Exciting opportunities require patience, cooperation
The news that Linn County is taking steps to do something with the property it foreclosed from Western…
Poker run nets Sunshine $500
The 2012 Sweet Home Choppers Poker Run raised some $520 toward the Sunshine Industries fund-raising campaign to build…
Crawfordsville Bridge Day this Saturday
Crawfordsville Bridge Day will return this year, with the traditional community gathering this Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10…
Three candidates have filed so far in council race
Incumbent Marybeth Angulo and two newcomers, Gerritt Schafer and Andrew Allen, have filed to run for Sweet Home’s…
Council sends manager’s contract request to advisory panel
The Sweet Home City Council sent a request from City Manager Craig Martin to update his contract to…
Hatchery chief: Good run so far
The run of spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead has been “well above average” this year,” Brett Boyd,…
B&G Club scores in annual golf tournament
Thirty-one teams turned out for the Third Annual Robbie Melcher Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting the Boys & Girls…
Motorcyclists injured in Highway 20 crash
Two Washington motorcyclists were transported to the hospital by ambulance following a crash near Highway 20 milepost 56.…
Shooting zombies
Local teens star in tongue-in-cheek suspense movieBy Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Zombies overran Thriftway the…
Sweet Home market owner dies in Highway 228 crash
The 62-year-old owner of Sweet Home’s Midway Grocery died in a crash on Highway 228 on Aug. 15.…
Ernest Thibodeaux
Aug. 4, 1949 – Aug. 12, 2012 Ernest Roy Thibodeaux, 63, of Sweet Home died Aug. 12, 2012.…
Vivian Powell
Vivian Marie Powell died on Aug. 14, 2012 at Twin Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born…
Edward Cutler
Feb. 1, 1924 – Aug. 12, 2012 Edward Arthur Cutler, 88, of Sweet Home died Aug. 12, 2012.…
Bonnie Badgley
Aug. 30, 1949 – Aug. 15, 2012 Bonnie Lee Badgley, 62, of Sweet Home died Aug. 15, 2012.…
Lyle Burnham
March 27, 1937 – Aug. 19, 2012 Lyle Rex Burnham, 75, of Sweet Home died Aug. 19, 2012.…
Cure for ills is to see a doctor
Editor: I read an article in the Portland Oregonian dated Aug. 17. With cancer, AIDS and hepatitis, there…
Cascadia, keep fighting for your post office
I don’t live in Cascadia but I think I can relate to the situation the folks up there…
Blues fest is labor of love for couple
When the Harvest Moon Blues Festival kicks off Friday afternoon at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon it will…
Quittin’ time
Sweet Home Police Officer Rex Bostrom receives a shadow box filled with memorabilia from his tenure with the…
Edna Lanore (Morehead) Garber
May 29, 1923-August 11, 2012 Edna Lanore Garber, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born…
Theodora ‘Teddy’ Topp
April 15, 1920 – July 24, 2012 Theodora Mary Braun “Teddy” Topp, 92, passed away July 24, 2012…
Sarah Margaret Mullendore Payne
January 31, 1916 – August 5, 2012 Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and matriarch, Sarah Margaret Mullendore…
Evelyn Wilhelm
July 8, 1928- July 29 2012 Evelyn “Arlene” Wilhelm, age 84, of Imbler, died July 29, 2012 at…
Josai program too vital to let die
Editor: It has recently been brought to my attention that our Josai program of 30 years may be…
Josai supporters must step up now
Editor: Your article about the Josai program (Aug. 1) was dead on. It is time for Sweet Home…