Council candidates answer questions: Part 3
Eight candidates are running for four City Council seats in the Nov. 8 election. The top four candidates…
City Council candidates forum Thursday
Sweet Home voters will have a chance to hear from candidates for the four empty City Council seats…
Hot Saturday At Sunshine
Robin Smith and Tayden Masters dance to tunes provided by Americana-country artist Melody Guy at a Sunshine Industries…
Resident extinguishes grease fire
Sweet Home firefighters approach a mobilehome which shows scorch marks visible to right of the bush next to…
Public Safety Log October 11, 2016
Oct. 9 1:13 a.m. – Steven Andrew Williamson, 48, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to appear…
Husky boys score ‘huge win,’ sweeping JC in soccer; 3 tough foes loom
The Huskies defeated Junction City for the second time this year, sweeping the season in high school boys…
Spikers keep themselves alive in district race, with tough stretch ahead
Sweet Home’s volleyball team won two matches last week, against Elmira and Junction City, to move into a…
Nellouise Kruesi
Feb. 23,1923 – Sept. 27, 2016 Nellouise Kruesi, 93, a longtime former Sweet Home resident, died peacefully in…
Battered SH girls lose in soccer
Junction City beat a battered Sweet Home team 5-1 in girls soccer Thursday, Oct. 6. It was the…
Editorial: Ballot measures present mixed bag for Oregon voters
Editor’s note: Today we are taking a look at six of the seven statewide measures that will be…
Not a red-letter day, but Huskies third among Sky-Em runners
The Paul Mariman Invitational at Philomath is considered a good test for 4A-Division runners who are coming off…
Don Workman
March 24, 1937 – Oct. 4, 2016 Don Cleo Workman, 79, of Foster, died Oct. 4, 2016. He…
Jack Carper July 15, 1927 – Oct. 7, 2016
Jack Carper, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. He was born July 15, 1927…
Phyllis Brown
April 22, 1924 – Oct. 5, 2016 Phyllis Helena Brown, 92, of Sweet Home died Oct. 5, 2016…
Judge certifies class action in county’s $1.4 billion lawsuit
Linn County District Judge Daniel Murphy granted class certification in Linn County’s $1.4 billion breach of contract lawsuit…
Fire Season ends
Fire season is terminated in the South Cascade District which includes the Sweet Home Unit. With that said,…
Around Town October 4, 2016
Oktoberfest in Lebanon Thursday The 1847 Annex Bar and Deluxe Brewing Company will host Oktoberfest from 6 to…
City Council candidates answer questions: Part 2
Eight candidates are running for four City Council seats in the Nov. 8 election. The top four candidates…
Harvest Festival
Hundreds of Sweet Home residents turned out Saturday, Oct. 1, for the annual Harvest Festival at Sankey Park.…
Lebanon’s Oregon Veterans Home reaches full capacity
The Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon reached full capacity late last month, welcoming its 154th current resident, Robert…
SHARC Showdown brings local talent together
The third annual SHARC Showdown talent show, a fund-raiser for the renovation of the high school auditorium, gave…
Public Safety Log October 4, 2016
Oct. 2 3:24 a.m. – Caller reported that her boyfriend choked her, and she couldn’t breathe, 1200 block…
College in his day didn’t require loans
Editor: When I went to college back in the ’50’s I can’t recall paying more than about $65…
Boys’ slow starts against Elmira, CG come back to bite them
Elmira and Cottage Grove edged out the Sweet Home boys 2-1 and 1-0 respectively last week in soccer.…
Editorial: Measure 97 no solution to state’s fiscal woes
Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks we plan to address a variety of election issues. We’re not…