Help from stranger leaves good taste
Editor: My wife and I, along with another couple, were kayaking below Foster Dam on Saturday, June 20,…
Library staffing raises questions
Editor: I am wondering about what is happening at our library. We have had two wonderful women who…
Local students among college graduates announced by schools
The following students from the Sweet Home area graduated from Oregon State University during its 146th commencement on…
3 arrested after Nandina Street apartment search
Three arrests were made the morning of Friday, June 26, after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at…
Public Safety Log June 29, 2015
June 29 10:37 a.m. – Caller reported a male posing as an FBI agent called demanding money to…
Courtroom activism opens whole new world
It’s been a roller-coaster week for Supreme Court watchers everywhere. For those favoring the legitimization of Obamacare and…
Dorothy Hopper
April 29, 1930 – June 26, 2015 Dorothy Jeanne Hopper, 85, died June 26, 2015. She was born…
Betty White
Nov. 23, 1952 – June 28, 2015 Betty Lou White, 62, of Sweet Home died June 28, 2015.…
Donald Roberts
Oct. 22, 1990 – June 24, 2015 Donald Lee Roberts, 25, of Sweet Home died June 24, 2015.…
Tony Miner
Aug. 12, 1959 – June 19, 2015 Anthony (Tony) Brian Miner, 55, of Sweet Home died June 19,…
Three arrests made in narcotics search
Three arrests were made the morning of June 26 after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at 1250…
Four arrested in Sweet Home drug busts
Four people were arrested Wednesday, June 24, during two searches of homes on 27th Avenue, according to Sweet…
Around Town June 24, 2015
Free lunch for kids at local schools Sweet Home School District is offering free lunch to all children…
Sweet Home’s Dr. Alan Blake recovering after stroke in Europe
Dr. Alan Blake is continuing to improve this week after suffering a stroke in the Ukraine about two…
Fern Ridge crash
A Honda Accord sits on Fern Ridge Drive Thursday afternoon after a collision with a truck carrying portable…
Public Safety Log June 22, 2015
June 22 7:48 a.m. – Brent Douglas Graham, 35, arrested for restraining order violation, 1641 Long St., Sweet…
Regulated-use restrictions begin in Sweet Home area
Beginning Tuesday, June 23, the Oregon Department of Forestry will increase restrictions on forest activities in the Western…
Sheep Creek Bridge project to begin
Phase 1 of the Oregon Department of Transportation Highway 20 Sheep Creek Bridge project will begin soon, impacting…
Boys & Girls Club still short of goal
The June 30 fund-raising deadline for the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club is less than a week…
New state rules force changes in Sunshine Industries operations
It’s right after lunch and Sunshine Industries headquarters on Clark Mill Road is bustling. Clients, ranging in age…
Spring Honor Rolls
Sweet Home High Students on Honor Roll are required to have at least five letter graded classes (A-C).…
SHPD crosswalk enforcement effort June 30
The Sweet Home Police Department will conduct a crosswalk enforcement activity on the morning and early afternoon of…
Cuts to disabled services just wrong – plain and simple
Regular readers of this page know that, as a rule, we tend to favor government policies and programs…
Claud Poteet
Nov. 14, 1919 – June 17, 2015 Claud Arden Poteet, 95, of Sweet Home died June 17, 2015.…