Trying to be sensitive when the news hurts
As we noted in our editorial last week, the last month has been a rough one on the…
Crocker leads Cadet wrestlers, Gourley 4th at USA nationals
Three local wrestlers competed last week in the Cadet Freestyle national championships at Fargo, N.D. Brock Crocker went…
Keys 2nd in Jr. Olympics decathlon
Dakotah Keys placed second in the nation at the U.S. Track and Field Junior Olympic national meet held…
SH Jr. American team third in state baseball tourney
Sweet Home Jr. American 11-12-year-old baseball team sponsored by Melcher Logging finished third in the state baseball playoffs…
Volleyball camps planned for junior high, high school students
The Sweet Home volleyball program will hold a camp for junior high players Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 1…
Isolationism won’t work with Iraq
Editor: Sen. Gordon Smith thinks we should not be fighting a civil war in Iraq and need to…
Local streets to close for Jamboree
Next week, several streets will be closed during the Oregon Jamboree. – Eighteenth Avenue between the concert entry…
Sunshine Industries doing right by clients
Editor: I recently had the opportunity to tour the facilities of Sunshine Industries here in Sweet Home and…
Rider dies in Ames Creek ATV crash
An 18-year-old Sweet Home man died Friday afternoon when his all-terrain vehicle left the road and hit a…
History From Our Files
July 25, 1957 With the roar of a Lion, a smoldering spark burst into flame Tuesday night and…
Laryngitis forces artist Billy Currington out of Oregon Jamboree
Country music artist Billy Currington has pulled out of the Oregon Jamboree, citing a severe case of laryngitis.…
Fire destroys mobile home
Firefighters fight a blaze that destroyed a mobile home at 42114 Marks Ridge at about 8 a.m. on…
Ryan Hocking
Sept. 11, 1987-July 20. 2007 Ryan David Hocking, 19, died as a result of an ATV accident, July…
John Victor
July 1, 1930 – July 17, 2007 John Jack “Uncle John” Victor, 77 , a longtime resident of…
Justin J. Terherst
May 30, 1980 – July 22, 2007 Justin James Terherst, 27, of Lebanon, died July 22, 2007, at…
Thomas Walker
Nov. 21, 1930 – July 22, 2007 Thomas V. “Toad” Walker, Jr., 76, died Sunday July 22, 2007.…
Marguerite Wright
April 1, 1922 – July 16, 2007 Marguerite Nixon Wright, 85, died July 16, 2007 at home, peacefully…
Reminder: Play safe out there
We all hear the warnings. Wear your seatbelt. Wear a helmet. Wear a life preserver. Don’t mix alcohol…
Water, sewer rates too high
My name is Keven Hampton, and I live in the Sweet Home city limits. I am simply amazed…
Great response from SHFAD
Editor: It was Jim’s and my unfortunate experience to be the first on the scene of a bad…
America needs to shape up
Editor: President Bush, he is for the homeland. He took a stand to defend this land, home of…
Sweet Home wrestlers compete at USA nationals
Three Sweet Home wrestlers competed last weekend in the USA Wrestling cadet national Greco-Roman championships in Fargo, N.D.…
Nine Loggers named all-stars
Despite a winless season, nine East Linn Loggers football players have been to the play in the National…
Outdoors: Hike in for a big and juicy fish dinner
Shane Ullrich With cooler weather upon us this last couple of days, the activity has picked up in…
Knights among headliners at Fair
The Linn County Fair will take on a new look this year for its main event Sunday afternoon,…