SH boys prove they can hoop with best, beating No. 6 Junction City
Are the Sweet Home boys basketball players having a flashback to 2013-14 season? Coming into last week at…
SHJH wrestlers win district championship over 17 others
Thirteen Sweet Home Junior High wrestlers placed as the Tigers won the Valley League district championship Saturday at…
Girls get close to two opponents, but can’t overcome unforced turnovers
Sweet Home’s girls played some good quarters last week, but they couldn’t connect enough of them to over…
Wrestlers roll over Cottage Grove, go 4-1 at W. Albany tourney
Going into their final dual meet of the season, this Thursday at home against Elmira, Sweet Home’s wrestlers…
Sue Chenoweth-Haley
Feb. 11, 1940 – Feb. 4, 2016 Sue Ann Chenoweth-Haley, 75, of Lebanon died Feb. 4, 2016. She…
Ralph Groat
Sept. 4, 1930 – Jan. 22, 2016 Ralph Gilbert Groat, 85, died Jan. 22, 2016 at his home…
Around Town February 3, 2016
Area artists’ work on exhibit at OSU Giustina Gallery, in The LaSells Stewart Center at Oregon State University,…
Truckers remember Neil
Truckers roll through Sweet Home Friday, Feb. 5, as part of a procession to honor the memory of…
Sweetheart 10K, 5K and kids runs at Sankey Park Feb. 13
Sweet Home’s second annual Sweetheart Run will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, with a start…
Public Safety Log February 3, 2016
Jan. 31 10:59 a.m. – Caller reported a generator stolen, 1500 block of Tamarack. Report taken. Loss valued…
Local recyclers charged with compliance violations
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives concluded a compliance check last week of all six metal recycling businesses located within…
Little wisdom in managing the land
Editor: Predators in the wild generally achieve a balance with their prey populations such that both persist. Not…
Huskies score easy win at Sutherlin
Sweet Home’s wrestlers made easy work of Sutherlin Thursday, Jan. 28, downing the Bulldogs 72-12. “We got a…
Neil Nightingale
Nov. 27, 1976 – Jan. 29, 2016 Neil Allen Nightingale, 39, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 29, 2016.…
Pat Baxter
Dec. 11, 1936 – Jan. 26, 2016 Beatrice Charlene “Pat” Baxter, 79, of Sweet Home died Jan. 26.…
Boys snap losing streak at Elmira, lose at CG
The boys found their way out of the desert, winning a close game 54-50 against Elmira and snapping…
Tigers qualify 16 for district
Sweet Home Junior High qualified 16 wrestlers for the district tournament Saturday at the regional championships at Central…
Swimmers deliver ‘strongest meet’ of year against coast power Newport
Sweet Home’s boys swept all the events in a three-way swimming meet with Newport and Stayton Friday, Jan.…
Government-ordained minimum wage hike will not pay off
Let’s imagine that you are the proud owner of a business that sells quick take-out meals, all for…
Hillary’s lies won’t end in White House
Editor: I find it deplorable that Hillary Clinton, on Jan. 20 in an interview with the Daily Sun,…
Cottage Grove, Elmira defeat lady cagers
In a tough week for the girls varsity basketball team, Elmria defeated the huskies 57-17 and Cottage Grove…
Two Mat Club wrestlers win state titles
Nine Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers placed at the Kids State tournament Sunday, Jan. 31, at Salem Pavilion.…
Walter Starr
Aug. 9, 1945 – Jan. 14, 2016 Walter Starr, 70, of Sweet Home died Jan. 14, 2016. He…
Fire destroys Long Street home
A pinched power cord is believed to have caused a fire that destroyed a home at 2456 Long…
Public Safety Log January 24, 2016
Jan. 24 1:39 a.m. – Caller reported that she just purchased a vehicle, and it was stolen, 1100…