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Sweet Home Ranger District unveils 8,400-acre forest 'management' project
Sweet Home Ranger District officials last week opened the door on a new project that proposes to “manage” some 8,400 acres of timberlands in the Quartzville and Middle Santiam areas, about 20...
Facebook response lands Prom date
Haley Barron says she wasn’t desperate for a date when she announced on Facebook that she was looking for someone to go to the Sweet Home High School Prom with in early May. Actually, she said, she...
Council OKs city budget; delays on utility rate hike decisions
The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, May 28, voted 4-3 to approve a $19,761,737 city budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year beginning July 1. Voting in support of the budget were Mayor Greg Mahler and Councilors Susan Coleman, James Goble and Dave Tra...
Details emerge in Surrey Lane murder case
The suspect in last week's homicide was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, May 28, in Linn County Circuit Court on five charges, including murder. Page Lee Butterfield, 25, appeared in front of Judge DeAnn...
Nine students named to lead June 7 SHHS graduation exercises
Sweet Home High School has announced eight valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of 2019 graduation ceremonies on June 7. The valedictorians, Chase Boyd, Sarah Hewitt, Sydney Hooley,... Full story
One championship, three seconds give boys fourth at state track meet
It had been nearly a decade since Sweet Home last brought home a team trophy in boys track and field, but the Huskies broke that drought Saturday, May 19, at the state 4A championships with a...
SH qualifies for state track in 10 events, boys 3rd at districts
Sweet Home wound up its first Oregon West Conference district track last week with a third-place finish by the boys and state qualifiers in 10 events – six for the boys and four for the girls. The...
Recent fires prompt warnings as dry weather pattern continues
Area fire officials are cautioning homeowners to be careful when burning backyard debris. A recent spate of escaped debris burns have resulted in serious and preventable damages in the Willamette Valley recently, officials note. As Sweet Home...
Ex-chamber manager pleads guilty to misdemeanors
Former Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Katrina Crabtree pleaded guilty Thursday, May 2, in Linn County Circuit Court to three misdemeanor counts of fraudulent use of a credit card....
Foster fish weir working – mostly
A new fish weir installed a year ago in Foster Dam is working – mostly, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist said. Fenton Khan said the numbers of Chinook salmon and steelhead that have passed...
Sweet Home to host elite small-school track meet Saturday
When Dakotah Keys was starring in track at Sweet Home High School a decade ago, the Meet of Champions was one of his favorites each season. The event, held then at Willamette University in Salem,...
Marissa Kurtz becomes first SH girl to sign to wrestle in college
Marissa Kurtz has made history already at Sweet Home High School, winning three championships in girls wrestling and serving as one of the primary groundbreakers in the establishment of the sport as...
Robert Watkins signs to wrestle at Umpqua Community College
Robert Watkins signed a letter of intent Wednesday, April 17, to wrestle for Umpqua Community College. Watkins, who placed fourth at the state high school championships this year, said he decided to...
Top awards go to Ego, Thorpe
Donna Ego was recognized as Distinguished Citizen and Steve Thorpe was named Citizen (formerly the First Citizen award) Saturday night at the Chamber of Commerce's awards banquet held at the...
SHEDG expects big Jamboree, preparing new grounds
Sweet Home could see a significant crowd at this year's Oregon Jamboree, Festival Director Robert Shamek told members of the Sweet Home Economic Development Group at its annual meeting Thursday,...
County Parks Dept. assumes management of Cascadia State Park for year
Starting immediately, Linn County Parks Department has taken over management of Cascadia State Park for the next year. Linn County Commissioners signed a one-year agreement March 5 to transfer the par...
Huskies look to cash in on experience, talent in track and field campaign
Having seen his track and field teams spend nearly all of the last two weeks under cover due to the snowy weather, Head Coach Dakotah Keys will be as interested as anyone in what takes place when the...
Boys return state golf experience; full team for girls
Coming off a state tournament appearance, the Sweet Home boys golf team is looking at some new opponents that look to provide some serious competition for a return trip. But Coach Pat Davis isn't...
SHHS auditorium upgrades make big difference for arts
Josh Crawford stood behind a brand new sound board in the Sweet Home High School Auditorium last week, explaining to a visitor how the new system works. "These four work this mic," he said,...
Sweet Home's Marissa Kurtz honored with inaugural girls wrestling scholarship
Marissa Kurtz was about to start warming up for her state wrestling finals match Saturday evening, Feb. 23, when she heard the announcer tell the crowd that the Tyrone Woodley Woods Scholarship awards...
Arts supporters ask district for elementary music
A group of educators and local citizens is asking the Sweet Home School Board to restore an elementary-level music teaching position in the district. SHOCASE members appeared before the board at its...
Travis Thorpe, Jackson Royer are titlists as Huskies finish 2nd in state wrestling
See our photo gallery for State Tournament photos: https://www.sweethomenews.com/photos/02_27_2019 Jackson Royer and Travis Thorpe won individual titles Saturday, Feb. 23, in the OSAA 4A state...
New officer Brian Prather latest to come back to Sweet Home
Brian Prather is the newest addition to the Sweet Home Police Department and the latest in a stream of officers who have grown up locally and have opted to join the force. He is also the latest in a...
Girls defy the odds to win state swimming championship
On paper, it didn't look like Sweet Home's girls really had much of a chance to walk away with a state swimming championship trophy as they entered the finals Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Tualatin Hills...
Charter students get pep talk from Ninja star
American Ninja Warrior star Travis Rosen challenged local charter school students to hang tough when life is difficult and to work hard to better themselves during an appearance at Sweet Home Charter...
