Public Safety Log May 29, 2019
May 26 1:10 a.m. – Arne J. Gerard, 41, arrested on state Parole Board warrant, Linn County warrant…
Quick SHFAD response stops mobile home fire
Fire seriously damaged a manufactured home in the Fir View Villa manufactured home park Thursday night, May 23.…
Entrepreneurship game Thursday
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an enterpreneur? Test yourself and a friend in a game…
Thomas W. Lewis
Oct. 26, 1921 – March 2, 2019 Thomas W. (Tommy) Lewis was born on Oct. 26, 1921, in…
Budget issue isn’t council character
Editor: Most citizens (this writer included) admire those who volunteer for city government, and appreciate all the hard…
Sweet Home is a place of peace and plenty
Every so often we hear or see comments about how terrible our town has become – often in…
Golf teams finish season
There were no individual honorees at the golf team’s awards dessert Wednesday evening, May 22. That’s because everybody…
Huskies pull out baseball playoff win at La Grande, fall to Astoria at home
Sweet Home ended its baseball season with a second-round 8-1 playoff loss to Astoria at home after beating…
Huskies snatch softball victory in upset before losing to No. 1
Sweet Home snatched a victory from the proverbial jaws of defeat in a 5-4 first-round state softball playoff…
Around Town May 22, 2019
Host a foreign exchange student Families are needed to host international high school exchange students for the next…
Softball 10U team wins tournament
A Sweet Home Softball Association 10U team coached by Clint Sieminski won four straight games in a weekend…
Baseball and softball move to second round in state playoffs
The Huskies move forward to the second round of state playoffs in baseball and softball Friday, May 24,…
Update: Police arrest suspect in shooting
Police arrested a suspect Sunday, May 26, in the shooting death of a Sweet Home man. Page Lee…
Communication fails in controversy
Editor: Having attended the May 14, 2019 City Council meeting because I had felt confusion regarding the huge…
Baseball team shuts out Elmira; to face La Grande in playoffs
The Huskies shut out Elmira in a pickup game Friday afternoon, May 17, on the road in preparation…
Softball team will face Gladstone in playoffs
The Sweet Home High School softball team is headed for Gladstone Wednesday, May 22, in the first round…
Republican walkout an effort to get Legislature supermajority to listen
Guest Commentary: Sherrie Sprenger I have received a few messages and questions about the Senate Republicans walking out…
City leaders not guilty of ‘crimes’
Editor: From many of the comments that I heard at the Public Hearing on the proposed City budget…
Day 2 a better round for Husky girls in state golf
Sweet Home’s girls finished at the bottom of the leaderboard May 13-14 in their first-ever state tournament. The…