Dudley Culpepper
Dudley Floyd Culpepper, 75, of LaPine died Oct. 13, 2008. He was born July 22, 1933 in Millerton,…
Post Office ought to fly flag more
Editor: As a citizen of this United States of America, I would like to know why the Sweet…
Girod way off on pot policy
Editor: In reading the article “Girod says rural interests top his Senate agenda” (Oct. 15), I was appalled…
Our picks on the ballot measures
If you haven’t received your ballot for the Nov. 4 election, it should be arriving in the next…
B&G Club deserves thanks
Editor: In response to the recent articles regarding the Boys and Girls Club and coaching ((Oct. 1 and…
Local fighters on card for Saturday cage bouts
Sweet Home’s Bully Gang will send five fighters into the cage at the Salem Armory on Oct. 25.…
Girls soccer defeats Gervais, loses to No. 1 Philomath
The Sweet Home girls soccer team finished its season with a bang, the Huskies winning their first game…
EXTRA – NO NOT USE – Missing runners take toll on cross-country teams
A depleted Sweet Home boys varsity cross-country team placed third behind Crescent Valley and Philomath Friday on the…
Meet Fred Girod
Fred Girod, 57, grew up in Stayton. He is a dentist practicing part time. He has been a…
Sharing Tree program aims to help needy
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District will once again conduct the Christmas for Kids Sharing Tree and…
Improving girls soccer team ties Riverdale, edged by Blanchett
The Sweet Home girls played “the best game we’ve ever played” Monday at Blanchett, but it wasn’t quite…
Police searching for missing Sweet Home man
Sweet Home police are asking for the public’s help in locating a local man, missing for nearly two…
Meet Dr. Bob McDonald
Bob McDonald, 57, was born in Kansas City, Mo., the youngest child of two public school teachers. In…
SHARE offers hands-on chance to help
It’s been just over six months since a group of determined (and slightly angry) citizens got together to…
Judy Marrs
Judy Irene Marrs, 62, of Sweet Home died Oct. 12, 2008. She was born Nov. 30. 1945 and…
Scott Williams
Scott Jeffrey Williams, 51, of Albany died Oct. 8, 2008. He was born on July 22, 1957 in…
Mary Lee Smith
Mary Lee Smith, 76, of Lebanon died Oct. 6, 2008. She was born March 28, 1932 in Oakland,…
Taxes should not support district
Editor: My home is on an 80-acre tree farm that I own in Linn County. I understand the…
Bible has answers that U.S. ignores
Editor: The late Peter Marshall, chaplain of the U.S. Senate, tells of a village that grew up below…
Teacher’s care ‘refreshing’
Editor: I’d like to share something that I witnessed last Tuesday. It only took up a minute or…
Youth sports about kids, not parents or coaches
A letter to the editor from Chanz Keeney a couple of weeks ago was also a statement made…
Boys soccer loses final homestand to Newport
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team played its last home game in a 5-1 loss to Newport Monday that…
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…