Sweet Home girls win Stayton swim meet team title; boys third
Despite missing some of their big guns, the Sweet Home girls finished first at the Stayton Invitational swim…
LBCC, OSU announce fall Honor Rolls
The following Sweet Home students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher…
Beaver in gear only
Hawthorne Principal Terry Augustadt does his time as an Oregon State University Beavers clown to pay off one…
Oak Heights Gives Back
Oak Heights School students show off some of the 450 cans and many boxed foods they collected during…
Class size cuts top priority for School Board
Members of the District 55 School Board have chosen to pursue class size reductions, along with maintaining professional…
2013 big news: collaboration efforts, typical assortment of triumphs, tragedies
Editor’s note: Following is a review of what we considered the top stories from we reported in The…
Remembering Caroline
Scores turn out at vigil to mourn loss of popular teen Caroline Huss was remembered as a “sweetheart,”…
Sweet Home men arrested on theft charges
Two Sweet Home men were arrested this week on suspicion of multiple theft and criminal mischief charges, Linn…
Danny Williams
Oct. 25, 1941 – Dec. 27, 2013 Danny Robert Williams, 72, of Sweet Home died Dec. 27, 2013.…
Caroline Huss
March 12, 1997 – Dec. 22, 2013 Caroline Nichole Huss, 16, of Brownsville, died Dec. 22, 2013. She…
Sue Claasen
Jan. 15, 1918 – Dec. 21, 2013 Sue Veloris Claasen, 95, of Brownsville, died Dec. 21, 2013. She…
Gloria Carter
March 13, 1941 – Dec. 28, 2013 Gloria Jean Carter, 72, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 28, 2013.…
Amid the gloom, some very bright spots for Sweet Home
It’s always interesting to look at the yearly review of the news we publish each New Year. There…
Despite ‘skeleton’ line-up, Huskies wrestle with big boys
A “skeleton” Sweet Home wrestling team did not place in the 28-team Northwest Duals at Westview High School…
Short-handed boys win 1, lose 2 in tourney
The Huskies defeated 6A McNary High School’s JV squad 61-48 in a boys basketball tournament Thursday through Saturday…
Husky girls swamp Blanchet in swimming
Sweet Home’s girls swept all 11 events in a dual meet at Blanchet Friday, Dec. 27, en route…
Girls even season hoops record with win over Taft
The Huskies defeated Taft 40-33 Friday at home in girls basketball, extending their official record to 3-3. “We…
City charter panel applicants sought
The City of Sweet Home is seeking applications from those interested serving on a charter review committee. The…
Local police plan DUII crackdown
The Sweet Home and Lebanon police departments will work together this holiday season in an effort to crack…
Car explosion investigation continuing
The Sweet Home Police Department is continuing to investigate an explosion that damaged a 1994 Ford Mustang last…
Parade Award Winners
Following are award winners in the 2013 Sweet Home Christmas Parade, as reported by the Parade Committee: The…
Mary Oxford
Aug. 4, 1930 – Dec. 19, 2013 Mary Oxford, 83, of Lebanon, formerly of Sweet Home, died of…
Cleta Terherst
June 24, 1930 – Dec. 16, 2013 Cleta Irene Terherst, 83, of Sweet Home died Dec, 16, 2013.…
Michelle Hicks
Nov. 29, 1970 – Dec. 14, 2013 Michelle R. McElhiney-Hicks, 43, of Cascadia died Dec. 14, 2013 at…
Huskies come from behind for basketball win against Westside Christian
Coming from behind, the Huskies defeated Westside Christian 41-38 in girls basketball on the road on Dec. 17.…