Nine candidates file for four City Council seats
As of Monday, Sept. 3, nine candidates had filed for the Sweet Home City Council. Tuesday was the…
School district welcomes new teachers, staff members
School District 55 has a dozen new teachers and certified staff members this school year. They include the…
Alta Pendergraft
Aug. 31, 1929 – Aug. 26, 2012 Alta Nell Pendergraft, 82, died Aug. 27, 2012 at Good Samaritan…
How about some human decency?
Editor: After job hunting for months and months, my guy answered an on-line ad for farm work near…
VP candidate short on truth
Editor: Vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan’s keynote address at the Republican National Convention last Wednesday night was…
Lessons from the CCC: Work pays
I’d always had the annual Civilian Conservation Corps picnic on my list of things to do here at…
Schumacher finishes back in pack at triathlon national championships
Kambria Schumacher of Crawfordsville placed 22nd in her division of 54 competitors in the U.S. Triathlon Age Group…
Pleasant Valley closure date switched to Aug. 30; Foster closed Aug. 29
Pleasant Valley Road will be open on Wednesday, Aug. 29, and Foster Dam Road will be closed. Pleasant…
Martinez family seeks help for cancer victim
The family of Wayne Martinez is seeking donations to help him fight stomach cancer. Martinez was recently diagnosed…
Seven City Council candidates file thus far for council
As of noon on Monday, the following candidates had filed for the Sweet Home City Council. Incumbents include…
Ex-SHPD officer arrested
Klamath Falls police arrested a former Sweet Home police officer on charges of theft and official misconduct on…
Martha Steinbacher
Martha Jane Steinbacher, 90, formerly of Sweet Home, died Aug. 25, 2012 near Halfway. She was born in…
Deborah Karr
Oct. 19, 1917 – Aug. 25, 2012 Deborah Irene Karr, 94, of Sweet Home died Aug. 25, 2012.…
Carol Dodge
March 31, 1945 – Aug. 24, 2012 Carol Ann Dodge, 67, of Sweet Home died Aug. 24, 2012.…
Lawrence McMurray
July 28, 1936 – Aug. 27, 2012 Lawrence McMurray, 76, of Foster died Aug. 27, 2012. He was…
Arlene Webster
08/29/12Jan. 12, 1940 – Aug. 22, 2012 Arlene Joyce Webster, 72, of Sweet Home died of cancer on…
Donald Thomas
May 1, 1916 – Aug. 9, 2012 Donald J. Thomas, 96, died Aug. 9, 2012 in Palm Desert,…
Thanks, SH for supporting kids
Editor: Thank you, Sweet Home, “times 12.” This summer 12 kids from our town had an unforgettable week…
Future park needs bigger thinking
Editor: With all due respect to Linn County and SHEDG, their plan to turn the old Morse gravel…
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,…