Hoy’s honored as national ‘Best Hardware Store’
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Hoy’s Hardware has been recognized as one of 12 “Best Hardware Store in Town”…
SH bills Lebanon $60K for recruits
Scott Swanson Sweet Home has sent the city of Lebanon a bill for more than $60,000 to cover…
Four Huskies qualify for South Africa wrestling trip
Scott Swanson Four Sweet Home wrestlers have earned berths on a cultural exchange team that will travel to…
Track team looking at very fresh line-up
Scott Swanson After a four-year run of state-trophy success for the Sweet Home track and field teams –…
Voters to decide pool levy in May
Scott Swanson The Linn County Clerk’s Office has announced a special election for a two-year local option levy…
Longtime volunteer Corky Lowen named Distinguished Citizen
Scott Swanson Corky Lowen, a longtime local businesswoman and local historian, was named Distinguished Citizen at the Chamber…
Wrestlers third but miss top of podium
Scott Swanson For the Sweet Home wrestling team, the state 4A championship tournament was a fairly significant success…
Boys 2nd in 4A swimming; Gunselman, Pearce win
Scott Swanson Senior Zac Pearce has swum long enough to know that in meets with elite competition, just…
Huskies second in regional wrestling; qualify 13
Scott Swanson After an 11-year run as district champions, Sweet Home’s wrestlers finally were edged out – by…
Cougar killings, sightings up, but how many are there?
Scott Swanson Are cougars more plentiful now than, say, 10 years ago? Depends on whom you talk to.…
Boys win 15th district swim title; girls fourth
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s boys won their 15th straight Special District III swimming championship and the girls placed…
Boys and Girls director applies school rules to club
Scott Swanson Since taking over as director of the Sweet Home Boys and Girls Club last fall, Andrea…
Skiing accident leaves Ex-Husky with big hurdle
Scott Swanson Nearly five years after suffering a major head injury while pole vaulting, former Sweet Home athlete…
District Ranger’s aim is more, better uses of forest
Scott Swanson Nine months into her tenure as District Ranger in Sweet Home’s U.S. Forest Service headquarters, Cindy…
Residents worried nasty curve could become killer
Scott Swanson Vern and Faye Tunnell have lived at 28495 Pleasant Valley Road, in a pleasant pocket on…
Wynonna coming back to Oregon Jamboree
Scott Swanson The artist who started it all, Wynonna Judd, will return this summer to headline the Saturday…
School driver hits cougar on Fern Ridge
Scott Swanson For the second time in two months, a Sweet Home School District driver has spotted a…
SH’s first baby of 2012 has rough arrival
Scott Swanson Natalie Renee Looney is Sweet Home’s first baby of 2012 but her arrival came with a…
SHEDG staffers say new offices raise profile, cut costs
Scott Swanson After more than 10 years in the 1300 block of Long Street, the Oregon Jamboree has…
Competition cheer squad’s goal is clear: Win state
Scott Swanson Having finished either first or second in the state in each of the last five years,…
27 lap robes just one more activity for SH woman
Scott Swanson Kate Waldroup is not someone to sit around watching grass grow. After she moved to Sweet…
Teen designs, sells shirts to help homeless
Scott Swanson Gavin Redick was having a little trouble getting to sleep one night when he suddenly got…
Santiam Supply auto parts changes hands after 61 years
Scott Swanson After 61 years, Sweet Home’s oldest family-owned business has been sold. Santiam Supply parts store, at…
Swimmers have experience, but girls lack depth
Scott Swanson Wanted: Girls (and boys) who aren’t afraid of water and work. That’s the word from Doug…
School bus gets up close with cougar
Scott Swanson Ginger Allen said she enjoys driving the Cascadia school bus route, partly because of all the…