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Cottage Grove ends Husky girls soccer playoff hopes, 3-1
The Huskies finished their season in girls soccer on Nov. 29 at Cottage Grove, losing 3-1 in a…
City officials say piles of leaves in streets causing problems
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home officials are asking residents not to pile leaves in the streets because the…
School Board OKs pool levy for ballot
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board agreed Monday night to send a renewal of the local…
Fire destroys historic Holley Grange Hall
Sean C. Morgan A flue fire destroyed a Holley home, formerly the Holley Grange Hall, early Monday morning.…
New Bi-Mart-sponsored country fest to take place on southern Oregon coast Jamboree weekend
Sean C. Morgan The partners who produce the Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville have announced the creation…
Area women invited to get-together
Working women, college students and moms are invited to an “After Five” get-together. From 6:30 to 8 p.m.…
Foster Lake trail run Nov. 23
Sweet Home Trails Committee will hold a Foster Lake Trail and Offroad Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov.…
Committee seeking Strategic Plan update ideas
Sean C. Morgan If you have a project you think the community should include in an updated Strategic…
City Council taking hard look at youth advisory program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is reviewing and trying to figure out what the focus…
Pacific Power Foundation awards $1,000 to SH Alumni Foundation for scholarships
The Sweet Home Alumni Foundation recently received a $1,000 grant from Pacific Power Foundation to support scholarships for…
Christmas activities package taking shape for 2013
Sean C. Morgan Christmas plans are well under way in Sweet Home, with a calendar of events being…
WWII vet: Safe return due to mom’s ‘prayers’
Scott Swanson Sheridan Arnold grew up in harsh conditions on the North Dakota prairie on a farm that…
‘Dedicated’ carrier delivers final mail to end 34-year career
Last week, after 34 years of operating the gas pedal with her left foot from the passengers seat,…
Mud run in Lebanon
The first Cheadle Challenge Adventure Run will be held Nov. 9 to benefit the continued development of Cheadle…
Help needed to prepare for Foster Lake trail run
The Sweet Home Trails Committee is planning a run on Foster Lake Trail and in the drained lake…
Jarid Adams, Amanda Hubbard named Junior First Citizens
Sean C. Morgan Seniors Jarid Adams, 17, and Amanda Hubbard, 17, are representing Sweet Home High School as…
Era ending: Triple twins on Husky girls soccer team
Scott Swanson For the past two years, opponents have lined up against Sweet Home’s girls soccer team and…
Police, library levy revenue fall slightly short this year
Sean C. Morgan Local option levy revenues for the Sweet Home Police Department and Sweet Home Public Library…
Siuslaw ousts Huskies from playoffs, 49-21
A speedy Siuslaw team swept over Sweet Home Friday night 49-21 in a 4A state football play-in game…
City looking to collect on liens – from anyone
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home has about 800 water and sewer accounts remaining past due…
Tim McGraw replacing The Band Perry at 2014 Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan The Band Perry can’™t make it to Sweet Home next summer. Instead, Tim McGraw will…
Saturday Song and Grind:Local artists share talents in monthly jam sessions
Sean C. Morgan Seeking a little Saturday evening entertainment? Some mellow tunes, perhaps with a little java mixed…
Rio Theater goes digital, opens with ‘Gravity’
Sean C. Morgan Unsuspecting astronauts George Clooney and Sandra Bullock chatted amiably Friday afternoon about the beautiful view…
Honor Flight takes WWII vet to Washington, D.C.
Scott Swanson Les Stiles had never heard about the Honor Flight program until he saw a newspaper report…
SH man sentenced to 3 years for role in April kidnapping
Daniel Schroeder, 54, of Sweet Home was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of third-degree assault…