Future doesn’t look very good
Editor: When Iran gets a nuclear weapon and lacking any action by the U.S. – action which I…
Overreaction to news not right
The shootings earlier this month in Tucson, Ariz., have triggered calls for restraints on the TV and radio…
Let’s keep quarry discussion polite
Editor: A law firm in Bend is requesting a quarry permit with special circumstances for the Weber Quarry…
Garage sale sign rules go too far
Editor: I really feel that the City of Sweet Home has better things to do than to prevent…
Huskiettes finish third at Thurston
The Huskiettes dance team finished third at a four-team meet at Thurston High School on Saturday. “We scored…
Boys come from behind to top Sisters in league opener
Sweet Home 67, Sisters 55 After a 32-24 halftime deficit, the Huskies poured on a big offense that…
Boys first at Philomath invitational; girls second
Facing all but three of the district teams at Philomath’s Clemens Invitational, the boys swim team took first…
Cheerleaders fourth in season opener
The Huskies cheerleading squad placed fourth at a meet on Saturday at Springfield High School. The team had…
Girls open league with six-point loss to Sisters
Sisters 41, Sweet Home 36 Opening league play in girls basketball, the Sisters Outlaws defeated the Huskies 41-36…
Wrestlers take third in tough 4A Oregon Classic
Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed third in the 4A division at the Oregon Classic tournament in Redmond Friday and…
SH man shoots himself taking gun out of pickup truck
A Sweet Home area man shot and injured himself Sunday afternoon in an apparent accident. Sweet Home paramedics…
SH man finishes Air Force basic training program
Air Force Airman Holden S. Greene graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,…
Beautification honorees
A number of winners of the 2010 Quality Development Awards received plaques from the Sweet Home Planning Commission…
Natty at the Rio
Hunter Jutte, center, erupts after an Oregon tackle for loss during the first quarter of the Natty (BCS…
Bill Shockey
April 26, 1928 – Jan. 5, 2011 Bill Shockey, 82, of Sweet Home died Jan. 5, 2011. He…
Wanda Miller
Feb. 2, 1928 – Jan. 5, 2011 Wanda Faye Shipp Miller, 82, of Springdale, Ark., died Jan. 5,…
Valitta Ireland
Feb. 14, 1934 – Jan. 5, 2011 Valitta Marie Ireland, 76, of Sweet Home died Jan. 5, 2011.…
Dennis Koch
Nov. 15, 1926 – Nov. 24, 2010 Dennis W. Koch, 84, of Christmas Valley, a former Sweet Home…
School closure impacts go beyond education
The realities of the local decreasing population of school-aged children and the economic straits we are in have…
Swimmers pick up momentum after winter break
Sweet Home’s swimmers opened the new year with two home meets last week, defeating Central, Junction City and…
Huskies pull away to stuff Cascade, 57-44
The Huskies won what started as a tough outing against Cascade 57-44 at home in boys basketball on…
SH girls fall to Cascade’s aggressive all-around play
Taking advantage of their size and dominating the boards, the Cascade Cougars defeated the Huskies 67-31 Friday night…
Wrestlers second at Willamette, ready for OC
Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed second in the 15-team Willamette Invitational tournament Saturday behind first-place finishes by Colton Schilling…
Few new state laws in effect as of Jan. 1
January 05, 2010 With the Oregon Legislature out of session for most of 2010, the list of new…
LBCC announces honor roll
The following Sweet Home-area students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher…