Julia Hornberger
March 25, 1938 – May 16, 2012 Julia Mae Hornberger, 74, of Sweet Home died May 16, 2012.…
Florence Keenom
July 28, 1925 – May 15, 2012 Florence G. Keenom, 86, of Portland, formerly of Sweet Home, died…
Dena Myers
Nov. 15, 1915 – May 13, 2012 Dena Alice Starr-Bottler-Horan-Myers, 96, died on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012,…
Management out of touch at park
Editor: We had a beautiful Mother’s Day Sunday, perfect for a walk in Cascadia State Park. I heard…
Blessed to live in great small town
Editor: I feel so blessed to live in Sweet Home, Oregon. Where else can you live where: n…
Think of fallen on Memorial Day
Editor: As we approach Memorial Day 2012, on Monday, May 28, we pause to remember the more than…
Huskies blow by Central in 14-1; to face North Valley
Sean C. Morgan and Scott Swanson Sweet Home blew through the first round of the state 4A baseball…
Huskies down Stayton to earn softball playoffs date at Cascade
The Huskies narrowly defeated Stayton, 2-1, Thursday at home in the play-in round of state softball playoffs. The…
SHHS Sports Banquet Tuesday
Sweet Home High School’s Booster Club will hold the annual Senior Sports Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday,…
B&G Club auction raises $200,000
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam’s Spring Auction, held May 5 at the Lebanon Elks…
Florence Schlabach
July 16, 1919 – May 6, 2012 Florence Jean Schlabach, 92, of Lebanon died May 6, 2012. She…
Closing play areas wrong for kids
Editor: I’ve read several negative articles and letters written to the newspaper in the last several months about…
Tell local cops thanks this week
Editor: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial…
Golfers finish fourth in Sky-Em district tourney
Sweet Home’s young golf squad finished fourth in the Sky-Em district golf championships May 7-8 at Tokatee Golf…
Huskies pick up more personal bests at tune-up track meet at Sprague
Facing some bigger-school competition in 5A Division Sprague and North Salem, Sweet Home’s track and field athletes continued…
Jasmin Yoder signs to play soccer at Hesston College
Jasmin Yoder became the third Sweet Home athlete this school year to sign a letter of intent to…
Huskies 2nd in Sky-Em softball; host Stayton Friday
The Huskies finished the regular season in softball losing 3-0 on the road against Junction City on Friday,…
SH finishes 2nd in league baseball race
The Huskies bounced back from an early deficit Friday at home in baseball against Junction City to finish…
Betty Poteet
July 4, 1925 – May 6, 2012 Betty Lula May Poteet, 86, of Sweet Home died May 6,…
Catholic Ryan not living his faith
Editor: After Catholic bishops denounced his budget as immoral, Rep. Paul Ryan has been making the talk show…
Pool is big plus for the disabled
Editor: I am writing to encourage Sweet Home taxpayers to please consider voting to keep the swimming pool…
Well worth the investment
Editor: I am writing to ask Sweet Home citizens to join me as I cast my vote in…
City right to be tight in tough times
Sweet Home’s proposed city budget for 2012-13 is tighter than it has been in recent years, but we…
Let’s not taste drowning reality
Let’s not taste drowning reality Editor: Drowning is the second leading cause of child death in the U.S.A.…