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Obituary: Guy Stepp
Guy Stepp March 14, 1935 – Jan. 30, 2010
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Obituary: Glen Convis
Glenn Convis Feb. 21, 1941 – Jan. 28, 2010
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Main Street building burns
Firefighters, work to extinguish a fire burning at the east end of an empty building at 1218 Main St...
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Huskiettes open dance season with experienced leadership
The Sweet Home High School Huskiettes dance team brings a balance of experience that will be reflected in its routine at performances this season.
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Swimmers get taste of big time without their big guns
Sweet Home’s younger swimmers got a taste of the big time Saturday against seven other teams in the Clemens Invitational at Philomath.
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Shooting for the stars
In an attempt to begin establishing a film industry in Linn County, a local film company has...
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Girls defeat Stayton 4-2 in soccer season opener
The Sweet Home girls soccer team started off the season big with a 4-2 victory over Stayton on...
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Huskies lose softball heartbreaker to Newport
The Huskies lost a heartbreaker 5-4 in nine innings to Newport at home on Wednesday, ending their...
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Spikers play tough in losses to ranked teams – one 5A
The Huskies volleyball team started their season about as tough as possible last week as they faced...
OTHER NEWS
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Facade improvement program gets boost
The Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort’s Commercial Exterior Improvement Program has received a funding boost this year in hopes that it will attract more participation by Sweet Home businesses.
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Longtime principal, schols employee calling it quits
After more than 21 years working for School District 55, Curriculum Director Jan Sharp retred effective Jan. 31.
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Two sentenced in animal abuse case
Richard Reed Stevens, 64, pleaded no contest and was sentenced in Linn County Circuit Court last week in an animal neglect case.
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Desler pleads not guilty
Dan Desler, 65, pleaded not guilty last week in Linn County Circuit Court to seven counts of first-degree air pollution, three counts of second-degree air pollution, supplying false information to an agency and recklessly endangering another in connection with a demolition project in Sweet Home.
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Charter School Art Night
Julie Wolfsong, owner of Gypsy Circle dance studio, leads young dancers in a belly dance routine during Art Night at the Sweet Home Charter School.
FEATURES
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Swimmers show strength against Stayton, Sisters
With the district meet two weeks away, Sweet Home’s swimmers are ready to begin tapering their training – winding up the two-a-day swims and letting the training take affect.
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Central, Philomath defeat girls in basketball
The Huskies didn’t win their second outing against Central in girls basketball on Jan. 27, but they were able to execute their offense, score and stay within striking distance and turn in a much better performance than the last time the two teams met.
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Wrestlers sixth in tough Reser's tourney
Last year Sweet Home’s wrestlers staggered home from the Reser’s Tournament of Champions in Hillsborough without one varsity placewinner and after placing 23rd out of 24 teams against some of the toughest competition in the state.
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Boys pull out tough hoops win over Philomath
Sweet Home’s boys basketball squad squeaked by Philomath at home Friday after being steamrolled at Central two days earlier for the Huskies’ first league loss of the season. The win keeps the Huskies tied with Central for the league lead.
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Coach hits bulls-eyes with arrows, swimmers
It’s just before 6 a.m. on a weekday January morning, bleary-eyed teenagers stumble into the Sweet Home swimming pool facility where a clear-eyed older man with a sandpaper voice greets them heartily.
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