Boys snap eight-game losing streak with win against Elmira
Sweet Home beat Elmira 62-58 last week, ending an eight-game losing streak before falling 53-33 to Sutherlin in…
Editorial: City’s proposed exclusion law needs tweaks
We appreciate that City Council members Diane Gerson, James Goble and Dave Trask have voiced concerns about the…
Alumni roundup: SOU’s Cowger wins 3rd regional wrestling title
Southern Oregon University senior wrestler Tyler Cowger placed first at 149 pounds for the third year in a…
James Allyn
May 28, 1944 – Feb. 16, 2017 James Dale Allyn, 72, of Sweet Home died Feb. 16, 2017.…
Sharry Mae Stitzell Jan. 23, 1956 – Feb. 11, 2017
Sharry Mae Stitzell, 61, of Lebanon, died, Saturday at the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital following acute respiratory failure.…
Around Town February 14, 2017
‘Gold Rush’ cast member at LBCC Dave Turin from the Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” series will give a…
Sweetheart Run draws largest crowd yet
A record 143 runners and walkers turned out Saturday, Feb. 11, at Sankey Park for the third annual…
Sweet Home High School, Boys & Girls Club to join Pipeline to Jobs program
Sweet Home High School and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam have joined a partnership…
Deadline is Friday for Cultural Trust grant funds available to history, humanities projects
The Linn County Cultural Commission is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Two Sweet Home men arrested after burglary, robbery report
Two Sweet Home men were arrested Saturday, Feb. 11, in connection with a reported robbery that occurred Friday…
Jamboree hit artists Home Free returning for 2017 festival
Popular demand, Home Free is returning to the Oregon Jamboree this year. The Jamboree, scheduled for Aug. 4-6,…
Joseph Gallipeau
Feb. 9, 1925 – Jan. 29, 2017 Joseph (Joe) Francis Gallipeau, 91, of Sweet Home died peacefully in…
Husky boys fall to CG, JC in hoops
Cottage Grove put together a strong second-quarter run to close the deal in a 77-51 win Friday at…
Cheerleaders narrowly miss top spot at state competition
The Sweet Home High School competition cheer team brought home a second-place trophy from the state competition Saturday…
Girls lose against JC, CG
The Sweet Home High School girls varsity basketball team lost to Cottage Grove 43-21 at home Friday and…
Delores Elletson
May 17, 1927 – Jan. 5, 2017 Delores M. Elletson, 89, died Jan. 5, 2017 of heart failure.…
Reta Braaten
May 11, 1944 – Feb. 8, 2017 Reta Elizabeth Braaten, 72, of Sweet Home died Feb. 8, 2017.…
Cops seek suspect after early-morning robbery on Friday, Feb. 10
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a robbery that occurred Friday morning, Feb. 10, in the 2000 block…
SH trucker cited after collision with snowplow
A Sweet Home trucker was cited Tuesday, Jan. 31, after his truck hit a snow plow on Interstate…
Public Safety Log February 7, 2017
Feb. 5 12:41 a.m. – Caller reported a dog barking in the area, 600 block of Mountain View.…
Cops recover trailer in Crawfordsville
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies recovered one of two stolen flatbed car trailers in Crawfordsville on the morning of…
SHJH wrestlers finish with six district champions, team title
Sweet Home Junior High wrestlers dominated their district tournament Saturday at Sweet Home High School, nearly doubling second-place…
Wrestlers win big over Cottage Grove; girls qualify for state championships
Sweet Home dominated a young Cottage Grove team in its final dual meet of the wrestling season Thursday,…
Finally all together, Husky swimmers sweep final home meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers finished off their dual meet season with decisive wins on both the boys and girls…
Editorial: History can come back to bite us, one way or another
University of Oregon President Robert Schill last week announced a decision that the name of University of Oregon…