Boys beat Scio, but lose to La Grande, Blanchet in basketball
The high school varsity boys won one of three games at a basketball tournament held Wednesday through Friday…
Phyllis Hankins
April 20, 1925 – Dec. 27, 2016 Phyllis Ann Hankins, 91, of Sweet Home died Dec. 27, 2016…
Laretta Childers
Nov. 15, 1937 – Dec. 30, 2016 Laretta Marie Childers, 79, of Sweet Home died Dec. 30, 2016.…
Wayne Johnston
Jan. 9, 1947 – Dec. 20, 2016 Wayne Howard Johnston, 69, of Sweet Home died Dec. 20, 2016.…
Huskies wrestle to 6-3 finish at Northwest Duals, good for ninth in tournament
Sweet Home’s varsity wrestlers finished second in their pool and ninth overall at the 36-team Northwest Duals tournament…
Editorial: New year should bring new commitment to a better one
Hard to believe it’s a new year already. In our review of the news of 2016, some of…
Steven Light
May 18, 1952 – Dec. 25, 2016 Steven Ray Light, 64, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2016.…
Around Town December 27, 2016
Hospital collecting caps for babies Local knitters and crocheters are invited to create caps for babies during Samaritan…
Death Notices December 27, 2016
Austin Irwin Sr., 75, of Sweet Home died Dec. 24, 2016. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
From Our Files, December
December 29, 1966 Marine Private Gary L. Gill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gill of Route 1,…
Small exhibits are a lot of what East Linn Museum’s all about
What do a $100 bill, a walnut, and the East Linn Museum have in common? For one thing,…
North River crash
Medics, above, attend to victims in a rollover crash on North River Road at the entrance to Lewis…
Ball-handling, shooting woes dog SH in losses to Siuslaw, S. Umpqua
The Huskies lost at home to Siuslaw 60-31 Dec. 19 and South Umpqua 45-24 Dec. 20. South Umpqua…
Watershed council gets Salmon License Plate grant
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board has selected the South Santiam Watershed Council to receive a Salmon License Plate…
Outdoor School funding falling short this year
Grant funding for the annual South Santiam STEWARDS Outdoor School Program has fallen short this year, and the…
Nursing Notes: Tears can be help or hindrance for elderly eyes
I frequently have people ask me: “Sarah, why are my eyes so weepy? Is there something wrong with…
Christmas at SHEM
Santa Claus (also known as Safeway Service Operations Manager Brian Adams) and volunteers, above, team up at Sweet…
Public Safety Log December 27, 2016
Dec. 26 12:45 p.m. – Kyle James Elmer, 25, arrested on Linn County warrant for probation violation on…
Husky boys fall to Siuslaw, S. Umpqua
Sweet Home lost 49-46 to Siuslaw and 65-57 to South Umpqua at home last week in boys basketball.…
After 10 days on ice, wrestlers get back on mats with wins at Lebanon
Coach Steve Thorpe and his Huskies were back on the mats Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Lebanon’s Weisbrodt Invitational,…
Swimmers 3rd at Salem Academy
Sweet Home’s swimmers are getting off to a slow start this year. Not on the clock, though. The…
Jeffrey Gridley
May 22, 1953 – Dec. 23, 2016 Jeffrey Paul Gridley, 63, of Sweet Home died Dec. 23, 2016.…
Editorial: In a world of strife, old words have great meaning
I help out with music for my church and the other day I was looking over some traditional…