Corps starts work on Green Peter Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started work on one of Green Peter Dam’s two spillway gates Monday.…
Planners approve use of RV as temporary dwelling
The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved on Sept. 8 the use of a recreational vehicle as a temporary…
Three arrested in connection with break-ins
Sweet Home police have arrested three men in connection to a series of burglaries this month. Arrested were…
SH man ejected, injured in crash
A Sweet Home man was ejected from his vehicle and seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Crawfordsville…
Public Safety Log September 17, 2014
Sept. 15 8:29 a.m. – Caller reported a hit and run in the parking lot at the Gleaners,…
Soccer team shorthanded in loss to Taft
Taft 4, Sweet Home 1 Coming off a win a week earlier, the Huskies lost 4-1 to Taft…
Girls topple Taft Tigers 3-2 Thursday at home
Sweet Home 3, Taft 2 After a weird opening that left Taft ahead 1-0 out of the gate,…
Hosts out of synch as Corbett gets quick 3-0 volleyball win over SH
Coming off a big win at home over Philomath, Sweet Home’s volleyball team couldn’t find the rhythm last…
Alaskan trip proves gold isn’t just in the ground
My wife Miriam and I just returned from an Alaskan cruise. It was a terrific vacation – with…
Homeless tent city lacks foundation
Editor: Regarding the proposal for a tent city to serve the homeless (Aug. 20): Let’s think about this…
Elderly bicyclist injured in collision with car
A bicyclist was injured Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17, in a collision with a vehicle near Hilltop Market in…
Tour DaVita takes hundreds of cyclists hundreds of miles – to SH
If you noticed large numbers of bicyclists riding along roads through and surrounding Sweet Home Sunday, you witnessed…
OSP investigating crash that resulted in SH woman’s death
Oregon State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a Sweet Home woman last week at the…
Heat, heights slow cross-country team
High temperatures continued to be a challenge for Sweet Home’s cross-country runners last week in two competitions, one…
Apologies due for mess in Iraq
Editor: I want everyone who got us into the Iraq war to preface each and every comment he…
Charter School gets short shrift
Editor: The Introduction for the Sweet Home School District came out at the end of August. It again…
Thelma Paddock
Oct. 9, 1933 – Sept. 12, 2014 Thelma Phyllis Paddock, 80, of Sweet Home died Sept. 12, 2014.…
Erland Charles Erickson
July 18, 1942 – Sept. 1, 2014 Erland Charles Erickson, 72, of Foster, Ore. passed away on Monday,…
Huskies roll over Estacada 45-13 for first football win
After some bobbles that resulted in a one-point loss the week before, Sweet Home’s football team came back…
Around Town for September 10, 2014
GOP campaign office in Tangent Linn County Republicans have opened their 2014 Campaign Office at 33935 Hwy 99E…
Second man sentenced in home invasion
Brian Lee Lindsay was sentenced on Aug. 18 to 78 months in prison in three cases, including a…
Huskies down Philomath in home volleyball opener
Sweet Home’s volleyball team showed why Coach Alicia Meier is optimistic about the Huskies’ chances this year, downing…
Boys beat Pleasant Hill in second soccer outing
Sweet Home 3, Pleasant Hill 1 Egan Shamek rapidly fired off three goal shots Sept. 2 at home…
Shumacher wins fourth triathlon event
Kambria Schumacher of Crawfordsville destroyed the competition and demolished her own course record in the sprint competition Saturday,…
Crook County rallies, narrowly slips by Huskies on grid
For much of Friday night’s football contest between the Sweet Home Huskies and the Crook County Cowboys it…