Boys finish with split in Week 1 to open basketball season
Benny Westcott Sweet Home boys basketball split a pair of games in its opening week of play, beating…
City Hall annex moved to FAC homeless site
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s old City Hall annex made a trip across town Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, to…
Girls basketball upping goals for this season after trip to playoffs
Benny Westcott Following the first playoff appearance and 10-win season in 30 years by a Sweet Home girls…
Boys bring more experience to court to face tough conference
Benny Westcott Sweet Home boys basketball looks to improve this season after a tough campaign last season, when…
Heath Nichol, Brady Nichols, named football’s Most Valuable Players
Benny Westcott Quarterback Heath Nichol and wide receiver Brady Nichols, both seniors, were named Sweet Home football’s MVPs…
Departures, returns at fire department
Benny Westcott It was a day of goodbyes and returns during the Tuesday, Nov. 15, Sweet Home Fire…
Planning Commission OKs watchman’s office at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Nov. 17, approved 6-1 a conditional use permit to…
Newly poured sidewalk vandalized outside Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott Rio Theatre owner Thomas Baham is asking for help identifying a man caught on video Wednesday,…
Election 2022: Three return to Sweet Home City Council, one debuts
Benny Westcott Three familiar faces are returning to the Sweet Home City Council and a fourth makes his…
Officers commended with Life Saving Awards
Benny Westcott An information-packed Nov. 8 Sweet Home City Council meeting began with four Sweet Home Police Department…
Martin named permanent Sweet Home School District superintendent
Benny Westcott Sweet Home School District trustees voted unanimously Monday night, Nov. 14, to change Terry Martin’s role…
Chris Christman, Evan Towry voted boys soccer top players
Benny Westcott Goalkeeper Evan Towry and midfielder Chris Christman, both seniors, were named Sweet Home boys soccer MVPs…
Patches of the world
Benny Westcott In his 50-plus years as a volunteer firefighter with the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District,…
Man recounts Foster Lake water rescue
Benny Westcott What began as a run-of-the-mill day on Foster Lake for avid fisherman Tony Ramirez turned quickly…
Painting in realistic terms
Benny Westcott Deb Cooley may describe her painting style as realistic, and most viewers would probably attest to…
Markell named girls soccer team’s MVP
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home girls soccer team nabbed a number of individual honors during its end-of-the-season banquet,…
City Council hails police for act of heroism
Benny Westcott In addition to its Tuesday, Oct. 25, agenda, the Sweet Home City Council heard a story…
Local Gleaners look to ‘scratch our way out’
Benny Westcott Fliers have recently circulated through town warning that Fair Share Gleaners, a Sweet Home institution for…
City Council candidates sound off
Benny Westcott Five of six Sweet Home City Council candidates took part Tuesday, Oct. 18, in a forum…
Huskies battle to 28-19 Homecoming win against Ashland
Benny Westcott Sweet Home celebrated its homecoming week with a 28-19 win over Ashland last Friday at Husky…
Council votes to grant liquor license to Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 11, voted 5-1 to recommend granting an Oregon…
Truck reload station approved at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Oct. 6, unanimously granted a conditional-use permit allowing T2…
Football: Battle of the trenches makes difference as Huskies fall to JC
Benny Westcott To say the battle between Sweet Home’s defense and Junction City’s offense on Friday night was…
Schools battling back from ‘hit’ by pandemic
Benny Westcott The COVID-19 pandemic’s after-effects is still being felt in local schools, principals told the School Board…
New officer keeping law and order in hometown
Benny Westcott Cody McPherson has wanted to become a police officer as far back as he can remember.…