Errors cost Huskies in close baseball loss at Newport
Sweet Home’s baseball team lost to Newport twice in its final two games of the season last week,…
Sweet Home finishes softball season with two wins
The Sweet Home softball team won its last two games of the regular season in emphatic fashion, beating…
Husky girls finish rookie season of golf with two-day district
Sweet Home’s girls didn’t place at the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 golf championship held May 8-9 at the…
Editorial: Time for citizens to step in? (May 17, 2023)
Wow. Another topsy-turvy week in the state capital – the city. One thing we’ve noticed this year is…
From Our Files (May 17, 2023)
May 17, 1973 The state Water Reseources Board rebuffed the latest effort of the Oregon Environmental Council to…
Hayward Bellah II
Hayward Solon Bellah II, 74, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. He was born Jan. 24, 1949,…
Troy Duncan
Troy Allen Duncan, 64, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2023. He was born Oct. 3, 1958, in…
Raymond Davis Jr.
Raymond “Ray” Henry Davis, Jr., 84, of Sweet Home, died May 5, 2023. He was born June 12,…
Carol Kostman
Carol Lynne Kostman, 86, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2023. She was born April 15, 1937, in…
Foster Dam Road closure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that the road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8…
Public Safety (May 10, 2023)
May 1 8 a.m. – Caller reported a male stealing items from Thriftway, 621 Main St. Report taken…
Day of Prayer
Participants in Sweet Home’s Day of Prayer are led, in the first photo, by Pastor Jim Corley of…
Circuit Court (May 10, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Calvin Alvin Ames, Samuel Frank Ayers, Shenese Danielle Cobain, Ashlee Dee…
Corps to provide update on refilling reservoirs
After a historically dry start to the refill season, water managers with the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps…
Man arrested in Sweet Home stabbing
A Sweet Home man was stabbed Friday afternoon, May 5, during an altercation at a 9th Avenue residence,…
Outdoors: Mother’s Day fun at Silver Falls this weekend
Silver Falls State Park will host its annual Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival Saturday and Sunday, May…
Healthy You: Curling up with a good book can provide genuine health benefits
The characteristics of an ideal day of relaxation differ for everyone. Some people might envision boating on a…
Drug bust Wednesday results in brief Hawthorne School lockdown
Local law enforcement agencies executed a drug-related search warrant at two separate locations near Hawthorne School Wednesday morning,…
Two killed in I-5 crash near Albany
Two people died early Sunday morning, May 7, in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 just south of…
Fire destroys manufactured home in Lebanon
Fire destroyed a single-wide manufactured home early Friday afternoon, May 12, in the 33000 block of Ford Mill…
Huskies beat Cascade 12-9 for first OWC baseball win
The ball finally bounced in the Sweet Home baseball team’s favor last Thursday, as the Huskies beat a…
Sweet Home falls to league’s top softball teams
The Sweet Home softball team (6-13) lost two home games to the top two squads in the Oregon…
Editorial: Steamroller lawmaking not good for anyone (May 10, 2023)
Things are not going well in Salem. Unfortunately, that’s not new, but it’s still disappointing. Secretary of State…
From Our Files (May 10, 2023)
May 10, 1973 More than 40 businesses are participating in “Ding-A-Ling Daze,” the biggest retail sales promotion sponsored…