Sweet Home actor among cast for LAFTA’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
Sarah Brown Of The New Era “The Little Mermaid” will be showing this week in Lebanon, with one…
SH girls get taste of firefighting at academy
Sarah Brown Of The New Era Twenty girls attended the second annual Linn County Young Women’s Fire Academy,…
Commentary: Community will miss cat rescue worker following her passing
Sarah Brown On May 17, the community of Sweet Home, as well as all of Linn County, lost…
Washington trip brings long-delayed healing for Vietnam vets
Sarah Brown Jack McCreary, Bill McKechnie and Chuck Christensen had never met until only recently, when the three…
Dick Knowles stays active as advocate for mental health
Sarah Brown In one month, Dick Knowles will reach the age of 75. While to some that may…
Cadaver shortage spurs LBCC to buy virtual version
Sarah Brown When faculty members told Kristina Holton, dean of Linn-Benton Community College’s Science, Engineering and Math division,…
VFW Auxiliary head’s goal is to help vets, community
Sarah Brown When people think about the VFW building on Highway 20, they figure it’s “just some bar”…
SH teen named B&G Club Youth of the Year
Sarah Brown Sweet Home High School senior Angeleah Williams was honored as this year’s Youth of the Year…
Sweet Home’s Bonnie Neal, 76, still a ‘truck-drivin’ woman’
Sarah Brown A song vocalized by Norma Jean in 1968 begins “A little boy is what my daddy…
Business veterans share wealth of knowledge in retirement
Sarah Brown Every morning, Joe and Marlene Peterson can be found at a Starbucks, having their daily coffee…
First baby’s brother has plans for him
Sarah Brown Sweet Home’s first baby of 2019 was welcomed into the world Thursday, Jan. 3, at Samaritan…
Hospital program helps participants learn to control pain naturally
Sarah Brown Kari White says she’s an introvert due to chronic pain from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, restless leg…
Volunteer cat lovers address challenge of feline overpopulation
Sarah Brown For some, retirement is a period of life to rest, catch up on projects around the…
Singing Christmas Tree gets new, but familiar, director
Sarah Brown The scaffolding is up for the 37th Annual Sweet Home Singing Christmas Tree production and the…
New doctor feels right at home in town, at county health center
Sarah Brown Sweet Home Health Center has a new physician. Dr. Denise Kelley is celebrating one year in…
‘Most beautiful’ Capitol Christmas starts journey to Washington D.C.
Sarah Brown Deep in the Willamette National Forest but only 30 miles from the heart of Sweet Home,…
Artist spreads splash of holiday spirit on local windows
Sarah Brown As the holidays get closer, artist Jennifer Pulliam puts her mark on the season in Sweet…
After eight decades, Coulter family still close – and competitive
Sarah Brown Donna Shortreed pulls out a spiral-bound cookbook from her kitchen. “Would you like to see what…
Capital campaign begins for Samaritan drug rehab facility
Sarah Brown Samaritan Health Services launched its capital campaign to raise funds for the construction of its Samaritan…
Metal work provides expression, occupation for local artist
Sarah Brown When Lawrence Paquin gets bored, he can be found in his garage, welding bronze to copper,…
New Nazarene pastor has plans to reach out to community
Sarah Brown Bethanie Young, the new pastor at Sweet Home Church of the Nazarene, moved to Sweet Home…
East Linn Christian alums first to enter COMP-Northwest medical school
Sarah Brown When COMP-Northwest held its convocation entry ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Aug. 3, among…
Mission trips lead to full-time commitment for Uganda-bound local family
Sarah Brown The first time Bill Houtz laid eyes on the sun rising over the city of Lugazi…
Stretching – and humor – help seniors stay loose in exercise class
Sarah Brown What started out as a small group of half a dozen members in the exercise program…
Local heart transplant recipient gets to meet donor’s mom
Sarah Brown It took nearly a lifetime for Vicky Johnson to decide she was ready for a heart…