Vanora Smith
April 4, 1932 – Oct. 10, 2011 Vanora Rose Smith, 79, of Sweet Home died Oct. 10, 2011.…
Payrlee McCall
Nov. 22, 1916 – Oct. 12, 2011 Payrlee McCall, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 12, 2011. She…
Grason Offutt
October 9, 2011 Grason Carter Offutt was stillborn on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.…
Rosetta Gatliff
Sept. 3, 1935 – Oct. 3, 2011 Rosetta Estelene Gatliff-Robertson, 76, of Sweet Home died Oct. 3, 2011…
Kevin Hipp
April 30, 1955 – Oct. 14, 2011 Kevin C. Hipp, 56, died Oct. 14, 2011 after a fight…
Cemetery figures don’t add up
Editor: The Sweet Home Cemetery District, along with director Harland Smith, has asked for an 8-cent-per-$1,000 tax to…
Pool more than just recreation
Editor: I was absolutely incensed by the letter written by Don Austin of Sweet Home in the Oct.…
Pool serves more than just athletes
In response to Don Austin’s letter of Oct. 12: Yes, Mr. Austin, you are right. The swim club…
Thanks to Post Office supporters
Editor To our representatives, Sen. Merkley’s field representative, Oregon Rep. Sherrie Sprenger. Linn County Commission Chairman Roger Nyquist…
This solution one city can’t afford to get wrong
The fact that property values are down and that tax revenues for our local Police Department were likely…
Who cleans up after accidents?
24, some very, very close friends were involved in a motorcycle accident on Foster Dam Road. Victoria did…
Four-day week poses unknowns
Editor: The four-day school week would hurt Sweet Home students and the community if adopted by the local…
Bus schedule needs more input
Editor: My kids finished high school over 30 years ago, so I’m not in the current loop, but…
Boys have trouble finishing as Cottage Grove wins, 4-0
The high school boys lost 4-0 at Cottage Grove in soccer on Oct. 11. “We did some good…
Huskies lose OT heartbreaker after leading Lions
The high school girls held a lead most of the way against Cottage Grove in soccer on Oct.…
Spikers put Junction City away quickly, face Cottage Grove, Elmira this week
Sweet Home’s volleyball team made short work of Junction City last week, beating the Tigers 25-10, 25-15, 25-14…
SH alumni: Johnson second, Willamette wins
Former Husky Olivia Johnson was fifth overall and second for Corban as the Warriors placed first at the…
Huskies hold their own against 5A harriers
Facing a cross-country field that was largely 5A schools, Sweet Home still managed a fourth-place finish on the…
Jeep, slain man inside, found near Yellowbottom
A black 2010 Jeep Patriot associated with homicide investigations in Oregon and Everett, Wash., was recovered Saturday, Oct.…
public safety 10/12/2011
Oct. 9 6:36 a.m. – Five callers report hearing gun shots in the area, 2400 block of Harding.…
SHHS graduate Bissell earns Ph.D in optical engineering
Luke James Bissell, a 1997 graduate of Sweet Home High School, successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Experimental…
Sharing Tree, food basket drives start
It’s the time of year when the citizens of Sweet Home come together to help less fortunate local…
Betty Dickson Roberts
Betty was born to Clarence Cummings Dickson and Margaret “Maggie” (Stewart) Dickson in Albany, Oregon and grew up…
Andrew Rodgers
March 25, 1955 – Oct. 6, 2011 Andrew Dean Rodgers, 56, of Sweet Home died Oct. 6, 2011.…
Melanie Olson
Oct. 20, 1962 – Oct. 3, 2011 Melanie Gae Embree Olson, 48, of Lebanon died Oct. 3, 2011.…