Fire danger moves to “High”
The local level of fire danger will increase to “high” Friday, Aug. 12, the Oregon Department of Forestry…
Talking about Sankey
Beginning the process of coming up with a plan for Sankey Park, University of Oregon Community Planning Workshop…
Fatal roll-over
An overturned pickup blocks the eastbound lanes of Highway 20 near milepost 23, about five miles west of…
Public Safety Log August 8, 2016
Aug. 8 9:56 a.m. – Caller reported that someone opened a credit card and Comcast account in his…
Retired timber deputy found dead in forest
Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a death investigation near Sheep Creek the morning of Aug. 4, Under…
Woman killed while walking on Hwy. 20
A 41-year-old transient pedestrian died Saturday morning in a crash on Highway 20 west of Sweet Home. Sarah…
Firefighters extinguish burning excavator after it malfunctions
Local firefighters extinguished an excavator fire on the Sweet Home Ranger District Saturday evening. Firefighters from the Oregon…
‘Play Me’ piano on corner in front of Safeway draws a crowd
Photos courtesy of Midge Knowles
If Hillary didn’t know, apologies
Editor: Newt and I and a whole lot of others owe Hillary an apology. We have all criticized…
Police would take one for any of us
Editor: I have enjoyed Mr. Morgan’s articles and photos for years. During the candlelight vigil held at the…
Words mean something, especially when it’s time to vote
As a newspaper journalist, I’m very interested in what comes out of people’s mouths – words and the…
Around Town August 3, 2016
Veteran rockers to play at Marks Ridge The Brewketts – Mike Brewer, Pete “The Beat” Burger and Russ…
Public Safety Log August 1, 2016
Aug. 1 12:36 a.m. – Carrie Ann Giles, 35, arrested for second-degree criminal trespass, 1200 12th Ave., Chewy’s.…
Surprise of a lifetime
Leah Dauley has been going to the Oregon Jamboree for more than a decade, but memories of this…
Log slips from load, kills truck driver
A log truck driver was killed Wednesday, July 27, outside of Lyons when a log rolled off his…
Ernestine Hipp
March 27, 1926 – July 30, 2016 Ernestine Hipp, 90, of Sweet Home died July 30, 2016. She…
Soccer players compete in Florida tournament
Three Sweet Home High School soccer players, Nick Rodgers, Ramon Fry, and Jessi Thomas, were part of a…
Hypocritical on Hillary
Editor: Hypocrisy at its finest: Apparently the liberals will elect a woman who had all the earmarks and…
Beneath all the gloss, who is the real Hillary Clinton?
If only we could get to know the real Hillary Clinton. Unveiling the Hillary we supposedly don’t know…
Sharon Fanning
May 7, 1944 – July 27, 2016 Sharon Pearl “Peaches” Fanning, 72, of Sweet Home died July 27,…
No All-Americans,but nearly all SH wrestlers get wins get wins at nationals in Fargo, N.D.
Sweet Home did not have any All-American wrestlers this year after the Junior and Cadet national championships held…
Marjorie Shilts
Dec. 31, 1940 – July 30, 2016 Marjorie L. Shilts, 75, of Sweet Home died July 30, 2016…
Barbara Morgan
Jan. 24, 1943 – July 24, 2016 Barbara Ellen Morgan, 73, of Sweet Home died July 24, 2016…
Oregon Jamboree promises to be good time for everyone
Welcome to the 24th annual Oregon Jamboree – whether you’ve traveled to join us, or whether you live…