Paul Richter
Oct. 4, 1934 – Dec. 25, 2012 Paul Nickolas Richter, 78, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2012.…
Social media can be boon or bane to news
I’m not much of a social media user. I live a very busy life, with lots of balls…
Wrestlers win bracket against big boys at Westview
Sweet Home lost one match, to Washington state power Snohomish, last weekend at the Westview Duals as the…
Boys win at Stayton swim meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers don’t celebrate Christmas like most students. They’re in the pool nearly every day and they…
Boys notch win over Lebanon in basketball
The Huskies got their chance to set things right with 5A Lebanon Saturday night when they defeated the…
Local school children lay out Christmas requests
Foster Elementary Susan Walling’s Class Dear Santa Claus, What kind of cookies do you like? I want an…
Got lights? Yes, we do
If you’re ready to take the family out for a drive to look at holiday lights, we’ve got…
Filmmaker telling SH stories
Veteran director, who moved here last year, says he finds community ‘different’ in ways he wants to share…
Sweet Home man hospitalized after shooting
The Sweet Home Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday evening, resulting in the hospitalization of…
Linda Ladwig
Oct. 20, 1950 – Dec. 20, 2012 Linda Ladwig, 62, of Sweet Home died Dec. 20. 2012. She…
Marva Davis
May 1, 1936 – Nov. 30, 2012 Marva L. Davis, 76, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 30, 2012…
Paul Robert Miller
Oct. 26, 1910 – Dec. 21, 2012 Paul Robert Miller, 102, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday in…
Edwin Gammell
Oct. 26, 1929 – Dec. 16, 2012 Edwin William Gammell, 84, of Sweet Home died Dec. 16, 2012.…
Dennis Matthew Meyer
July 5, 1928 – Dec. 6, 2012 Dennis Matthew Meyer, age 84, died at Three Rivers Hospital in…
Freddie Milligan
Nov. 16, 1948 – Dec. 10, 2012 Fred Earl Milligan, 64, a long-time resident of Sweet Home, died…
Viewpoint worth public’s attention
Editor: I saw this article by Larry Pratt on a P.C. Website and was given written permission to…
Prepared doesn’t mean paranoid
Editor: I’m getting rather tired of the ignorant and uninformed telling me that I don’t “need” an “Assault…
Thanks to EMS workers
Editor: I suppose we use the Sweet Home Fire/Ambulance District and the Sweet Home Police Department more than…
School Board, let your staff carry concealed
To borrow that usually empty catchphrase, do it for the children In the wake of the horrific Sandy…
Tax numbers are basic economics
Editor: I wonder when they quit teaching economics in school? I was taught that if you own a…
Society paying for ignoring God
Editor: We’ve taken God of the Bible out of our schools and we’re reaping the aftermath. When people…
Money key to gun numbers
Editor: The war on guns is over and, as usual, we lost. Think of guns as drugs, the…
Peace on earth not something laws can create
Two mass shootings in a week – two victims dead at the Clackamas Town Center, followed by the…
Huskies get quality pool time at Philomath
Sweet Home’s girls Intermediate Medley relay team were the only winners at the Philomath Relays Wednesday, Dec. 12,…