County seeks input from residents for Lewis Creek upgrades
Benny Westcott The Linn County Parks & Recreation Department has released two design concepts as part of a…
Jamboree head: ‘Challenging’ process to get festival going
Benny Westcott Putting on a three-day country music festival might never be easy, but organizing the 2021 Oregon…
Committee focusing on homeless shelter options C
Benny Westcott The top choice for a location of a homeless shelter in Sweet Home that has emerged…
Summer school proving popular
Benny Westcott Students – lots of them – are signing up to participate in summer school in Sweet…
City officials discuss possible changes to downtown streetscape
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council and Planning Commission held a joint work session on June 15…
At Last, The Finish Line
Benny Westcott Forecasted rain held off as hundreds of friends and family of Sweet Home High School’s class…
Outdoors students build own boards, skis at Hoodoo
Benny Westcott Fifteen Sweet Home High School juniors and seniors in Lindsey Haggas’ outdoor PE class went to…
After mixed feedback from residents, council approves $1.63 million Willow/Yucca LID
Benny Westcott Sweet Home City Council members voted 5-2 on June 8 to direct city staff to prepare…
Superintendent Tom Yahraes says it’s time to leave district
Benny Westcott Superintendent Tom Yahraes announced to the Sweet Home School Board at its June 14 meeting that…
Savannah Hutchins, Aiden Tyler named top senior athletes
Benny Westcott Aiden Tyler and Savannah Hutchins were named the Booster Club Boy and Girl of the Year…
Dozen top students to lead SHHS graduation exercises Friday
Benny Westcott Twelve Sweet Home High School seniors have been named named to lead graduation exercises this Friday,…
Council takes step forward with plans for new city library
Benny Westcott A consultant has completed a “library needs assessment” for the Sweet Home Library. The library’s current…
City to get dog parks, thanks to donations
Benny Westcott The city is going to get two new dog park facilities and upgrades to two city…
Local teens participate in landmark RDI leadership program
Benny Westcott Twelve Sweet Home School District students, mostly from Sweet Home Junior High, but some from the…
SHHS alum Ryan Adams named Husky football coach
Benny Westcott Ryan Adams has been named the new Head Football Coach for Sweet Home High School, Athletic…
New rules lift restrictions for outdoor sports, wrestlers
Benny Westcott The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education relaxed rules regarding face covering requirements for…
Boys return experience, plan to push the pace in basketball
Benny Westcott Sweet Home boys basketball comes into the season with experience, which could help them in shaking…
Husky girls look to continue move up in OWC hoops race
Benny Westcott Sweet Home girls basketball players are happy to get back on the hardtop, albeit with much…
Students ready to perform ‘Many Disguises of Robinhood’
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School students will perform “The Many Disguises of Robinhood” Thursday through Saturday, May…
Retired vet David Larsen puts stories from career in print
Benny Westcott Retired veterinarian David E. Larsen says he started writing 20 years ago. But the stories he…
Officials seek answers to rise in mental calls
Benny Westcott In the first quarter of 2020, the Sweet Home Police Department responded to 31 mental health-related…
$55 million schools budget goes to board
Benny Westcott Sweet Home School District Budget Committee members unanimously approved a 2021-22 budget of $55,024,931 at their…
More housing in works for Sweet Home
Benny Westcott More people may be calling Sweet Home their own home in the near future, as a…
Judge: Other cities copying SH’s Community Court program judge says
Benny Westcott Judge Larry Blake Jr. presented an update on Sweet Home’s Community Court program to City Council…
Police, Executive, Library budgets all grow in proposal sent to City Council
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s Budget Committee unanimously approved a proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year in their…