Doris Wilkinson
May 6, 1931 – Jan. 24, 2020 Doris Elaine Wilkinson, 88, of Sweet Home died Jan. 24, 2020.…
‘Low-energy’ boys lose early lead, fall to Cascade on road in basketball
Sweet Home lost 58-49 Friday night at Cascade in boys basketball. The Huskies held an early advantage, leading…
Congratulations due to district
Sweet Home High School’s 13.5-percent bump in its graduation rate, from 70.83 percent in 2017-18 to 84.52 this…
Solutions needed in legislature
Editor: On Jan. 10 the legislature introduced LC19 – the newest version of HB 2020 Cap and Trade. …
Around Town Jan. 22, 2020
Bible studies start this week in SH Mid-Valley Women of Christ is holding a community Bible study in…
Public Safety Log Jan. 22, 2020
Jan. 20 12:07 a.m. – Caller reported that her ex-husband was in her garage, and a male yelled…
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,…
Tanner Jewell
June 9, 1999 – Jan. 3, 2020 Tanner James Jewell, 20, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 3, 2020.…
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,…
SH boys fall just short in basketball to Stayton, Philomath
Sweet Home’s boys had their chances to catch top-ranked Philomath and ninth-ranked Stayton on the road last week…
Girls fall to top-ranked Philomath, Stayton on road in basketball
The Huskies ran into two of the toughest teams in the state last week in girls basketball, falling…
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…
New year, new laws, more to come
The Oregon Legislature may have convened back in the first half of 2019, but the results of the…
Around Town Jan. 15, 2019
Winter Rod and Speed Show at Linn County Expo Center The 2020 Winter Rod and Speed Show will…
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…
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…