Court applications available
The Sweet Home Sportsman’s Holiday Court is accepting applications of interest for 2013. Eligible applicants must be young…
State legislators facing hot firearm issues when session starts
Shelby Sebens Northwest Watchdog Writer With emotions still raw from the Clackamas Town Center shooting and the December…
Donald ‘Don’ LeRoy Walker
Nov. 5, 1930 – Jan. 16, 2013 Donald Walker, 82, of Brownsville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013,…
Russell Putney
01/23/12 July 22, 1931 – Jan. 3, 2013 Russell D. Putney, 81, of Bend died at his winter…
Mary Marks
01/23/12 Nov. 8, 1936 – Jan. 14, 2013 Mary Colleen Marks, 76, of Sweet Home died Jan. 14,…
City leaders need to stop spending
Editor: After reading the article in the Democrat Herald, dated Jan. 6, about the Sweet Home new mayor…
Satellite offerings go too far for kids
01/23/12 Editor: If you have Dish TV and were flipping through your movie channels the weekend of Jan.…
One size doesn’t fit all with guns
Editor: New York City covers about 300 square miles and has 33,000 police officers. Douglas County, Ore., covers…
Thanks for making Sweet Home better
Editor: My family and I would like to give a huge thank you to the many organizations, businesses,…
Sheriff Mueller should resign
Editor: When an officer of the law, Sheriff Mueller, refuses to enforce the laws of the land, he…
Cagers beat Sisters; Kauffman sets scoring record; Huskies lose to CG
Sweet Home 57, Sisters 49 The Huskies beat Sisters 57-49 in a barn burner at home Jan. 15.…
Swimmers post PRs at Albany Sprint meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers finished with three individual wins and two relay victories Saturday at the Albany Sprint Invitational…
College Roundup Corban’s Johnson qualifies for NAIA marathon
Olivia Johnson, who will enter her sophomore track season at Corban this spring, has already qualified for the…
Girls outscored 61-36 as Sisters rolls through
The Sweet Home High School girls basketball team had chances to keep up with the Sisters Outlaws at…
SH wrestlers second at Oregon Classic behind Crook County
Sweet Home lost the 4A division Oregon Classic title to Crook County Saturday but it was a close…
The Sweet Home Public Library has received a $1,191 grant to improve public library services to children. The Ready to Read Grant funds will provide programs, incentives and books for this year’s summer reading program. This year’s statewide summer readi
On Feb. 9, several Sweet Home Police Department officers, family members and friends will join hundreds of zany…
Grenade handled carefully
Sweet Home grenade scare brings bomb squad Incident ends withresident being taken into protective custody as police pursue…
Convict Hopper faces additional sex abuse charge
A Sweet Home man, whose prison term for sexual abuse was to end this month, has been charged…
SH Community Foundation accepting grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has begun its annual grant cycle and will accept applications through Feb. 28.…
Sweet Home Library receives grant to improve services to children
The Sweet Home Public Library has received a $1,191 grant to improve public library services to children. The…
Bertha Parnell
Sept. 24, 1933 – Jan.12, 2013 Bertha Juanita Parnell, 79, of Sweet Home died Jan. 12, 2013. She…
Loss of GED class a big problem
Editor: This is in regard to our GED class in Sweet Home. I’ve been going to this class…
Thanks, Mr. Fentiman, for dedicated, selfless leadership
As reported on page 1 of today’s issue, Craig Fentiman has turned the gavel over to Jim Gourley…
Main Street crossing danger
Editor: I’ve lived in Sweet Home since 1970, over 40 years. I’m amazed that on Main Street, with…
SH wrestlers roll over league opponents, top 5A team
Sweet Home opened its league wrestling schedule Thursday, Jan. 10, at Cascade with wins over Taft (81-0) and…