Close to finished
Workers put the final touches on the new Bi-Mart store in Sweet Home Monday, April 28. The store,…
Jamboree adds Montgomery, 4 more
The Oregon Jamboree has rounded out its 2014 lineup with John Michael Montgomery, Austin Webb, A Thousand Horses,…
Track team gets a warm-up for districts at Elmira
After a lackluster showing at La Pine, Sweet Home’s track and field athletes turned it around “100 percent,”…
Softball team evens score with shutout after slip-up against Elmira
After dropping their guard against Elmira a week earlier, the Huskies got their act together in time to…
Marvin Richard Wilson
May 20, 1952 – April 17, 2014 Marvin Richard Wilson, 61, of Sweet Home, passed away unexpectedly on…
George Howard Boughner
July 2, 1930 – April 12, 2014 George was born to the late Howard and Evelyn Boughner, July…
Public Safety Log April 30, 2014
April 28 9:45 a.m. – Caller reported the neighbor’s chickens are loose and eating her flowers, 2100 block…
SH driver injured in wreck
Oregon State Police troopers are investigating a crash Thursday afternoon, April 24, that left a Sweet Home man…
Arbor Day
STUDENTS at Oak Heights School and Foster School got to help out with tree plantings April 16 as…
Foster Dam Road closures scheduled
The road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 1, and…
Golfers little out of synch in home match at Mallard Creek
Sweet Home’s golf team hosted its first home tournament this year, but it wasn’t home sweet home for…
Defense deserts Huskies as they fall 12-1 to Sisters
The Huskies’ defense broke down Monday afternoon, as they committed nine errors and helped the Sisters Outlaws dominate…
Washing cars for wrestling
Wrestlers Jake Porter, left, and Jason Miller, right, lend a hand to Anthony Hardee, center, who was washing…
Zoning laws can be subject to change
Editor: I would like to address some issues of April 22 (see page 1) in a positive way.…
Correction: That was Leslie Ancke
Editor: I would like to make a correction concerning my previous letter (April 23) about the Oregon Jamboree.…
What do we know that others don’t?
Editor: I would like to applaud City Councilors Trask, Mahler and Mayor Gourley for standing up and trying…
Community Foundation helps
Editor: Many thanks to the Sweet Home Community Foundation Committee for choosing the Sweet Home School District Digital…
‘Biomedical waste’ or babies?
Editor: Just when you think things could not get any more perverted, you find out Canada is supplying…
Road trip will teach reality of grunge
Editor: I’m disappointed that Wildflower (Buttitta, April 23) finds our Community Center restrooms unsatisfactory. I think she hasn’t…
William J. Wend
Dec. 15, 1932 – April 26, 2014 William J. Wend, 81, of Lebanon, quietly left his earthly home…
Robert Whitfield
March 11, 1927 – April 26, 2014 Robert James Whitfield, 87, of Sweet Home, died April 26, 2014.…
Debra Kay Zook
Jan. 26, 1954 — April 13, 2014 Debra Kay Palkki Zook, 60, of McMinnville passed away from heart…
Wilma Vasey
Feb. 6, 1929 – April 25, 2014 Former Sweet Home resident Wilma L. (Parker) Vasey, 85, went to…
Betty Pitts
Sept. 8, 1925 – March 28, 2014 Betty Ann Pitts, 88, of Sweet Home died March 28, 2014.…
Marvin Bacher
July 29, 1928 – April 19, 2014 Marvin Eugene Bacher, 85, of Foster died April 19, 2014. He…