Oak Heights School to see renovations
Benny Westcott School District Business Manager Kevin Strong announced at the Monday, April 10, school board meeting that…
Brooke Burke signs to play basketball at Pacific University
Benny Westcott Brooke Burke, whom Head Sweet Home Girls Basketball Coach Michelle Knight calls “arguably the best women’s…
SHOCASE to host ‘Sword in the Stone’
Benny Westcott The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company of Portland brings the Arthurian legend of Excalibur and a man…
Mahler praises police response to shoplifting calls
Benny Westcott Pro tem Sweet Home City Council president and Hoy’s Hardware owner Greg Mahler praised Sweet Home…
Taking to the streets to combat abuse
Benny Westcott About two dozen people participated Saturday morning, April 1, in the annual March for a Child…
SHFAD looks to boost patient transport rate
Benny Westcott Fire Chief Nick Tyler last week told the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board that…
Council OKs contract for wastewater plant upgrade
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, March 14, to award an Aumsville firm a…
SHFAD personnel honored at department awards dinner
Benny Westcott For the first time since 2019, the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District celebrated its own,…
Planners OK new RV dump
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, March 16, to grant the Linn County Parks…
Homeless facility a ‘success’
Benny Westcott The new Family Assistance and Resource Center’s managed outreach and community resource facility was declared a…
School board gets report on facility needs
Benny Westcott What does the Sweet Home School District need to provide for kids’ physical needs and accommodate…
SHOCASE ‘Power of Love’ gala Saturday
Benny Westcott Sometimes music best expresses “The Power of Love.” So goes the theme of the Sweet Home…
Burke named girls hoops MVP
Benny Westcott Senior Brooke Burke was named Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year at the girls…
For new coach, Sweet Home softball very familiar territory
Benny Westcott Sweet Home softball has a new head coach this season, albeit a familiar face in the…
Sweet Home looking to rise in league ranks this baseball season
Benny Westcott Sweet Home baseball had a tough showing last season, going 5-17 overall and 3-12 in Oregon…
Nathan Aker named boys basketball’s Most Valuable Player
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School junior Nathan Aker was named boys basketball Team MVP at the program’s…
DEQ fines city for 125 violations
Benny Westcott The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued a $22,445 civil penalty to the city of…
City declares homeless state of emergency
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously at a Wednesday, March 1, special meeting to declare…
Neighbors complain about 6th Ave. home
Benny Westcott A house reportedly occupied by squatters remains problematic for its neighbors, nearby residents told the Sweet…
SHFAD seeks improved radio tech
Benny Westcott Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District Chief Nick Tyler reported to the fire board Tuesday, Feb.…
City engineer Graybill retires
Benny Westcott Sweet Home engineer Joe Graybill, with his experience as both a city employee and longtime resident,…
Council installs new police captain, honors former mayor
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council honored two public servants at its Thursday, Feb. 14, meeting, one…
Virtue named Volunteer of the Year
Benny Westcott Sweet Home resident and Weyerhaeuser Santiam Lumber Mill operations manager George Virtue was named the Weyerhaeuser…
School contracts approved
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District Board on Monday, Feb. 13, unanimously approved a 2023-2026 licensed professional…
Junior High inaugurates Tiger Scholar program
Benny Westcott Sweet Home Junior High School on Friday, Jan. 13, rolled out a new Tiger Scholar program…