SHHS teacher arrested on sex charges
Sweet Home Police arrested Sweet Home High School business teacher Michael Joseph Morrell, 28, on four counts of…
Smart tree pruning requires cutting with purpose, plan
Pruning is an oft-needed maintenance treatment for good tree health, and to keep your tree and yard safe…
New school year brings 5 new teachers
School District 55 has five new teachers and licensed staff for the 2011-12 school year. They include the…
Charles Mullenix
Feb. 4, 1939 – Sept. 7, 2011 Charles “Chuck” Mullenix, 72, of Lebanon died Sept. 7, 2011 at…
Margie Coblentz-Manning
April 21, 1921 – Sept. 9, 2011 Margie Coblentz-Manning, 90, of Sweet Home died Sept. 9, 2011. She…
JoAnne Feckner
July 2, 1936 – Sept. 9, 2011 JoAnne Feckner, 75, died Sept. 9, 2011. She was born July…
Bus route doesn’t make much sense
Let’s let the bus drivers design their routes. Why not have a passenger van parked at Foster School…
Businesses truly deserve support
I support local business but then I shop at Wal-Mart, after that I will head over to Albany…
Post-9/11 enigma
Osama bin Laden said in a 2004 videotape, “We, alongside the mujahideen, bled Russia for 10 years, until…
Volleyball team 2-0 after wins over Stayton, Central
Sweet Home’s volleyball team got off to a good start last week with 3-0 wins at home over…
Virtue scores three goals as Husky girls win soccer opener
The high school girls soccer team opened the fall season with a 3-1 win at home against Stayton.…
Soccer: Boys aim to get pieces in place
The high school boys soccer team didn’t fare well its first week out, losing 1-0 at East Linn…
SH opens water polo season with win
The Sweet Home water polo team defeated Corvallis 6 -3 Thursday in their season-opening game at Husky Pool.…
Rookie runners get feet wet at Newport
Daniel Danforth was fourth overall to lead the Sweet Home boys cross-country team at the 27th Annual Murv…
Bridge bras event raises $900 to fight breast cancer
The third annual Bras Across the Bridge fund-raiser to combat breast cancer raised $900, organizers said. The event,…
Eileen Marie Steen-Munts
May 25, 1951 – September 1, 2011 Eileen Steen-Munts, 60, of Sweet Home, formerly of Scotts Valley, Calif.,…
Diana Kay Holben
September 21, 1941 – August 21, 2011 Diana Kay Holben, the oldest of three children, was born to…
Virginia Urban
Oct. 8, 1933-Aug. 29, 2011 Virginia Urban, 77, of Sweet Home died Aug. 29, 2011. She was born…
Jack Tungett
May 16, 1938-Aug. 31, 2011 Jack Tungett, 73, of Sweet Home died Aug. 31, 2011 at home, surrounded…
Pressing on 10 years after 9-11
This Sunday will mark the 10th anniversary of the Muslim terrorists’ attacks on the World Trade Center in…
Coach optimistic about well-deserved results in soccer
With a few new faces and experienced returning players, high school boys soccer Coach Ryan Regrutto is optimistic…
Johnson fourth in first college race
Corban’s women’s cross country team, led by Sweet Home’s Olivia Johnson, placed five runners in the Top 10…
Rescue on the fly
A 68-year-old man with apparent life-threatening injuries was air-lifted from the site of a head-on crash on Highway…
Local firefighters respond to Warm Springs-area blaze
Fire season has started late, but after last week’s giant thunderstorms, it’s come on with a vengeance, fire…
Richard Jenkins
Jan. 6, 1941-Aug. 26, 2011 Richard Lynn Jenkins, 70 of Lebanon died Friday, Aug. 26, at the Good…