Sweet Home Christian Church beginning PTSD class – for women
Staff Life’s challenges can have long-lasting negative effects on a person, and may even result in Post Traumatic…
SHFAD bond measure passes
A $1.575 million bond levy request by the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District was approved by local…
Updated: Council hires Albany resident as interim city manager
Staff The Sweet Home City Council on Wednesday, May 18, hired Christy Wurster of Albany to serve as…
Updated: Aaron Lewis, Ben and Noel Haggard, added to Jamboree line-up to replace late Merle Haggard
The Oregon Jamboree announced last week that Aaron Lewis will replace the late Merle Haggard as headliner of…
Golf: Haley May qualifies for girls state championships with third place at district
Haley May qualified for the state tournament with a third-place finish in the District 2 championships at Santiam…
SH qualifies for baseball play-in game by sweeping JC
Sweet Home’s baseball players rounded out a clean sweep of Junction City last week, beating the Tigers 20-17…
‘Different’ should be transparency
Different’ should be transparency Editor: For the past few weeks, the residents of Sweet Home have been bewildered…
Editorial: If City Council members want trust, they have to earn it
It’s clear that public interest in what Sweet Home’s City Council is doing has suddenly ratcheted up. Beyond…
Where is ‘New Direction’ going to end up for City Hall?
Where is ‘new direction’ going to end up for City Hall? Editor: The “new direction” that our City…
Steven Dale Camden
Oct. 29, 1965 – May 9, 2016 Steven Dale Camden went to be with his Lord Monday, May…
Huskies clinch second in league softball with wins over JC
Sweet Home beat its second-toughest opponent twice last week, locking down a second-place finish in the Sky-Em League’s…
Earnest Leighton Loe
Aug. 8, 1934 – April 26, 2016 Earnest Leighton “Dutch” Loe, 81, a former Sweet Home resident, died…
Quartzville Road improvements under way, to continue through summer
Staff Linn County Road Department last week started a comprehensive $5.3 million improvement project along the Quartzville Corridor,…
Charter School students get hands-on carpentry practice building birdhouses
Staff Some students at Sweet Home Charter School got their first shot at building something on Thursday, May…
Alleged attempted cop shooter charged
Staff Brian Eugene Eller faces 10 charges from a March 25 shootout which left him critically injured. Eller,…
Burn to Learn on Ames Creek
Firefighters spray a burning house in the 43200 block of Ames Creek Road during a burn-to-learn training exercise…
SHHS Forestry Club finishes second at state
After winning it all a year ago, Sweet Home High School’s Forestry Club, pictured, took home second-place honors…
Alumni sought for High Q Award
Sweet Home Alumni Foundation has assumed the coordination of the prestigious Sweet Home High School High Q Award…
Scholarship offers free LBCC tuition to locals
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
SHHS students celebrate May Week with traditional fun and games
Sweet Home High School students celebrated their annual spring May Week last week with competitions ranging from the…
Volunteer coach arrested on suspicion of online corruption involving student
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home High School volunteer wrestling coach Wednesday afternoon, May 11, on charges…
Midway through district golf on Monday night, Haley May stands third; boys have tough day
Sweet Home’s girls finished the first day of the district tournament at Santiam Country Club in Stayton Monday…
Sweet Home rolls over Sutherlin, Cottage Grove in softball
The Huskies continued rolling over their opponents last week, extending their win streak to seven games in varsity…
Citizens deserve better performance
Editor: Based on the recent events concerning City Manager Craig Martin, and the council’s less-than-transparent activities regarding his…