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…
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…
Holiday drawings have benefits
Editor: After coaxing from my wife Georgia, I filled out the local merchants Thanksgiving and Christmas giving drawings…
SHPD plans DUI patrols Dec. 21 – Jan.6
The Sweet Home Police Department will run extra patrols during the holiday season, looking for drunken drivers, from…
‘Christmas Store’ gives nearly 150 kids chance at gifts for others
The Evangelical Church fellowship hall was a busy place Saturday, Dec. 15, as young shoppers and their families…
Sweet Home foresters among county Small Woodlands leaders
A new year brings new officers and committee assignments for the Linn County Small Woodlands Association directors. Lee…
Public Safety Log Dec. 19, 2018
Dec. 14 3:46 a.m. – Andrew William Scott, 31, cited for speeding, 1900 block of Main. 5:56 a.m.…
Circuit Court roundup: settlement in Nightingale lawsuit
A lawsuit over the wrongful death of truck driver Neil Nightingale was dismissed Oct. 15 following a settlement…
Scholarship tree auction organizers expect to clear $30,000
The Trees for Scholarships auction and dinner, held Dec. 8 at Sweet Home High School, grossed $36,634 for…
Letters to Santa and Christmas Reflections
Editor’s Note: We present our annual listing of the Christmas wishes of local second-graders. Those who didn’t feel…
Transient arrested in alleged ax attack
A 35-year-old transient was arrested on the morning of Dec. 9 for second-degree assault after a woman reported…
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…
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…
Matthew Hubler
April 2, 1976 – Dec. 11, 2018 Matthew Roland Hubler, 42, a former Cascadia resident, died Dec. 11,…
Raymond Jordan
Jan. 4, 1942 – Dec. 16, 2018 Raymond Eugene Jordan, 76, of Sweet Home died Dec. 16, 2018.…
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.…
So what does that poem say, anyway?
Editor: I’m old and not hooked up, so I wonder what Bridgette Harrington’s poem was, that she gained…
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…