Choir students working toward workshop goals
Mowing grass, washing windows, scrubbing cars and trucks. Perhaps they’d even throw in a couple happy tunes. SHHS…
Oak Heights open houseshowcases after school program
Oak Heights Elementary School held an open house last week to allow students to share what they have…
SHHS drop out rate drops 3%
Sweet Home High School’s dropout rate for 1999-2000 decreased to 6.49 percent from 9.84 percent in 1998-99, according…
Sen. Yih requests funds to celebrate 1905 race
Sen. Mae Yih, D-Albany, has introduced a bill, SB 952, to request lottery funding for the promotion of…
53rd annual rock and gem show this weekend
New Sweet Home business owner Janet Nilsen will be among those providing demonstrations at the annual Rock and…
Husky baseball
Cascade defeated the Husky baseball team 6-1 on the road Thursday. “Their kid pitched a good game,” Coach…
Track squads third at Central opener
Under warm, sunny skies, more typical of an end-of-the-season meet, the Huskies met the Woodburn Bulldogs and Central…
Husky softball
The Husky softball team split a pair of games with Lebanon last week, losing 3-1 at Lebanon but…
Linn county parks users to see slight fee increases
Campers using Linn county parks this season will see a $1 per day increase, after commissioners approved a…
Kenny Rogers, Lorrie Morgan to headline Oregon Jamboree
Country music superstar Kenny Rogers is booked to headline the Oregon Jamboree’s Saturday show, and Lorrie Morgan is…
Sweet Home man’s patience, persistence keys to marble making
Not many play marbles anymore, but that doesn’t stop Dan O’Leary from making them. Inspired by his father’s…
SHEG elects new board members
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group elected three new board members during its general meeting Thursday night. The…
District 55 facing budget shortfall
Declining enrollment over the last two years may force School District 55 to cut an estimated $800,000 and…
School District sends two bond requests to voters
The District 55 School Board placed two bond requests before voters in the May 15 election during its…
Community shares police academy siting information
Sweet Home is a community willing to work together for a common good, members of the Department of…
Western artist Al Martin Napoletanohas brought old west to life for 60 years
Nervous energy was crackling around western artist Al Martin Napoletano Wednesday as appreciative fans admired his works and…
School Lunches
High School March 14: Buritto, chicken nuggets, bacon cheeseburger or chili cheese fries. March 15: Nachos, chicken sandwich,…
Civic groups back skate park plan
The Sweet Home Kiwanis and Rotary club asked the District 55 School Board Monday night for land as…
Alice in Wonderland added to Oak Heights operetta list
From small beginnings, the annual Oak Heights operetta has grown into a school tradition and a huge production,…
S.H. grappler second at state Jr. High tourney
Sweet Home’s Shane Vandehei finished second over the weekend at the state junior high school state wrestling championships…
Husky grapplers celebrate 26-2season with fifth annual banquet
Although they didn’t win the state tournament they had hoped for, the Sweet Home Husky wrestling squad met…
Girls make hoop progress
They didn’t compile a winning record or a state playoff spot, but Sweet Home Athletic Director Larry Johnson…
Frosh cagers have excellent season
They were undefeated in league play and lost only two games all year, and they’re the future of…
Council approves grant application for LCAH
The Sweet Home City Council agreed to pursue an infrastructure block grant for Linn County Affordable Housing’s Brookside…
Six candidates file for five school board posts
Six candidates have filed for five open school board posts in the March 13 election. The following summaries…