Girls down Taft for first win of season
The Husky girls basketball team won their first game of the year last week. Sweet Home defeated Taft…
Kris Newport wins wrestling title, en route to two championships
Coach Steve Thorpe grabs freshman wrestler Kris Newport in a bear hug after Newport won the state 119-pound…
Huskies in the thick of boys hoops race after pair of wins
The Sweet Home boys basketball team is in the thick of a tight scrap for the league championship…
Alleged attack on coaches ends in teen’s arrest
Sweet Home police took a 16-year-old Sweet Home boy into custody Monday evening for allegedly attacking Philomath High…
Police looking into stabbing that left two injured
Sweet Home police are investigating a stabbing incident that left two men injured. On Feb. 7, at approximately…
Lees to celebrate 50th anniversary
Robert and Ina Lee will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 6…
Parade to celebrate wonders of nature
Ever seen a parade of plants, animals (not real ones) and, er, elements (earth, wind and fire, etc.)…
Howard Thomas
Howard Hamerly Thomas, 74, of Goldendale, Wash., died Feb. 5, 2008, after a short illness. He was born…
Robin Prestegard
Nov. 19, 1953 – Feb. 5, 2008 Robin Anne Prestegard, 54, of Crawfordsville died at Oregon Health Sciences…
Carmen Hyde
Carmen Hyde, 91, of Sweet Home, died on Feb. 5, 2008 at Lebanon Rehab. She was born May…
Daisy Stafford
Jan. 27, 2008 – Feb. 10, 2008 Daisy Louise Stafford, 2 weeks old, died Feb. 10, 2008. She…
Mary Ward
March 8, 1930 – Feb. 10, 2008 Mary June Ward (Dimick), 77, of Sweet Home died Feb. 10,…
SH falls to Philomath, Central
Philomath 45, Sweet Home 28 Philomath defeated the Husky girls basketball team 45-28 in Sweet Home on Thursday.…
Sweet Home boys trade basketball wins with Philomath
Philomath 54, Sweet Home 52 A slow first half hurt the Huskies Monday night at home as they…
SH girls in state wrestling finals
Two Sweet Home girls, Mandy Binks and Laura Gourley, have qualified for the finals of the state high…
Here we stand; now what?
The visit to Sweet Home last week by a pair of experts in downtown renewal did what it…
Wrestlers ready for last home meet – Districts – after Newport win
With their final dual meet out of the way, a 64-8 win over Newport on Thursday, Jan. 31,…
Huskies girls basketball
Huskies Jenny Hamn, left, and Paige Niemi fight Newport Cub Rilee Peterson for control of the ball. The…
Huskies hold off Taft, 52-47
Like a storm slowly building up power, Teran Butler exploded in the fourth quarter Saturday against the Huskies…
Mat Club wrestlers 1st, 2nd at state
Ten Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers attended the Oregon Kids Collegiate Championships last weekend in Coos Bay, bringing…
Swimmers tune up for districts with win over North Marion
Sweet Home’s boys swim team has enjoyed a good season, going undefeated in dual meets as two defending…
Boys top Central on the road
The Husky boy’s basketball team easily defeated the Central Panthers 46-37 on the road on Jan. 22. “We…
Teresa Lewis, Derek Ramsey announce their engagement
Teresa Lewis and Derek Ramsey have announced their engagement to marry on March 22. Lewis is the daughter…
Leonore Schmidt
April 24, 1937 – Jan. 23, 2008 Leonore M. Schmidt, 70, of Sweet Home died Jan. 23, 2008.…
Maxine Casey
June 18, 1928 – Jan. 19, 2008 Maxine Dorothy Casey, 79, of Lebanon died Jan. 19, 2008. She…