Landlord has point on water bills
Editor: It isn’t often that I take sides in disputes, but Bruce Hobbs has good reason to express…
Ruth Keene
June 1, 1928 – Jan. 19, 2018 Ruth Naydean Keene, 89, of Sweet Home (formerly of Toledo), died…
Joyce McKay
April 9, 1941 – Jan. 20, 2018 Joyce Earleen McKay, 76, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 20. 2018.…
Steven M. Patee
Dec. 11, 1961 – Jan. 16, 2018 Steven M. Patee, 56, of Sweet Home passed away Jan. 16,…
Margie Cleem
July 28, 1934 – Jan. 18, 2018 Constance Margie Cleem, 83, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, Jan.…
Sprint meet gives swimmers taste of what to expect at district championships
With the district swimming championships two weeks away, Sweet Home’s swimmers got a chance to gauge the competition…
Wrestlers leave Reser’s with two placers, eyes on regional
It’s time for Sweet Home’s wrestlers to focus on the regional tournament. Winding up a brutal schedule that…
We’ve been handed a card; can we play it?
The announcement last week that our national forest will produce the nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree (along with 70…
Cagers beat Elmira, mark their first league victory
Sweet Home’s boys beat Elmira 59-51 at home Friday after falling 54-38 at Sisters on Jan. 16 in…
Upgraded defenses, backing off on provocations can avoid a needless war in North Korea
“To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” —Sun Tzu The recent bogus Hawaiian nuclear…
City rules need to be based on sense
Editor: For the past two decades I have often helped a couple of landlords clean and repair after renters…
Around Town Jan. 17, 2018
Choir Spring Pops concert rehearsals Registration and rehearsals for the Lebanon Community Chorus’ Spring Pops Concert, “Young at…
Teen arrested for hit and run after hitting student
Sweet Home police arrested a 19-year-old Sweet Home man in connection with what police are describing as a…
Chamber continues to strengthen position, with new organization, bylaws
The Chamber of Commerce recently has been charting a new course, transitioning from a damage control mode that…
Public Safety Jan. 17, 2018
Jan. 15 1:28 a.m. – Kyle James Elmer, 26, arrested on multiple warrants, including a Sweet Home warrant…
Four straight days of wrestling take toll as SH finishes 4th at Oregon Classic
Winding up an intense four straight days of wrestling, Sweet Home ran out of gas Saturday at the…
Cheer squad opens competition season with 3rd at S. Albany
The Sweet Home High School competitive cheerleading squad returns numerous players while remaining young. After sitting out last…
LaVern Frances Hay
June 18, 1936 – Jan. 11, 2018 LaVern Frances Hay, 81, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday Jan.…
Dorothy Agnes Potter
Jan. 26, 1918 – Jan. 10, 2018 Dorothy Agnes Potter, 99, of Sweet Home entered the loving embrace…
Kathleen McDowell
July 9, 1945 – Jan. 5, 2018 Kathleen Olga McDowell, 72, of Sweet Home died Jan. 4, 2018.…
Larry Watts
Jan. 2, 1940 – Nov. 24, 2017 Larry Eugene Watts, 77, died Nov. 24, 2017, at OHSU Hospital…
David Rowe
April 19, 1968 – Jan. 9, 2018 David Shawn Rowe, 49, of Fayetteville, Ark. died Jan. 9, 2018.…
Lorenzo Dadey-Salazar
Lorenzo Leo Dadey-Salazar, precious baby boy of Jaime Salazar and Molly Dadey, was born into the arms of…
Sutherlin rolls over SH in girls’ league opener
Opening league play Friday, the high school girls basketball team had a tough time getting things going in…