Swimmers set personal bests – lots of them at Albany meet
Sweet Home swimmers got a taste of what the district meet will be like during the Albany Sprint…
Husky boys second in Oregon Classic wrestling; girls fourth
Sweet Home’s boys finished second in the 4A division of the Oregon Classic tournament last weekend in Redmond,…
Hard lessons from a real-life tragedy
Sometimes it’s not fun to be a journalist, to witness and report on things that are uncomfortable, if…
Tanner Jewell
June 9, 1999 – Jan. 3, 2020 Tanner James Jewell, 20, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 3, 2020.…
June McMullen
June 1, 1936 – Jan. 19, 2020 June Rosella McMullen, 83, of Sweet Home died Jan. 19, 2020.…
Jean Nickerson
Oct. 22, 1936 – Jan. 18, 2020 Jean Ann Nickerson, 83, of Salem, a former Sweet Home resident,…
Around Town Jan. 15, 2019
Winter Rod and Speed Show at Linn County Expo Center The 2020 Winter Rod and Speed Show will…
Mandates not good policy for Oregonians
By Sen. Dennis Linthicum A recent Wall Street Journal book review, “When the Earth Had Two Moons,” by…
Sweet Home driver arrested on suspicion of DUII after crashing into creek
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday night, Jan. 14, on suspicion of DUII and reckless driving after…
Sweet Home man killed in Highway 20 car crash
A 20-year-old Sweet Home man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 west of Philomath on…
School board agrees to list of services offered by Education Services District
The Sweet Home School Board approved a resolution during its regular meeting Monday night agreeing to the list…
Public Safety Log Jan. 15, 2019
Jan. 11 4:05 p.m. – Caller reported unknown suspects stole 25-cent fish food dispensers from the South Santiam…
Narcotics bust in Sweet Home results in eight arrests Jan. 10
Sweet Home police arrested eight persons Friday morning, Jan. 10, after serving a narcotics-related search warrant Friday morning,…
Walker finds box of dead puppies
Ray Maynard was out for a walk on New Year’s Eve, when he spotted a “disturbing” sight: a…
Boys lose conference opener to Woodburn in basketball
A strong press kept the Huskies in a game against the sharpshooting Woodburn Bulldogs Friday night at home,…
Turnovers do number on girls in league opener
Sweet Home lost its opening league game 49-36 to Woodburn in girls basketball at home Friday evening. Woodburn…
Franklin Thompson
Dec. 30, 1944 – Dec. 17, 2019 Frank A. Thompson, 74, of Sweet Home died peacefully Dec. 17,…
John Norman Edwards
Sept. 29, 1936 – Jan. 9, 2020 John “Norman” Edwards, 83, of Lebanon, died Jan. 9, 2020. He…
Wrestlers second at Earl Gillis after Thorpe reaches 600 wins
It was win No. 600 for Coach Steve Thorpe Thursday evening, Jan. 9, as the Huskies beat Elmira…
Around Town Jan. 8, 2020
Free ASL class at area library The Brownsville Community Library is hosting an American Sign Language Class on…
Last-second basket lifts SH girls over Elmira
A last-second shot by Adaira Burger saved the game for Sweet Home, which watched Elmira take away a…
New year, new decade, new challenges
The new year means the holidays are over and it’s time to get back to business. For The…
Boys take 9-2 record into league after Elmira win
The Huskies beat Elmira 54-38 in their final pre-league game Friday evening at home in boys basketball. The…