Writer’s ‘prulogy’ idea a good one
Editor: I was so delighted with Jeff Hutchin’s column (Nov. 11) about having a “prulogy” (pre-eulogy?) before death…
Nick Rodgers named to boys soccer MVP honor
Senior Nick Rodgers was named Most Valuable Player on the boys varsity soccer team during the team’s annual…
Drug testing unfair, wrong
Editor: The Sweet Home School Board has proposed mandatory random drug testing on student athletes as a condition…
Refugee plan part of greater threat
Editor: For those of you who still think that Obama does not understand the gravity of the situation…
Oregon bad place for Syrian refugees
Editor: The Eugene Register/Guard recently published an article which quoted our governor as stating that Oregonians would “welcome”…
Michael Pickett
May 6, 1947 – Nov. 1, 2015, Michael Loyd Pickett, 68, of Sweet Home died Nov. 1, 2015…
Around Town November 18, 2015
Master Gardener volunteers needed Do you visit gardens on vacation? Stop neighbors in their yards to ask about…
Turkey in the crosshairs
Victor Rehart helps Charlotte Williamson line up a shot during a turkey shoot Saturday morning, Nov. 14, sponsored…
Local man arrested after drug search
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home man Monday morning after a traffic stop on Main Street. According…
Over the edge on Marks Ridge
Rescue workers, stand on the edge of a ravine on Marks Ridge Drive, just north of North River…
Public Safety Log November 16, 2015
Nov. 16 7:23 a.m. – Aaliya Jordan Brog-Ruggiero, 17, cited for speeding, 51-35, Main and Clark Mill. 10:23…
5 arrested after drug search
Five people were arrested Friday morning, Nov. 13, after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at 2456 Long…
Keenon named football MVP for second year in a row
Brandon Keenon repeated as the Most Valuable Player for the Sweet Home football team at its awards dessert…
Kayley Lopez, Ally Tow named volleyball MVPs
Sophomores Kayley Lopez and Ally Tow were named the Huskies’ Most Outstanding Players in volleyball during the team’s…
Elizabeth Wilkinson
July 25, 1923 – Nov. 14, 2015 Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Wilkinson, 92, of Sweet Home died Nov. 14,…
Marion Killins
Jan. 25, 1944 – Nov. 10, 2015 Marion Maeve Killins, 71, of Sweet Home died Nov. 10, 2015.…
Janette McCollum
Jan. 21, 1920 – Nov. 7, 2015 Janette H. McCollum, 95, of Sweet Home died Nov. 7, 2015.…
Chamber needs honest evaluation
This Thursday evening, Nov. 19, the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting at 5:30…
Wolves lose, as always
Editor: “Everyone on this panel cares about the wolf,” Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Chairman Michael Finley said…
Mabel Baxter
Feb. 14, 1918 – Nov. 15, 2015 Mabel Nettie Baxter, 97, of Crawfordsville died Nov. 15, 2015. She…
David Blalock
Dec. 22, 1941 – Nov. 14, 2015 David Miller Blalock Sr., 73, of Cascadia died Nov. 14, 2015.…
LCSO arrests man for online sex crime
Linn County sheriff’s detectives arrested 27-year-old Spencer Dee Anton Chisum of Sweet Home Saturday on charges of first-degree…
Veterans Day now a holiday at OSU
Oregon State University will observe Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as an official holiday beginning this year. No classes…
SHPD serves warrant, arrests one
Sweet Home Police arrested one man in connection to a search warrant it served on Friday. Michael Joseph…
Ashley Wickline, Hailey Nicholson named MVP in girls soccer
Ashley Wickline and Hailey Nicholson were named most valuable players by their teammates during the girls soccer team’s…