Thanks to alert witnesses
Editor: I would like to say thank you to Rick Oleager and his son for spotting the man…
About time on Hwy. 228
Editor: I’m driving into town, behind some idiot who’s swerving all over the road. Must be intoxicated. Well,…
Governor should cool it on warming
The heat is on in Oregon, politically, in the Global Warming controversy. Gov. Ted Kulongoski and the powers…
Husky girls fall to Newport
The Husky girls’ basketball team lost 55-41 to visiting Newport Friday night. “The first four or five minutes…
Boys face double hoops matchup against Central
Following a 63-53 win at Newport Friday, the Huskies locked in their place in the Val-Co League boys…
Hanscam earns Eagle Scout award
KC Hanscam, son of Steve and Adele Hanscam, earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in…
Junior high students help others with needles, yarn
Sweet Home Junior High students spent 14 weeks last fall learning to knit and creating various wooly projects…
Billy Baker
Dec. 4, 1917 – Feb. 8, 2007 Billy Francis Baker, 89, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 8, 2007…
DeLoris Britton
Oct. 18, 1912 – Feb. 10, 2007 DeLoris “Cricket” Britton, 94, of Lebanon, died Saturday at her home.…
Herbert Scott
Feb. 25, 1949 – Feb. 7, 2007 Herbert Pablo Scott, 57, of Brownsville, died Feb. 7, 2007 at…
Effie Rowell
Effie May Rowell, 90, of Sweet Home, died Feb 10 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She was…
Cameron Conklin
Oct. 14, 1988 – Feb. 4, 2007 Cameron “Cami” Lynn Conklin, 18, of Lebanon, died Feb. 4, 2007…
Jerimiah Crocker
March 28, 1981 – Feb. 4, 2007 Jerimiah Garron Crocker, 25, of Sweet Home died Feb. 4, 2007.…
Colleges need more support
Editor: In a Dec. 29, ‘06 editorial, The Oregonian urges Oregon legislators to listen to Kirby Dyess, vice…
Considerate local kids
Editor: I am an itinerant teacher for the deaf and hard-of-hearing through the Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD. This year, I…
Support your local Scouts
This month marks the 97th anniversary of one of the nation’s most well-known and influential youth-serving programs. On…
ATV law is too much government
Nobody wants kids to die. But the fact that a 13-year-old girl was killed more than two years…
Girls beat Taft, lose to Newport in hoops
The Husky girls’ basketball team defeated Taft at home Thursday night 50-27 and lost to Philomath 62-37 on…
Wrestlers win district, qualify 21 for state meet
Sweet Home made its presence felt Saturday as the newcomer in Val-Co league wrestling. The Huskies dominated the…
SH beats best, loses to worst in tight Val-Co
After beating the top team in the ValCo and the Huskies then lost to the bottom team, helping…
Freshmen help Huskies to combined, boys titles
The Sweet Home swimmers, who have been dominant in dual meets this year, finished first in the boys…
Kara Watkins, Jason Enright wed
Kara Watkins and Jason Enright of Adair Village were married on Sept. 23 at Sweet Home Assembly of…
Mary Freeman
Jan. 7, 1911 – Jan. 31, 2007 Mary Freeman, 96, of Lebanon died Jan. 31, 2007. She was…
Dianna Youngman
Nov. 19, 1943 – Feb. 1, 2007 Dianna L. Youngman, 63, of Sweet Home died Feb. 1, 2007.…
Gladys Arnold
Aug. 12, 1914 – Jan. 29, 2007 Gladys H. (Motley) Arnold, 92, of Medway, Mass., died Jan. 29,…