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Huskies Fall to North Marion and Newport
Sweet Home boys basketball faced a challenging week last week, falling 73-39 to No. 9, North Marion on…
Girls fourth at Harrisburg; boys beat North Salem
Sweet Home’s girls were fourth among 18 teams Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Harrisburg All Girls wrestling tournament.…
State report puts SHHS Class of 2024 graduation rate at 81%
Eighty-one percent of Sweet Home High School seniors who entered high school in 2019 graduated during the 2023-24…
Sleep center houses roll in
New transitional housing units have arrived at the Family Assistance and Resource Center, which are expected to provide…
Returned Sweet Home firefighters discuss SoCal experience
While the rest of the population watched TV images of devastated neighborhoods, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance Department…
Skilled gourmet ‘Cheffry’ to cater annual banquet
Gourmands may have already discovered one of Sweet Home’s hidden food gems, and area foodies may have already…
From Our Files: Feb. 5, 2025
Feb. 9, 1950 Jack Barger, 21, who last week inflicted a 12-stitch gash on the forehead of…
Local kids compete in Elks Hoop Shoot
Sweet Home Elks Lodge held its annual Hoop Shoot competition Saturday, Jan. 18, at Sweet Home Junior High’s…
Cheer team has good weekend in Las Vegas
Sweet Home’s high school cheerleaders had a big weekend at the Jamz Cheer Nationals in Las Vegas Friday…
Police Logs: Jan. 29, 2025
Jan. 26 4:54 p.m. – Member of public visited Police Department to turn in found wallet, 1950 Main…
Editorial: Would a people-elected mayor really bring positive change?
It appears that a hot topic for the Sweet Home City Council is going to be an effort…
How an 80-year-old and 10-year-old wrote a book together
The distance between a friend and a stranger is only a smile apart, and age should be of…
From Our Files: Jan. 29, 2025
Feb. 2, 1950 Local thermometers indicated a low between one degree and minus seven degrees this week.…
From Our Files: Jan. 22, 2025
Jan. 26, 1950 President Truman’s estimated budget for the fiscal year includes a requested appropriation of $200,000…
Last-seconds basket lifts boys over Siuslaw
Sweet Home’s boys ended an eight-game losing streak last week with a 49-48 victory on the road at…
Girls rebound from Madras loss with Siuslaw win
Sweet Home’s girls bounced back last week from a 69-47 loss at Madras to execute a big win…
Boys win Oregon Wrestling Classic title; girls consolation champs
Sweet Home’s boys won their second straight Oregon Wrestling Classic championship Saturday, Jan. 18, with a defeat of…
School Board told of state funding inequities for disabled students
Sweet Home and other districts with high poverty rates and numbers of special education students need advocates in…
Girls win, boys hold their own against Hidden Valley swimmers
Sweet Home’s girls finished first against three visiting teams and the boys were second behind Hidden Valley Friday…
Abbott signs letter of intent to swim at Shasta College
RJ Abbott signed a letter of intent Thursday, Jan. 16, to swim for Shasta College. Abbott, flanked by…
Chamber meeting reveals plan to honor Alice Grovom
Some community members want to honor a former resident for her work in the city of Sweet Home,…
Police Logs: Jan. 22, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Unified with Lebanon on the court
Huskies face off with visitors from down the roadPhotos by Scott Swanson Lawson Warner, left, takes a shot…