Around Town Feb. 12, 2020
Good, bad bugs at Master Gardeners Linn County Master Gardeners will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13,…
Cap-and-Trade bill a Californiazation
Editor: Wake up, people! This Cap-and-Trade house bill is nothing but another Spotted Owl lie to stop any…
Sweet Home at Timber Unity Rally
Twenty-four rigs left Sweet Home early on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 6, to join a statewide #TimberUnity…
Arrested boy in gun case named
A 15-year-old boy arrested Jan. 28 after he allegedly brought a firearm to school at Sweet Home High…
Motel tenant dies of natural causes
A Sweet Home police investigation has determined that the death of a 77-year-old man last week at the…
District to create facilities plan
During the next 10 months, the Sweet Home School District will develop a long-range facilities plan funded by…
Mixing in little consideration, kindness can go a long way for leaders
Are you interested in listening to a creatively layered, thoughtfully produced audiobook about power dynamics? If so, Adam…
Feb. 19 is immunization deadline for students
Wednesday, Feb. 19, is School Exclusion Day, and Oregon Immunization Program officials are reminding parents that children will…
Public Safety Log Feb. 12, 2020
Feb. 9 4:15 a.m. – Caller reported he was hit by a vehicle while walking on Ames Creek…
Local church offers financial planning course
Holley Christian Church is offering a series of classes on how to take control of your money, starting…
Remaining Main Street trees removed
Sweet Home Public Works removed the remaining downtown Main Street median trees last week. The city’s Park and…
Girls lose to Woodburn, No. 1 Philomath in hoops
The Huskies lost 67-53 at Woodburn on Feb. 4 and then to top-ranked Philomath 57-25 at home Friday…
Cheer squad warms up for state with big championship
The Sweet Home High School cheerleaders finished first in their division and won the grand champion trophy at…
Boys down No. 3 Philomath to pull into middle of OWC hoops race
Sweet Home’s boys held off a massive fourth-quarter surge by the third-ranked Philomath Warriors Friday night to win…
Swimming: Girls post 30th win in final home meet; boys third
In their final home meet of the season Thursday, Feb. 6, Sweet Home’s swimmers continued to put the…
Wave of bills in Salem a real threat
Oregonians – especially those in rural regions – should be acutely aware, after last year’s legislative session, that…
Guy Backus
Dec. 14, 1949 – Feb. 3, 2020 Guy Edward Backus, 70, died on the afternoon of Feb. 3,…
Ronald Wood
Feb. 16, 1946 – Feb. 4, 2020 Ronald Lee Wood, 73, of Sweet Home died Feb. 4, 2020.…
Tigers triumph at district tournament
Sweet Home Junior High wrestlers show off their hardware after wining the Valley League district tournament Saturday, Feb.…
Wrestling: Girls sixth at regionals as Schilling repeats, boys win OWC title
Sweet Home’s girls placed sixth out of 61 teams at the OSAA South Regional Wrestling Championships held Feb.…
Swimmers cash in on short road trip to see new competition
Thanks to a scheduling conflict at the Newport Aquatic Center, Newport High School hosted its annual swimming invitational…
Husky wrestlers finish in middle of pack at tough Reser’s TOC
Sweet Home’s boys placed in the middle of the field at the Resers Tournament of Champions Friday and…
Sherra Banta
June 16, 1986 – Feb. 1, 2020 Sherra Banta, 33, of Sweet Home died Feb. 1, 2020 at…