Public Safety Log June 10, 2020
June 6 1:09 a.m. – Deputies assisted a driver getting her vehicle out of a ditch after one…
Cate wins GOP primary as Sword concedes race
Jami Cate is officially the winner of the Republican primary race for the Oregon House District 17 seat.…
Awesome response from community
Editor: I am once again left in awe and amazed at our little town of Sweet Home. I…
Racial tension is our own fault
Editor: Re: race. The white race brought Africans/slavery to America (land of the free), refused to follow through…
If wearing a mask, do it correctly
Editor: Lots of people in local fast food places, as well as Safeway, are wearing masks with the…
Graduation efforts made for fun time
Editor: Just feel the need to comment on the exceptional effort and planning for our 2020 SHUHS graduates.…
Shelby Rose Simonis
Aug. 24, 2003 – May 23, 2020 On May 23, 2020 Shelby Rose Simonis, age 16, daughter of…
Caleb Frank Simonis
June 9, 2000 – May 23, 2020 On May 23, 2020, Caleb Frank Simonis, age 19, son of…
Lloyd Nixon
April 23, 1935 – June 4, 2020 Lloyd Fredrick Nixon, 85, of Sweet Home, died June 4, 2020…
Ernest ‘Ernie’ Marion Baxter
Feb. 18, 1938 – June 1, 2020 Ernest “Ernie” Marion Baxter, 82, of Sweet Home passed away June…
Betty Irene Danielson
April 18, 1933 – June 4, 2020 Betty Irene Danielson, 87, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. She…
Around Town June 3, 2020
Foster Dam Road closures next week The road over Foster Dam will be closed from 7 a.m. to…
SH man collides with suspect allegedly fleeing assault
A Sweet Home man’s car was involved in a collision with another vehicle driven by a man fleeing…
Circuit Court: Driver in fatal crash charged with manslaughter, more
Austyn Wayne Hillsman Austyn Wayne Hillsman, the driver arrested in connection with the May 23 fatal crash that…
Police working on identifying teen tagging suspects
Sweet Home police are investigating six teens involved in tagging the parking lot at Sankey Park and vehicles…
June 8 School Board meeting moved to Junior High
The Sweet Home School District Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the new gym…
City Council to conduct budget hearing June 9
Sweet Home City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, to hold a public hearing on…
2-year-old dies after being struck by pickup on 12th Avenue
A 2-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a pickup in Sweet Home Friday morning. According…
Politicians need to check their facts
Editor: Twitter just fact-checked President Trump for the first time. I hope they continue to do so. I’m…
Science can provide answers, not decisions
By Rich Lowry If you thought the coronavirus presented difficult policy questions, don’t worry – we have science.…
Ronald Rikala
May 21, 1956 – May 27, 2020 Ronald Kelly Rikala, 64, of Sweet Home died peacefully at his…
Thorpe, Royer and Hart named Outstanding Wrestlers at long-delayed awards event
State champions Jackson Royer and Travis Thorpe were named the Pat Baxter Outstanding Wrestlers for Sweet Home’s boys…
LUBA ruling more than just NIMBY
Editor: Many thanks to The New Era for covering the LUBA (Land Use Board of Appeals) reversal of…
Reba Jean Gridley
April 15, 1949 – May 26, 2020 Reba Jean Gridley, 71, of Sweet Home peacefully passed away at…
Jerry Marsh
Jan. 26, 1950 – May 27, 2020 Jerry Edwin Marsh, 70, a former Sweet Home resident, died May…