After loss to Sutherlin, spikers open up on CG
Sweet Home beat the No. 2 team in the league Thursday, Oct. 22, in a home volleyball match…
Around Town Oct. 14, 2015
Library storytime for teens, adults Storyteller Christopher Leebrick will present “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, followed…
Sweet Home auction sets records for Boys & Girls Club
Sweet Home turned out with generosity Saturday night for the Boys & Girls Club Fall Auction held at…
Stolen car burns on Scott Mtn.
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters responded at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.…
Support for Roseburg
Photo by Scott Swanson Students and staff members at Sweet Home High School display the colors of Umpqua…
Walking to school
School Resource Officer Geoff Hamlin, above right, and Police Chief Jeff Lynn, far right, speak to a group…
Elks Back-to-School bash
The Sweet Home Elks held their annual Back to School giveaway for local elementary school students, above, on…
Public Safety Log Oct. 13, 2015
Oct. 12 9:50 a.m. – Caller reported that she has a restraining order against a male, and he…
Wildlife commission approves new hunts, nocks
The Fish and Wildlife Commission met today in Florence and adopted 2016 big game hunting regulations. Major changes…
Randy Gibbs
Feb. 18, 1958 – Sept. 25, 2015 Randy Claude “Bronc” Gibbs, 57, passed away Sept. 25, 2015 in…
Husky boys in thick of things at Pleasant Hill XC meet
Sweet Home’s boys turned a corner Saturday at the Bristow Rock n River cross-country meet at Elijah Bristow…
Boys lose at Sisters after six-goal first half in soccer
The Huskies lost 7-0 at second-ranked Sisters on Thursday. Sisters scored six goals in the first half, said…
Husky spikers lose to top teams after some tough rallies
Sweet Home’s volleyball team lost in three games to then-No. 1 Sisters Thursday evening, Oct. 8, but Coach…
Husky girls give Sisters run for its money before falling 3-1 in soccer
The Huskies lost to Sisters 3-1 Thursday night at home in girls soccer, but they gave the visitors…
Gun control up close and personal
Editor: Since gun-free zones seem to be working out so well for college students, then why don’t those…
Police, library levies help boost SH
Editor: The Sweet Home library and police levy renewals are on this November’s ballot, and I’ll be voting…
Sheriff’s back trail raises questions
Editor: Sheriff John Hanlin solemnly said after the Umpqua Community College shootings: “I will not name the shooter.…
Tree provides chances to give
Editor: We are grateful to the people in our community that give generously during the Christmas season. Once…
Elkettes help Hope Center
The Sweet Home Elkettes, an auxillary of Sweet Home Elks Lodge 1972, donated $500 recently to the Hope…
3 arrested after drug search
Sweet Home police arrested three persons after serving a search warrant at 1250 Nandina St., Apartment 4. Sweet…
Teen charged with rape of acquaintance
The Sweet Home Police Department took a 16-year-old male into custody on charges of first-degree rape and fourth-degree…
Public Safety Log Oct. 7, 2015
Oct. 5 Theresa Christina Alberts, 27, cited and released in field on Sweet Home warrant for failure to…
Police abate ongoing code-violating property after drug bust
Staff After serving a search warrant and arresting three people, Sweet Home Police Department abated an ongoing code…