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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Woman runs afoul of unemployment card ‘hold’
Scott Swanson Teresa Cissney says she got a nasty turn at the store the other day when she…
Wrestlers get taste of Russian talent in exchange match
Scott Swanson Bobby Malloy had never wrestled someone from another country in actual competition before last week. So…
Spikers sixth after win over La Grande, loss to Astoria
Scott Swanson They finished sixth in the state, but the Husky volleyball players really wanted more. Sweet Home’s…
Plan spells changes for Green Peter, Quartzville
Scott Swanson The Linn County Parks and Recreation Department, together with other government agencies, has produced a Recreation…
Eighth-graders show off scientific prowess
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Junior High eighth-graders’ Science Fair Wednesday, Nov. 9, presented visitors with a mathematical…
Rasmussen sixth at state cross-country meet
Scott Swanson Nicole Rasmussen placed sixth in the state 4A cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 5 as the Husky…
Cabins going up at River Bend campground
Scott Swanson Two cabins are under construction at River Bend County Park, the start of what is expected…
‘Challenging’ weather conditions may benefit grape crop
Scott Swanson The clear, sunny skies last week prompted a rush to get grapes harvested in Willamette Valley…
Two Huskies win district titles; girls qualify for state
Scott Swanson Nick Hall had been forced to drop out of several cross-country races earlier this season because…
Chamber meeting focuses on what local businesses need
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors made good on its declaration that it…
Tiffany Miller signs to play volleyball at SOU
Scott Swanson Tiffany Miller became the first member of the Sweet Home High School Class of 2012 to…
Sweet Home lawyer serving in USAF JAG corps
Scott Swanson While in the ROTC at the University of Oregon in the early 1990s, Mike Adams got…
SH piles up yards in running over La Pine 59-16
Scott Swanson Sweet Home made short work of La Pine Friday, finding the end zone four times in…
Sunshine Industries purchases Clark Mill Road land
Scott Swanson Sunshine Industries has purchased land to which it plans to relocate from the site it has…