Water polo MVPs are Martin, Jaques, Webb and Wilson
Cory Martin and Derek Jaques were named boys offensive and defensive players of the year at the water…
Longtime staffer’s death comes as shock to high school
Sweet Home High School students and staff members were shocked and saddened last week by the death of…
Bullying takes flight
Holley School Counselor Terry Augustadt records video of the words written on students’ paper airplanes on Nov. 2.…
3 incumbents, Angulo elected to City Council
Sweet Home voters re-elected three incumbents and one newcomer to the City Council on Nov. 2. Returning to…
Lance Davenport
Aug. 8, 1924 – Nov. 8, 2010 Lance Eugene Davenport, 86, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, died…
Delores Cannon
Sept. 4, 1952 -Nov. 2, 2010 Delores “Dee Dee” Yilene Cannon, 75, died on Nov. 2, 2010 at…
Jean Barnwell
Nov. 8, 1937 – Oct. 28, 2010 Jean Marie (Shoemaker) Barnwell, 72, died peacefully with her family by…
Richard Banks
Aug. 30, 1952 – Nov. 1, 2010 Richard Alan Banks, 58, of Lebanon died Nov. 1, 2010. He…
Ralph Valentine Jr.
May 9, 1946 – November 4, 2010 Ralph Royster Valentine Jr., 64, of Sweet Home died Nov. 4,…
Thank you, 4th District
Editor: I wanted to extend my thanks and utmost appreciation to the voters of southwest Oregon for electing…
Editorial: Play ball on redistricting
It was disappointing last summer when a proposed measure to make a constitutional change, to take final decisions…
This is a union governor
Editor: The Nov. 4 Albany Democrat article “Kitzhaber wins 3rd Term As Governor” reports that he has planned…
Water polo season ends as Huskies fall to Parkrose
Winding its season up on the road, the Sweet Home water polo squad faced one of the state’s…
Spikers fall to Baker in four-game match
A long trip across the state marked the end of the road for the resurgent Sweet Home volleyball…
Huskies blanked by No. 1 Philomath, 7-0, in soccer
Philomath defeated Sweet Home 7-0 in girls’ soccer playoffs Saturday at Corvallis High School, ending the Huskies’ soccer…
Farmers’ Market holds third annual dinner
The Sweet Home Farmers’ Market shared the riches of the Sweet Home community when it comes to local…
Van rollover in mountains leaves one man dead
Linn County deputies are investigating a fatal crash involving a 10-person passenger van in a remote area of…
Halloween reward at Hawthorne
Friday, Hawthorne School hosted its third annual “PBIS Halloween Celebration of Excellent Behavior”. The gym was transformed into…
‘Spirits of the Fall’ fund-raiser Saturday at B&G Club
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam will host its annual fall fund-raiser, “Spirits of the…
Kiwanis honoree
David Strom, of the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club was presented a plaque for his service as Lt. Governor…
Downtown Tricks or Treats
Photos by Sean C. Morgan Hundreds of kids – of all ages in some cases – hit up…
Patricia ‘Patti’ Woods
April 23, 1937 – October 28, 2010 Patricia “Patti” Woods, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Thursday at…
Leonard Trompeter
Oct 15, 1940 – Oct 22, 2010 Leonard Trompeter, 70, died Oct 22, 2010. He was born Oct…
James Van Order
May 26, 1940 – Oct. 29, 2010 James Van Order, 70, of Sweet Home died Oct. 29, 2010.…
SHEM hard-hit by falling income
Editor: Some of the staggering and dismal news reported lately is the severe shortfall for all non-profit agencies…