Carol Ann Salsbery
Sept. 22, 1945 – Jan. 3, 2017 Carol Ann Salsbery, 71, of Sweet Home died Jan. 3, 2017.…
Hazel Shull
June 17, 1918 – Dec. 31, 2016 Hazel Beulah Shull, 98, a former Sweet Home resident, died Dec.…
Avalanche closes Highway 20 near Santiam Pass
An avalanche closed U.S. 20 about two miles west of Santiam Pass just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.…
Review of the Year: 2016 marked by tragedy, turmoil, triumphs
Here is our annual review of some of the biggest news stories we reported in 2016: January n…
Ranger District’s ‘senior’ employee Lupe Wilson retiring
Lupe Wilson started work at the Sweet Home Ranger District as a receptionist in 1976. She didn’t stay…
Austin Irwin Sr.
Nov. 9, 1941 – Dec. 24, 2016 Austin Irwin Sr., 75, of Sweet Home died in his home…
Sunshine Donation
Mayor Jim Gourley presents a check for $1,220 to Shalene Gill, left, office manager for Sunshine Industries, last…
From Our Files, January
January 5, 1967 Frank Kikel, a resident of Sweet Home for 15 years, was elected as mayor of…
Around Town January 3, 2017
Comedy auditions Wednesday at LHS Lebanon Association for Theatre Arts will hold winter comedy play auditions at 6:30…
Public Safety Log January 3, 2017
Note: Police logs for the period of Dec. 29 – Jan. 2 were unavailable by press time. We…
Mother of Lebanon man is missing
Merrilee Cooley, 68, of Portland, is missing. No one has spoken to her since Tuesday, Dec. 27. She…
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…
Girls lose 3 at Stayton tourney
Sweet Home’s varsity girls basketball team lost three games during a tournament held Wednesday through Friday at Stayton…
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…
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…
Husky swimmers win all 22 events at Stayton Invitational
Sweet Home’s swimmers may have been tired Dec. 28, but for the first time all season they were…
Phyllis Hankins
April 20, 1925 – Dec. 27, 2016 Phyllis Ann Hankins, 91, of Sweet Home died Dec. 27, 2016…
Wayne Johnston
Jan. 9, 1947 – Dec. 20, 2016 Wayne Howard Johnston, 69, of Sweet Home died Dec. 20, 2016.…
Laretta Childers
Nov. 15, 1937 – Dec. 30, 2016 Laretta Marie Childers, 79, of Sweet Home died Dec. 30, 2016.…
Steven Light
May 18, 1952 – Dec. 25, 2016 Steven Ray Light, 64, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2016.…
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…
Swimmers 3rd at Salem Academy
Sweet Home’s swimmers are getting off to a slow start this year. Not on the clock, though. The…
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,…