant impact on runs of steelhead in the Columbia River,…
Corps officials upgrade Green Peter from ‘high-‘ to ‘low-risk’ dam
After years of extensive studies, a risk assessment and recent rehabilitation of spillway gates, U.S. Army Corps of…
City Hall’s value should be decided by people
There aren’t a lot of historical buildings in Sweet Home, a town that was built rapidly and with…
Baseball team downs Cascade, loses close game to S. Christian
Sweet Home’s varsity players ended their nearly year-and-a-half drought of baseball action last week with a 5-1 victory…
SH wins 2 in softball
Sweet Home’s softball team played twice last week, beating Santiam Christian 8-3 at home and then downing Cascade…
Writer supports three candidates
Editor: I support and endorse Angelita Sanchez and Dylan Richards for positions on the Sweet Home City Council…
Abortion key to crime decline
Editor: Violent crime nearly quadrupled between 1960 and its peak in 1991, then it fell and kept falling.…