School district outlines plans for SIA funds
Benny Westcott Sweet Home School District’s 2021-22 Proposed Budget proposes using the Student Investment Account (SIA), funded by…
City officials highlight plans, spending proposals for 2021-22 budget
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Budget Committee and a number of city department heads met on May 6…
Ballot back in your mailbox? You’ve got plenty of company
Benny Westcott Rochelle Smith of Sweet Home got some unexpected mail Monday, May 10. “When I went to…
Throwback to past: Job Corps workers repair Longbow camp
Benny Westcott Saving the past, from the present, for the future. That’s what a group of four Job…
Ex-mayor: City should allocate federal funds to businesses
Benny Westcott Former Mayor Dave Holley suggested to the City Council at its April 28 meeting that the…
COVID reports rise, kids quarantined, counties protest
Benny Westcott Friday’s National Honor Society Inductee ceremony at Sweet Home High School’s gymnasium honored the academic accomplishments…
Sharp increase seen in mental health calls over past year
Benny Westcott Calls for service to the Sweet Home Police Department from people suffering from mental health issues…
City’s budget process starts with guessing
Benny Westcott How do you construct a budget amid the worst pandemic since the early 1900s? “The recipe…
Grant helps local addicts find help support, recovery
Benny Westcott In 2018, Mid Valley Healthcare received a Human Resources and Services Administration grant from the federal…
City working with Willow LID residents to reduce price tag
Benny Westcott Most residents of the Willow Street neighborhood agree that improvements to some of their basic public…
Case numbers up as Brown warns of risk level hike
Benny Westcott Gov. Kate Brown, in a press conference Friday, April 23, warned that Oregon is in a…
Councilors ponder best way to spend $2.03 million
Benny Westcott What to do with $2.03 million? That was a focus of the Sweet Home City Council’s…
Sweet Home softball built around veterans in key positions
Benny Westcott Sweet Home softball’s return to the diamond has been all smiles so far. “The girls are…
Director: Jamboree a go – in some way
Benny Westcott Robert Shamek told the Sweet Home School Board Monday night, April 12, that the annual Oregon…
Huskies fall in final game to talented Hidden Valley, 45-6
Benny Westcott In their final game of the season and the last contest in the careers of eight…
Huskies young but they’re ready to play some baseball
Benny Westcott In their last full season, in the spring of 2019, Sweet Home baseball went 17-10 overall…
State title win completes unfinished business for Husky volleyball veterans
Benny Westcott When Sweet Home’s volleyball players left the court after losing in the 4A state championship game…
New reporter: How I got to Sweet Home
Benny Westcott The first time I heard about Sweet Home was in a Lynyrd Skynyrd song. But that…
Turnovers take toll on Huskies in 15-8 loss to Woodburn
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s football team fell to Woodburn 15-8 at Husky Field on Friday March 26. Sweet…
Chime comes to Cascadia church
Benny Westcott Dw-Wayne Hill II of Sweet Home has collected bells since he was 15 years old. His…
Chief: Police stepping it up against speed
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s Police Department has placed increased emphasis on traffic enforcement in the first few months…
SHPD’s annual pinwheel sale to fight child abuse
Benny Westcott April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the Sweet Home Police Department will hold its…
New homeless shelter plans in the works
Benny Westcott The Family Assistance Center (FAC) is in the process of coming up with the rules and…
Landowner tells council LID offers solutions, despite costs
Benny Westcott Local businessman Josh Victor of 44004 Wiley Creek spoke to Sweet Home city councilors at their…
Victor offers county $1M for mill land
Benny Westcott Sweet Home businessman Josh Victor last week offered the Linn County Board of Commissioners $1 million…