AMVETS, auxiliary earn statewide awards
Sweet Home AMVETs and auxiliary members received awards during a state convention held May 31 and June 1…
Summer basketball playing at .500
The high school summer basketball team spent the last week winning about half its games. The team is…
Midget baseball team wins Brownsville Tournament
Sweet Home’s midget American baseball team went 4-1, placing first in a tournament in Brownsville on June 8…
Architect unveils plans for SHHS building project
Architect Reid Anderson unveiled the nearly finished plans for the second phase of the Sweet Home High School…
District 55 teacher turnover lower for several reasons
Turnover among teachers in School District 55 is lower this year than in the last half dozen for…
LBCC seeks artworks for new building
Local artists are being called upon to submit proposals for artwork in the East Linn Workforce Development Center.…
152 cure senioritis by graduating from SHHS
Sweet Home High School graduated 152 seniors Friday night. Graduation marked the completion of a journey, difficult for…
Sasquatch moves in on Clark Mill Road
He may have been elusive for centuries, but he’ll be easy to find now. Sasquatch is calling Bill…
Falls Creek Hydro earns certification for clean power
The Falls Creek Hydro Project, located between Trout Creek and Yukwah campgrounds on the Sweet Home Ranger District…
Linn Shuttle funding cut
Based on a Linn County Board of Commissioners decision on special transportation funding last week, Linn Shuttle will…
Six retire from District 55
Four teachers and two administrators retire from School District 55 this year. Retiring administrators are Supt. Bill Hampton…
Local students to graduate from LBCC
The thirty-fourth annual commencement exercises for graduates of Linn-Benton Community College will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday,…
44th annual SHHS awards assembly
BUSINESS & APPLIED ARTS: Mr. Al Grove presenting: Keyboarding A: Emily Coulter; Office Systems: Michael Nagamatsu; Accounting I:…
Oregon Trade delegation completes successful trip to China
ALBANY — The 21-member Oregon Trade & Friendship Delegation returned yesterday from a two week visit to China.…
Grampa Tom’s Get Together
2002 Results… Grampa’s Choice: Roy Jamieson, 1958 Chevy Impala, Rainier. Best of Show: Jim Bales, 1934 Ford Coupe,…
Blood drive nets 51 pints
An American Red Cross blood drive held by St. Francis Episcopal Church on June 4 netted 51 pints,…
GSPC dismisses claim against former SH building official
The Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission dismissed a complaint against former Sweet Home Building Official John Gordon.…
Giving back to the communityis mission of S.H. Foundation
(The Sweet Home Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting groups and projects in the immediate…
Aaron Hegge signs with Northwest in basketball
Sweet Home High School’s Aaron Hegge last week on Tuesday signed on to play basketball with Northwest Christian…
Lessons learned in athletics will carry through life seniors told
Conceive, believe, achieve… Major Jerry Farnsworth told athletes graduating from Sweet Home High School that following those principles…
Husky summer baseball opens with loss at home, win on road
Sweet Home 5 Jefferson 1 The Sweet Home high school summer baseball team defeated Jefferson 5-1 at Jefferson…
Free fishing derby draws 400
More than 400 children under the age of 19 took advantage of Saturday’s free fishing day at Foster…
Linn County Election Results
How Linn County Voted… Final unofficial — May 27 Votes Pct. Statewide Pct. PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 50) 50…
LBCC plans scholarship concert
The annual Scholarship Concert will be presented by the Linn-Benton Community College performing arts department on Thursday, June…
Major projects to begin in School District 55 bond
After spending some $667,000 over the last year on projects and preparing for others, District 55 has nearly…