Elks golf tourney
A five-some of Jerry Ekleberry, Jim Morgan, Del Butler, Tom Summer and Terry Masters won the Howard Drago…
Claud Poteet
Nov. 14, 1919 – June 17, 2015 Claud Arden Poteet, 95, of Sweet Home died June 17, 2015.…
Beulah Cowan
March 7, 1920 – June 20, 2015 Beulah Maxine Cowan, 95, of Sweet Home died peacefully in her…
Around Town June 17, 2015
Tuesday Cruise-In held weekly in SH A weekly Summer Cruise-In is being held Tuesday evenings during the summer…
Suspect charged in alleged ‘Cocoon’ scam
An apparent scam that targeted members of the Sweet Home Senior Center three years ago has resulted in…
200-plus trainees expected to start fire school Monday
For the 19th consecutive year, forestry officials from the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Bureau…
Public Safety Log June 17, 2015
June 14 8:01 a.m. – Heather Lee Elmer, 22, arrested on Linn County warrant for failure to appear…
Brett Blachly named Husky baseball’s Most Valuable Player
The Huskies named Brett Blachly their Most Valuable Player in baseball during an awards dessert held on June…
On to high school
Eighth-graders say good-bye to junior high in gymnasium ceremony.
Green Peter rescue
Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to calls about a possible suicidal man at Green Peter Dam on at…
Hero Half donation to local veterans
Local veterans accepted a $7,000 donation, above, from Hero Half Marathon organizers Rachel Kittson-Maqatish, at right of check,…
Sankey Park to host knights, movies, more this summer
The Knights of Veritas kick off the summer fun offered by the city at Sankey Park at 6…
Legislators’ ideas great for some residents, not for others
How far should government go to contribute toward its citizens’ standard of living? Or, to put it another…
We all pay the cost of increased wages
Editor: It used to be that when you were hired to do a job you considered it a…
Monique Baker
Feb. 9, 1971 – June 11, 2015 Monique Paulette Baker, 44, of Sweet Home died June 11, 2015.…
Hudson Speck
Jan. 31, 1935 – May 24, 2015 Hudson “Ray” Speck of Albany died May 23, 2015, surrounded by…
Sam Henthorne
Aug. 25, 1945 – June 11, 2015 Sam Glover Henthorne, 69, of Foster died June 11, 2015, surrounded…
Jacob Greenaway
Jacob Robert Greenaway, 96, of Sweet Home died June 8, 2015. He was born May 22, 1919 in…
Around Town June 10, 2015
Karaoke deadline is this Friday Friday, June 12, is the deadline to participate in the Sweet Home Veterans…
Students’ winning posters stand as warning of forest fire dangers
Three local elementary school artists have been selected winners in the annual fire prevention poster contest. The grand…
Jury acquits SH man of animal abuse
A Linn County Circuit Court jury acquitted Jonathan Michael Farris, of Sweet Home, of first-degree animal abuse charges…
Sweet Home musicians get taste of next level at Music in May
Staff While some teens got time off over the Memorial Day weekend, eight Sweet Home High School music…
Thanks to those who beautify community
Editor: Last week I made a trip to Sweet Home for my granddaughter’s softball game. While driving through…
Majority rule not authoritarianism
Editor: Responding to some of Diane Diaute’s points in last week’s letter to the editor: First, I object…
Alumni round-up: Basham wins trail 50-miler
Amanda Basham was the winner among the women in the Cayuga Trails 50 May 31 in Ithaca, N.Y.…