SH man pleads to lesser charge in killing of son
Jerry Ray Milligan, 66, was sentenced on Oct. 10 in Linn County Circuit Court to seven years, three…
Deregulation and destabilization
Editor: Tom Allison, at the time chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee that wrote the Airline…
Time to step up to Sharing Tree
Editor: Once again it’s that time of year, when the citizens of Sweet Home come together to help…
Spikers fall at Sisters, Seaside tournament
Sweet Home’s volleyball team had a flat night at Sisters Thursday, Oct. 11, coming away on the losing…
Hiett places second for depleted cross-country team
Jakob Hiett led the Sweet Home boys Saturday with a second-place finish at the Rock n River Invitational…
Girls tie La Pine 1-1 in soccer
The Sweet Home High School girls soccer team tied La Pine 1-1 on Oct. 9. “It was a…
Election 2012: City Council candidates offer views
(Editor’s note: Here are short profiles of some of the views and the backgrounds of the nine candidates…
Sen. Girod undergoes surgery on throat tumor
State Sen. Fred Girod (R-Stayton) underwent surgery Tuesday, Oct. 2, to remove a tumor in his throat. Doctors…
Eula Sabisch
Jan.6, 1926 – Oct. 6, 2012 Eula Mae Sabisch, 86, of Sweet Home died Oct. 6, 2012 at…
LuElla Proffitt
Aug. 31, 1925 – Oct. 6, 2012 LuElla Jean Proffitt, 87, of Crawfordsville died Oct. 6, 2012. She…
Kathy Cook
July 17, 1967 – Oct. 2, 2012 Kathy Cook, 45, of Sweet Home died Oct. 2, 2012. She…
Common-sense spending needed
Editor: I found it very disturbing when I was informed that a vote to give administrators, supervisors and…
SHEDG needs to answer questions
Editor: Diane Gerson’s letter of Oct 3 brings up several of the concerns I have about the organization…
With full slate of candidates, time to ask questions
Today, starting on page 5, we present City Council candidates’ answers to questions about some of the council’s…
SH comes from behind for win
The Sweet Home High School girls soccer team defeated Crook County 3-2 Saturday on the road. “It was…
Huskies score personal bests at Philomath
The results weren’t quite what Sweet Home has been used to in recent years, but the Huskies still…
SH police nab suspect in local burglaries
The Sweet Home Police Department has arrested a suspect in a recent series of residential burglaries. Police arrested…
Robert Perkins
Oct. 25, 1959 – Sept. 28, 2012 Robert Mitchell Perkins, 52, of Sweet Home died Sept. 28, 2012.…
Franklin McElwain
Feb. 20, 1933 – Sept. 24, 2012 Franklin Delano McElwain, 79, of Sweet Home died Sept. 24, 2012…
Roger Adams
July 12, 1930 – Sept. 28, 2012 Roger G. Adams, 82, of Sweet Home died Sept. 28, 2012.…
Orville Forister
Oct. 25, 1922 – Sept. 22, 2012 Orville Forister, 89, passed away on Sept. 22, 2012 at the…
Glen Hammersley
July 26, 1955 – Sept. 25, 2012 Glen E. “Pete” Hammersley, 57, of Sweet Home died Sept. 25,…
Corporate profits up in bad times
Editor: Corporate profit margins just hit an all-time high. Companies are making more per dollar of sales than…
More info needed on local festivals
Editor: As reported in The New Era (Sept. 12), the Jamboree is looking to expand the festival to…