Articles written by Benny Westcott & Scott Swanson
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Sweet Home boys qualify for state track in three events
Sweet Home qualified six athletes in three events – with a few more close misses – at the Oregon West Conference district championships Friday and Saturday at Husky Field. Although the boys were...
Sweet Home girls are state swimming champions
Sweet Home's girls lived up to the expectations that have built as they've steamrolled through the swimming season, winning their fourth state championship Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Tualatin Hills...
Husky wrestlers roll to district win behind 17 state qualifiers
By Benny Westcott and Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home won its eighth straight district wrestling title Saturday, Feb. 12, leaving the rest of the field in its wake and qualifying 17 wrestlers...
Timber Unity delivers big Christmas Eve surprise for local family
A Sweet Home family was surprised by an avalanche of gifts on Christmas Eve after being selected for Timber Unity's third annual Family Christmas Surprise. Renice Lizama-Meston and her two daughters,...
Oregon Jamboree returns
The 28th Oregon Jamboree finished with a bang Sunday as 20-year-old sensation Laine Hardy stepped in to headline the day's program after Ashley McBryde was unable to show. The festival, which didn't...
New emergency care, senior facilities planned
Long-awaited, big healthcare changes are coming to Sweet Home, city and corporate officials announced Thursday, June 10, during a meeting hosted by Wiley Creek Community. The senior residence...