Doctors appreciated for what they do
Editor: At Samaritan Health Services, building healthier communities is at the core of our mission. As we prepare…
Sonia Taylor
Aug. 9, 1962-March 19, 2019 Sonia Jean Taylor, 56, of Sweet Home died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in…
Helen Hightower
Dec. 28, 1926 – March 9, 2019 Former Sweet Home resident Helen M. Hightower, 92, of Locust Grove,…
Irene Slaughter
Sept. 26, 1936-March 24, 2019 Irene Slaughter, 82, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday. She was born in…
Community offers good activities
Editor: There are several good activities in town that are showing up. n Attending the March 12 City…
Changes to SHHS auditorium boost to arts
Five years ago, on Feb. 12, 2014, we published an opinion piece complaining about the state of our…
Congrats, thanks to award ‘earners’
Editor: Congratulations to all the Awards Banquet winners! Sweet Home is a community of kind, caring people. We…
Lindal Harris
March 25, 1947–March 15, 2019 Lindal Harris, 71, of Crawfordsville, died March 15, 2019. Mrs. Harris loved tending…
Around Town March 20, 2019
Citizens Academy for local residents Sweet Home Police Department is seeking participants for a one-day Citizen’s Academy. Once…
With little practice ahead of game, golfers open season coldly
Sweet Home’s golf teams opened their season last week cold – in a figurative sense, after having little…
Police in standoff with armed male at Clark Mill
A high-speed pursuit ended in a standoff Friday night (March 22) between an armed male subject and multiple…
Driver strikes pedestrian, commits suicide
A Sweet Home man committed suicide after striking and critically injuring a Sweet Home woman with his vehicle…
Santiam DAR names Sarah Hewitt ‘Good Citizen’
Sarah Hewitt of Sweet Home was the winner at a Santiam Chapter of the Daughters of the American…
High school accepting Ashton scholarship applications
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
Public Safety Log March 20, 2019
March 14 3:19 a.m. – Officer located a 17-year-old female who was walking to her aunt’s house with…
SH Woman killed in crash
A Sweet Home-area woman was killed early Thursday, March 14, in a head-on collision near Harrisburg. Linn County…
Softball team shuts out Banks in season opener
The second-ranked Sweet Home softball team launched its season in a big way, shutting out ninth-ranked Banks 2-0…
Late Secretary of State set standard for public service
Dennis Richardson was a gift to Oregon – particularly to us, the rural residents who populate nine-tenths of…
Robert Smith
Aug. 12, 1944 – March 12, 2019 Robert Ross Smith, 74, of Sweet Home died Tuesday. He was…
Baseball team loses to three top-five teams opening week
Third-ranked Banks scored a series of runs late in the game to slip by the Huskies 5-4 Friday…
Track athletes off to a fast start, racking up 24 PRs
Some Sweet Home’s track and field athletes got off to a fast start as they opened their season…
Swanson MVP as cagers finish with best season since 2010-11
The winner of the high school boys basketball team’s Most Valuable Player Award is senior Jake Swanson. He…