SHHS graduates finish with nearly $1 million in scholarship money
Sweet Home High School’s Class of 2016 has received some $953,328 in scholarship money for college – much…
2015-16 Sweet Home High School Academic Awards
Business Keyboarding 1 – Tatiana Tolman, Makenna Ashton Keyboarding 2 – Kylie Johnson Windows Applications 1 – Kaitlyn…
Give vets thanks they deserve
Editor: I could write a hundred letters to the editor, write a thousand poems, and thank every veteran…
Summer Baseball
The Huskies lost the game, said Coach Dan Tow. The Huskies are playing against 5A and 6A Corvallis,…
Eight Sweet Home wrestlers headed to national tournaments
Eight Sweet Home wrestlers are going to the ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships July 17-23 in Fargo,…
Plans for health fair in the works
Editor: Coming to Sweet Home: a Community Healthcare Fair. Planned for Aug. 20 and sponsored by Samaritan Health,…
Don’t make mountain out of molehill
Councilman Jeff Goodwin has proposed that Sweet Home outlaw the usage of public bathrooms, locker rooms and other…
Mary Pugh
July 14, 1936 – July 2, 2016 Mary Lou Pugh, 79, of Sweet Home, died July 2, 2016.…
Jean Blackwell
Sept. 23, 1927 – July 10, 2016 Jean Blackwell, 88, of Sweet Home died at home July 10,…
David Roebuck
March 5, 1932 – June 28, 2016 David Lee Roebuck, 84, of Sweet Home died June 28, 2016.…
Around Town July 6, 2016
Chamber music at Marks Ridge winery Violinist Marilyn Tyler, cellist Keith Scofield and pianist Bill Langston will perform…
2016 Sweet Home Sweet Ride Car Show winners
Sweet Home Sweet Ride Director Kimi Nash announced Monday winners from the 2016 show held on June 25.…
Public Safety Log July 2, 2016
July 2 12:02 a.m. – Caller reported a dog barking periodically during the night, 10th and Pinetop. Officer…
Six candidates apply for vacant City Council seat
Six applicants have filed for the vacant seat on the Sweet Home City Council. The deadline was 5…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court: Brittany Nicholson
Brittany Nicholson, 18, is the daughter of Mauri and Shani Nicholson and Jessica and Travis Johnson. She graduated…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court: Elea Hewitt
Eleanor “Elea” Hewitt, 17, is the daughter of Pam and Bo Hewitt. She will be a senior at…
Regulated use takes effect tonight; fire danger moderate
The Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit will enter regulated use at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 1,…
Busy Sportsman’s Holiday weekend kicks off with coronation
Sportsman’s Holiday activities kick off Thursday evening at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge with the Queen’s Coronation. The…
CORRECTION!
In our 2016 Sportsman’s Holiday Guide in this week’s newspaper, the entry for the Firecracker Express train excursion…
Searchers rescue daughter of missing hiker
The daughter of a man who has been missing for two weeks in the Marion Lake area was…
Sportsman’s Holiday Sunday Horse Play Day canceled
Update: The Sportsman’s Holiday Horse Play Day is canceled due to the weather. Organizer Kimberley Brock said the…
Opinion page is public forum open to all – within a few rules
This editorial is about letters to the editor, but it’s really about a lot more. At The New…
Local players in soccer nationals
Three 2015 Sweet Home HIgh School soccer players, Nick Rodgers, Ramon Fry and Jessi Thomas, are members of…