If Thomas Jefferson falls, so will we all
By Rich Lowry They’re coming for Thomas Jefferson. Protestors in Portland, Ore. used axes and ropes to topple…
W. Geraldine Smith
Sept. 2, 1933 – June 24, 2020 W. Geraldine Smith, 86, of Crawfordsville died June 24, 2020. She…
Around Town June 24, 2020
Gallery reopens, with reduced hours Gallery Calapooia, a local cooperative arts venue, has re-opened, as of June 16.…
Verline Weaver Swanson
Nov. 15, 1934 – June 17, 2020 Former Sweet Home resident Verline Weaver Swanson, 85, of Sultan, Wash.,…
Poker run, corn hole this Saturday
Organizers of the Sweet Home Sweet Ride car show, which isn’t happening this year, will hold a Poker…
East Linn Christian Honor Roll
Following are students named to East Linn Christian Academy’s second semester Honor Roll, as announced by the school:…
Public Safety Log June 24, 2020
June 20 10:25 a.m. – Caller reported her daughter used her card to withdraw money from an ATM.…
With K9 Jamboree on ice, local business steps up to raise funds for canine program
Sweet Home Police Department’s canine program received a $1,500 donation last week to provide a start to a…
Sunday afternoon crash sends multiple victims to hospitals
Multiple people were injured, including a 7-year-old girl who was taken by Life Flight to a hospital, in…
Forestry crime-fighting lab has new home at OSU
By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University Writer Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of…
New trees planted along South Hills Trail slope that was logged
Cascade Timber Consulting planted 137 Douglas fir and pine trees on a small section along the west end…
Travis Thorpe among three wrestlers chosen for Ron Finley scholarship
Sweet Home wrestler Travis Thorpe is one of three grapplers statewide chosen to receive the Save Oregon Wrestling…
Lynching cultural, not political
Editor: Regarding Rich Rowley’s response (June 17) to my letter of June 10, I was talking about all…
Science shows all are people of color
Editor: As long as we insist on dividing humans into arbitrary races we will have racism. If someone…
A ‘contemptible betrayal of the public trust’
By Rich Lowry Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had big news last week – the city is opening up…
Supreme Court becomes super-legislature in recent cases
By John A. Sparks The Supreme Court has just rendered historic decisions in three cases concerning Title VII…
Matthew Frank Wilkerson
Feb. 7, 1960 – June 5, 2020 Dr. Matthew Frank Wilkerson, 60, passed peacefully June 5, 2020 in…
Lawrence Thomas
April 30, 1940 – June 18, 2020 Lawrence Reese Thomas, 80, of Sweet Home died June 18, 2020.…
June Avalon Pattison
May 12, 1932 – June 21, 2020 June Avalon Pattison, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She…
Frances Hill
Feb. 6, 1923 – Jan. 18, 2020 Frances Hill, 96, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 18, 2020. She…