Boys down Sutherlin after soccer loss to Sisters
Sweet Home’s boys beat Sutherlin 2-0 in soccer at home Thursday evening. “The first half we didn’t execute,”…
Lucia Davis announces she’ll swim for Boise State
Sweet Home swimmer Lucia Davis has announced that she will swim for Boise State University next fall. “I…
Burl Palmer and Bernita June Shoemake
Burl Palmer Shoemake, age 95, and Bernita June (Chambers) Shoemake, age 93, of Turner, Ore-gon passed away on…
Monument supporters should focus on local realities
When we first learned that a tour of the proposed Douglas Fir National Monument was planned for this…
Obituaries September 27, 2016
Lelia Cole Nov. 27, 1921 – Sept. 22, 2016 Lelia “Lee” Mae Cole, 94, of Sweet Home died…
Husky girls notch first-ever soccer win over Sisters, 5-2
The Huskies defeated their longtime nemesis Sisters last week for the first time ever in girls soccer. They…
Husky spikers win game but drop match to Sisters, then fall to Sutherlin
Sweet Home’s volleyball team had a rough week, losing 3-1 to Sisters and then 3-0 to Sutherlin. But…
Photo by Sean C. Morgan AUSTIN STEVENS catches kick with his head, whileTristan Graham backs him up.
Sweet Home’s boys finished fifth Saturday at the Rock n River 5K cross-country meet at Elijah Bristow State…
Rollover on Highway 20
Rescue workers tend to Devin Larsen, 19, of Sweet Home Sunday, Sept. 18, outside of his vehicle, a…
Why they’re serious about Regulated Use
Neil Miller of the Oregon Department of Forestry submitted this photo as “a good example why ODF doesn’t…
Twenty new teachers join school district faculties this year
The Sweet Home School District has welcomed 20 new teachers this school year. They are: Autumn Almanza, high…
Sports drug testing likely to fail the objective: responsible teens
Drug testing of athletes isn’t new, but it is to Sweet Home. The School Board last May approved…
Gale Ray Wilson Oct. 14, 1927 – Sept. 11, 2016
Gale Ray Wilson, 88, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. He was born Oct. 14,…
Husky spikers open league with win over Junction City
Sweet Home’s volleyball team opened its league campaign Thursday with a 3-1 win over Junction City at home.…
SH squeaks by Tigers in girls soccer league opener
After tying Newport on the road Sept. 13, Cora McKee scored a single goal late in the game…
Daniel Craig Marble May 26, 1928 – Sept. 12, 2016
Craig “Doc” Marble passed away Sept. 12, 2016 after 88 good years, most of them lived right here…
Husky boys notch first-ever soccer win over JC
A battered boys soccer squad, defeated 7-3 at home by Newport on Sept. 13, scratched out a 1-0…
“William Rodney ‘Rod’ Fielder
William Rodney “Rod” Fielder, 85, died peacefully at his home in Brownsville earlier this month. He was born…
Athletes swell triathlon ranks at Foster Lake
The numbers swelled for the Best in the West Sprint Triathlon Festival this year, as participants swelled by…
Boys dominate Douglas, fall to Tillamook in soccer
The Huskies crushed Douglas High School 5-0 in boys soccer at home Thursday, giving them their first win…
Harriers finish fifth at new Sisters meet
Sweet Home’s cross-country team started the season Friday, Sept. 9, in a new venue: Sisters. The Huskies competed…
Girls crush Douglas, roll past Tillamook
The Huskies rolled over Douglas High School 7-0 on the road in girls soccer Thursday. At home on…
Norman Ray Updegrave
Oct. 3, 1934 – Sept. 1, 2016 Norman Ray Updegrave, 81, eldest son of Marion and Norman Updegrave…
Betty Jane Franken
Death Notice Betty Jane Franken, 86, died on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born on June 21,…