Trump primary challenge may be Waterloo for GOP
By Rich Lowry The race for 2020 is taking shape, although there are still significant unknowns, including whether…
Around Town March 6, 2019
SHPD offers 1-day Citizen’s Academy Sweet Home Police Department is seeking participants for a one-day Citizen’s Academy. Once…
SH ballerina to dance senior performance
Nearly a lifetime of training will be on display Friday night, March 8, when Sweet Home’s Rebecca Jones…
Snow forces postponement of SHHS theater production
As a result of last week’s snow storm, Sweet Home High School Drama Department’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s…
Public Safety Log March 6, 2019
March 1 3:10 a.m. – Subject sped away from a police officer at a high rate of speed,…
Snow makes for good mud at festival
For more photos, see our Mud Fest album: https://www.sweethomenews.com/photos/03_06_2019
Senior Kurtz and juniors Royer and Thorpe named Outstanding Wrestlers
Jackson Royer and Travis Thorpe were named Outstanding Wrestlers for the boys and Marissa Kurtz was the girls…
Self-defense is a basic human right
Editor: The most lethal and lawless weapons are not firearms. They are unconstitutional legal assaults forged by out-of-control…
Shoppers: Read the labels for real deals
Editor: Shoppers, compare! I recently checked out the new Dollar Tree store. And Dollar General, while I was…
New rent-control law breaks one that’s tried and true: supply and demand
It’s astounding that, in an effort to further emulate the growing divide between haves and have-nots in California,…
Harry Kelley
Jan. 11, 1941 – Feb. 21, 2019 Harry Thomas Kelley, 78, of Sweet Home died Feb. 21, 2018.…
Ronald Banta
June 3, 1944 – February 27, 2019 Ronald Eldon Banta, 74, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 27, 2019…
Public Safety Log Feb. 27, 2019
Feb. 25 12:23 a.m. – Deputy took a report for assault, 45600 block of Sunnyside Road. 2:04 a.m.…
SH suspect arrested after police chase
A Sweet Home man was arrested in Albany early Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, after a pursuit in an…
Gun control bill only goes so far
Editor: I want to advise all Oregon residents that the governor’s new gun control bill only applies to…
Green New Deal plus Modern Monetary Theory equals socialism
By Dr. Mark Hendrickson Thank you, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Green New Deal she has unveiled is most…
Anthony Milligan
Oct. 1, 1968 – Feb. 16, 2019 Anthony Earl Milligan, 50, of Sweet Home died Feb. 16, 2019.…
Newport defeats cagers in play-in game on road
The Huskies lost a play-in game 58-49 in a rematch at Newport Friday evening, ending their season in…
Thelma Heth
May 2, 1949 – Feb. 13, 2019 Thelma Rae Heth, 69, of Sweet Home died Feb. 13, 2019.…