Cleaning up Sweet Home
More than 700 SHHS students and staff members spent one hour Friday morning cleaning up the community. It…
SH honors troops in Iraq, preparing for homecoming
Sweet Home Patriots for American Soldiers held its last regular rally in support of America’s soldiers in Iraq…
Salem woodworker shows his craft at Spring Event
As visitors looked through his finished pens, pencils and bowls, Jim Coon of Salem was busy at his…
Salem woodworker shows his craft at Spring Eventer
As visitors looked through his finished pens, pencils and bowls, Jim Coon of Salem was busy at his…
City budget committee agrees to help pay for summer pool
The Sweet Home Budget Committee agreed to provide $20,000 to School District 55 this year to help keep…
East Linn gets glimpse of world’s fastest spy plane
At the height of the Cold War, it could fly at Mach III (1,800 miles per hour) and…
Sweet Home veteran invited to return to Korea
Howard Baker remembers that day more than 50 years ago as clearly as if it were yesterday. The…
Fire of unknown origion destroys $500,000 home
The home of Thriftway owners Scott and Mary McDonald was nearly destroyed Thursday morning in a fire. Firefighters…
Softball squad loses three
Cascade 6 Sweet Home 1 The Cascade softball team defeated the Huskies 6-1 at Cascade on Thursday,. “Cascade…
SHJH Track Results
Home meet on April 30 Seventh-Grade Boys — First Place Shot: Wes Meyers, third, 28′ 6″; Steven Jones,…
Huskies pick off two in league
Sweet Home 8 Cascade 5 The Husky baseball team edged out a persistent Cascade 8-5 at home on…
Boys win at Cascade three-way meet
The Husky track squads traveled to Independence for the second time in a week Tuesday to compete against…
Junior Varsity Baseball Round Up
Junior Varsity Baseball Sisters 8 Sweet Home 7 Sisters squeaked by Sweet Home’s junior varsity baseball team 8-7…
School year will not be shortened; teachers, District 55 in negotiations
School District 55 has dropped a proposal to shorten the school year by three days. Supt. Larry Horton…
Foster Lake Resort plans moving forward
Pending tying up loose ends, ground for Phase I of Foster Lake Resort could be broken as early…
Sweet Home man survives lightning strike at Foster
Bryon Lacey is feeling lucky after surviving a lightning strike Friday evening at Foster Lake. “I was sitting…
Foster and Oak Heights students attend4-H wildlife stewards summit; earn awards
While some community members are beautifying the streets of Sweet Home the fourth grade students from Foster and…
Church of Christ offers comedy about carpeting
Figuring out what color to use to replace the church carpet can be a complicated experience, especially when…
Lebanon man killed, two from SH injured in crash
A Lebanon man died and two Sweet Home persons were injured in traffic accident on Highway 20 just…
Library will close if levy fails; City seeks increase
If a levy request by the City of Sweet Home fails on May 20, Sweet Home Public Library…
House fire causes extensive damage
The home of Scott and Mary McDonald of Sweet Home was seriously damaged by fire Thursday afternoon. Several…
SHPD looking for applicants for four Explorer positions
Sweet Home Police Department would like to invite persons 16 to 20 years old to join its Explorer…
Earth Shuttle students ship out this week for Kennedy
A group of Sweet Home students won’t make it to space on their upcoming trip, but they will…
Letter carrier food drive May 10
Letter carriers will collect food donations as they deliver mail on May 10. Donations should be placed in…
Lakecrest Apartment fire victim grateful for community’s generosity
Ralph Valentine knows in his heart that although lives have been upended due to a fire two weeks…