Public Safety Feb. 14, 2018
Feb. 12 1:29 a.m. – Joshua Lee Wood, 29, cited for no license and no insurance, 2400 block…
Resident: Ashes blamed for fire were in can for week
In response to a report about a house fire at 1610 Cedar St. on Feb. 2, one of…
Over-sharing on social media can have adverse financial consequences
Locking doors and windows and leaving a light on used to deter criminals from breaking into homes when…
Long Street rollover
Police Officer Ryan Cummings collects information at the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday morning, Feb. 12, in…
David Contreras
Sept. 20, 1943 – Jan. 20, 2018 David Trent Contreras, 74, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan. 20,…
William Harley Dimick
Nov. 11, 1922 – Feb. 5, 2018 William Harley Dimick, 95, of Sweet Home passed away on Feb.…
Sandra Hawkins
Feb. 17, 1966 – Feb. 6, 2018 Sandra DeLynn Hawkins, 51, of Sweet Home died Feb. 6, 2018.…
Cheer team takes fifth at state after some late adjustments
The Sweet Home High School cheerleaders finished fifth at state Saturday after a tough week practicing late adjustments…
Huskies play at ‘totally different level’ in close loss to Sisters, win at Elmira
Sweet Home narrowly missed taking down Sisters at home Feb. 6, losing 43-36, in boys basketball; but the…
Soaring firefighting costs limit funds for other needs
By Tracy Beck Both nationally and locally, the 2017 wildfire season was unpre-cedented in terms of dollars spent,…
Swimmers swamp foes in final meet
With the district championships a week away, Sweet Home’s swimmers left Coach Doug Peargin optimistic after they walloped…
Mat Club wrestlers place in state tourney
Twelve Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers placed at the Oregon Kids State Tournament held Jan. 27-28 at the…
Despite late surge by Tow, Huskies fall
Sophomore Casey Tow played his best game and his best quarter in varsity basketball Saturday as the Huskies…
‘Super’ Blue Moon and More
A rare lunar display lights the sky Jan. 31 – before the clouds move in on Sweet Home…
Public Safety Feb. 7, 2018
Feb. 5 5:13 a.m. – Brandon Ryan Freeman, 24, arrested on Linn County warrant for failure to comply…
Fire on Cedar
Firefighters extinguish a fire at 1610 Cedar St., home to three adults The fire destroyed the garage and…
Tax season kicks off with some basic tips from state Revenue
The Oregon Department of Revenue and the IRS will begin processing tax returns on January 29. Taxpayers can…
Man arrested after shots reported in SH
A man was arrested late Thursday night, Feb. 1, after allegedly firing a gun from an apartment and…
SH runs out of gas at Sutherlin
The Huskies lost 49-21 at Sutherlin in girls basketball Friday. They played competitively three out of four quarters,…
Robert Gourley
June 10, 1968 – Feb. 2, 2018 Robert Elwin Gourley, 49, of Foster died Feb. 2, 2018 in…
Retha R. Swegar
Nov. 13, 1928 – Jan. 30, 2018 Retha M. Swegar, 89, a former Sweet Home resident for 50…
Kathleen Barnard
Sept. 21, 1942 – Feb. 4, 2018 Kathleen Barnard, 75, of Sweet Home died Feb. 4, 2018. She…
Huskies wrestle final dual meet; turn focus toward districts
It wasn’t dramatic, but it was fun as Sweet Home’s wrestlers finished their regular season Thursday, Feb. 1,…
Dennis Richardson shows what can be accomplished in Salem
We often criticize public officials, particularly at the state and federal levels, whose focus appears to be more…