Prohibition and moonshiners: Good ol’ days weren’t always so good
This month we conclude our little series of excerpts from the very interesting book “The Golden Arrow and…
Good finish for spikers
Sweet Home’s volleyball team finished its season with a 3-0 win over Elmira Tuesday, Oct. 20, to finish…
Ultra finish
Shawna Yunke, front, left, and Mindy Brown, center, were the first women finishers in the Ultra Boring Ultra…
SH runners pace ELCA to state
Sydney Nichol of Sweet Home won the girls 3A/2A/1A-SD3 District 3 individual cross-country title, leading the East Linn…
Beverly Shaver
Aug. 1, 1929 – Oct. 21, 2015 Beverly Ann “Bev” Shaver, 86, of Sweet Home died Oct. 21,…
Close loss to Junction City ends boys’ best soccer season ever
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team finished its season with a reasonable shot at stopping seventh-ranked Junction City at…
Elmira, JC beat girls in soccer to end Huskies’ season
The Huskies finished their girls soccer season with a pair of losses, 4-0 to Elmira and 3-1 to…
43-percent hike raises questions
Editor: There appears to be an error in your Oct. 21 editorial on the police and library levies.…
Weather service a joke – and not free
Editor: According to the Oct. 21 New Era, “NOAA predicts drier-than-average conditions for much of the Pacific Northwest.”…
Whose interests do they represent?
Editor: Why would any politician in their right mind vote to protect illegal felons’ rights over the rights…
‘Increases’ aim to keep taxes in SH
Editor: It’s easy to say “no” to increased taxes as stated in a previous letter to the editor,…
Huskies fall short of cross-country state berths
For the first time in over a decade, Sweet Home has no qualifiers for the state cross-country championships…
Free RV driving school in Eugene
Guaranty RV Super Centers is offering a free RV driving school at RV Sell-Off at Autzen Stadium from…
Around Town Oct. 21, 2015
Master Gardener volunteers sought Do you visit gardens on vacation? Stop neighbors in their yards to ask about…
Huskies win last-second thriller at Sutherlin
With one second left in the football game Friday night, Oct. 23, the Huskies were on the Sutherlin…
Slick surface sends three-wheeler cycle off highway
James Slater-Roth came to a stop in a ditch when his Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeled motorcycle, slid off…
Mat Club sign-ups
Sign-ups are being held for the Sweet Home Mat Club. Sign-up sessions will be from 4 to 5:30…
Public Safety Log Oct. 20, 2015
Oct. 19 3:41 a.m. – Daniel Charles Steiger, 30, arrested on a Linn County warrant for failure to…
Husky girls beat Sutherlin, fall to CG
The girls soccer team has two games left this week, counting Tuesday’s matchup against Elmira at home, and…
District cross-country meet will be big test for Huskies
So how good are the Huskies in cross-country? The tale of the tape will be Wednesday, Oct. 21,…
Huskies’ split still leaves them with chance at soccer playoffs
The Huskies lost on the road 2-0 to Cottage Grove in boys soccer on Thursday after picking up…
Chamber, in disarray, clearly needs help – from community
To say that the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is in disarray is an understatement. Our report on…
Police levy supports vital security, library’s a quality of life
Normally, we’d be devoting a lot more editorial attention to the vote on the Public Safety and Library…
Josephine Warren
May 1, 1923 – Oct. 13, 2015 Josephine Carolyn Warren, 92, of Sweet Home died Oct. 13, 2015.…
David Wamsley
June 7, 1942 – Oct. 17, 2015 David Steven Wamsley Sr., 73, of Sweet Home died Oct. 17,…