Missing runners take toll on cross-country teams
A depleted boys varsity team placed third behind Crescent Valley and Philomath Friday on the tough Philomath Forest…
Poker posing minimal problems
Fifteen months after the ordinance allowing Texas Hold ‘Em took effect, Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is…
Local 4-H members march in support of Extension taxing district
Local 4-H members marched at the intersection of 18th and Main on Sept. 30 in favor of a…
Meet Dan Thackaberry
Dan Thackaberry, 52, is a farmer in the Lebanon area. He lives in Lebanon and runs a farm…
Dodge, Bishop engaged
Stephanie Lynn Dodge and Samuel Adam Bishop have announced a May 15, 2009 wedding. Dodge is the daughter…
Fire season ends early
As of noon on Monday the annual burn ban, along with regulated use, was lifted in east Linn…
Wineries weary of fall weather in the valley
On Monday, vineyard consultant Stirling Fox offered a quick snapshot of the Yamhill Valley’s prospective 2008 harvest. “The…
Meet Sherrie Sprenger
Sherrie Sprenger grew up in the Lacomb area, where she lives with her husband, Kyle, and son, Austin,…
Jay-vee spikers impressive
Editor: Thank you to the JV volleyball team and coaches Mary Hutchins and Shawna Baxter for an exciting…
Doris Keller
Doris Irma Keller, 87, a longtime resident of Sweet Home and Lebanon, died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2008.…
Isham McCammon
Isham (Ike) Thomas McCammon, 73, of Sweet Home died Sept. 25, 2008. He was born on the family…
Evelyn Hathaway
Evelyn Hathaway, 88, of Sweet Home died Sept. 30, 2008. She was born Oct. 4, 1919 in Pratt,…
Betty Lou Hyer
Betty Lou Hyer, 78, of Sweet Home died Oct. 2, 2008. She was born Sept. 3, 1930 in…
Good words for PA’s, midwives
Editor: The second week of October celebrates National Nurse Midwifery Week and National Physician Assistant Week, giving those…
Define Obama’s ‘accomplishments’
Editor: Adam Smedberg of Portland responded in the Oct. 1 issue to my letter to the editor of…
Paying the piper because nothing’s free
If you’re feeling angry right now, join the club. The bailout of the ailing financial institutions in this…
Cross-Country boys win Junction City Invitational
Sweet Home’s boys put together a strong performance Tuesday, Sept. 30, to win the Junction City Invitational. Led…
Huskies fall 7-2 to Philomath
Philomath defeated the Husky boys soccer team 7-2 on Thursday in Sweet Home. “We gave up some easy…
Girls lose two in soccer
A good shot at victory slipped through the Husky girls’ soccer team’s feet at home Wednesday when Horizon…
Good sportsmanship appreciated
In all of the Sweet Home athletic events I’ve attended since I arrived here in August, sportsmanship has…
Man dies in Scio of shotgun blast
A Marion man died early Saturday morning near Scio after he shot himself in the head with a…
Puttin’ on the Pink
Sweet Home High School students and staff donned pink ribbons and clothing Thursday to support math teacher Melissa…
Isham Thomas McCammon
Isham Thomas McCammon, 73, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 25, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Sweet Home Funeral…
Glenn Roberts
Glenn Paul Roberts, 47, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 25, 2008 at his home. He was born Dec.…
Norman Wodtli
Norman Allen Wodtli, 56, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 25, 2008 at Lebanon Community Hospital. He was born…