Public Safety May 16, 2018
May 13 1:08 a.m. – Caller reported her vehicle was hit while parked, 1800 block of Ames Creek.…
Drug bust on Main Street results in 13 arrests
Officers arrested 13 people during a narcotics-related search warrant served at 8:04 a.m. on May 9. SHPD with…
SH man, 70, gets 25 years after pleading guilty to sexual abuse
John Edward Birman, 70, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on four counts of sex-abuse related charges…
Truth in column on newspapers’ decline
Editor: That was a superb editorial you wrote for the May 9 edition! Dave Cooper and I bought…
Thanks to SH for ongoing support
Editor: This letter is for the whole Sweet Home Family (Booster club, staff, students and community). We wanted…
Huskies finish third in league, ready for play-in against Hidden Valley
Sweet Home closed out its regular season shutting out Sisters 14-0 on the road May 8, placing third…
Diane Kennedy Saldivar
Diane Joyce Kennedy Saldivar, 50, of Lake Oswego, died peacefully on Dec. 23, 2017, surrounded by her loved…
Lois Kay Maudlin
Jan. 18, 1942 – May 5, 2018 Lois Kay Maudlin died May 5, 2018. She was born Jan.…
Juanita Deffenbaugh
May 25, 1934 – May 13, 2018 Juanita Rae Deffenbaugh, 83, of Sweet Home, died May 13, 2018.…
Norma Peters
July 21, 1931 – May 10, 2018 Norma Claire Taylor Peters, 86, formerly of Sweet Home, died May…
Leida Dewey
Dec. 29, 1929 – May 14, 2018 Leida Mary Dewey, 88, of Sweet Home died May 14, 2018.…
Husky boys take second in district golf; May third for girls
Sweet Home’s boys team finished second in the Special District 2 championships last week at Tokatee and were…
Around Town May 9, 2018
Christmas Tree ornaments sought The Willamette National Forest’s Sweet Home Ranger District has been selected to provide the…
Public Safety May 9, 2018
May 7 12:08 a.m. – Timothy Loren Ames Jr., 28, arrested on Linn County warrant for failure to…
Oregon Jamboree expanding its festival kickoff party
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Oregon Jamboree is doubling down on its annual Thursday…
Police arrest man linked to April 3 pursuit, crash
Ryan Kelly Rikala, 31, who fled officers on April 3 after crashing into a Sweet Home Police Department…
Narcotics-related search warrant results in multiple arrests
The New Era Officers arrested 13 people during a narcotics-related search warrant served at 8:04 a.m. on May…
Measure 98 funds driving new, expanded programs at SHHS
By Tom Yahraes Measure 98—Tackling CTE and Forestry, College Readiness, and Dropout Prevention High School Success is the…
Track team confident heading into district meet
Things get serious this week for Sweet Home’s track and field squads, as the Huskies head for Sisters…
Softball team shuts out CG, loses to Elmira
Savannah Hutchins threw a no-hitter on the way to a 15-0 shutout in softball over Cottage Grove in…
Boys 2nd, girls 4th in golf districts
After the first day of the Special District 2 golf championship tournaments Monday, May 7, the Sweet Home…
Baseball squad sweeps Elmira, Cottage Grove
Hanging onto second place in Sky-Em baseball, Sweet Home slipped by Cottage Grove in the sixth inning to…
SH golfers posting solid scores as district tournament nears
Sweet Home’s golfers finally got a chance to host their own tournament Tuesday, April 24, then followed that…