Around Town Dec. 26, 2018
Cooking and more at women’s dinner Kathy Goss will present “Power Cooking” at the monthly meeting of After…
Sweet Home wrestlers 34-7 in four-team dual meet at home
Sweet Home’s wrestlers gave the home crowd a demonstration of their depth and strength Thursday, Dec. 20, in…
Sheriff’s Office: Phone outage affecting 911 calls, but callers should still use that number
Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports the 911 Dispatch Center is still receiving 911 calls during the reported…
Local legislator Sprenger named to influential posts
House Republican Whip Rep. Sherrie Sprenger, R-Scio, will serve as vice chair of the House Committee on Judiciary…
High school, junior high announce Honor Rolls for fall trimester
Sweet Home High School SHHS Honor Roll Criteria: Students on Honor Roll must have taken at least four…
December ESPY honorees
Exceptional Student Performance This Year honorees for December received certificates at the monthly School Board meeting on Dec.…
Public Safety Log Dec. 26, 2018
Dec. 22 3:06 a.m. – Jody Maruffo, 40, turned in himself on Sweet Home warrant for failure to…
Todd Carter
Nov. 30, 1961 – Dec. 17, 2018 Todd Allen Carter, 57, of Crawfordsville died Dec. 17, 2018. He…
Ann Rice
May 27, 1934 – Dec. 15, 2018 Ann Elizabeth Rice, 84, of Sweet Home died Dec. 15, 2018.…
Candi Elliott
July 30, 1964- Dec. 19, 2018 Candi Lynn Sills-Elliott, 54, of Sweet Home died Dec. 19, 2018. She…
Boys notch three wins on hardwood to enter holidays 10-1
Sweet Home’s boys basketball team extended its winning streak to eight games last week, beating Molalla 62-54 on…
Girls win all their events in four-way swim meet; boys third
Sweet Home’s girls flexed their collective muscle in a convincing performance Thursday, Dec. 20, against district opponents Salem…
Husky girls lose two in basketball
Sweet Home lost two games last week, 53-23, at Elmira Tuesday and 48-24 against Central Linn Wednesday at…
Help for homeless starts with hope
Editor: As I read about the $500,000 that will be available to the city of Sweet Home for…
Holiday drawings have benefits
Editor: After coaxing from my wife Georgia, I filled out the local merchants Thanksgiving and Christmas giving drawings…
Girls beat Scio in first win of season, fall to Tillamook
The Huskies picked up their first win of the year 43-33 at home against Scio Dec. 11 in…
Girls win all swim events at Philomath
Sweet Home’s girls won all nine events at the Rhonda Relays held at Philomath Dec. 13. With deep…
Boys continue pile on two more wins
The Huskies continued piling wins on their boys basketball record last week, defeating Tillamook 53-34 Dec. 12 and…
Wrestlers place first at GP
Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed first on the boys side at the Grants Pass Winter Kickoff Dec. 14-15, which…
Cheerleaders’ first local comp draws crowd, runs smoothly
The Sweet Home High School cheer team hosted its first ever cheer competition Saturday, filling the main gym.…
Christmas a chance to reflect on what’s important
It’s really been a pleasant Christmas season for Sweet Home. The Capitol Christmas Tree experience was heart-warming for…