Weekend food program for kids growing … like a weed
Scott Swanson The KidsFoodPak program in Sweet Home is bigger this year than ever – which is both…
Travelin’ Man
Scott Swanson Aubrey Alexander, who’s better known by his nickname “Corky,” wanted to see the final launch in…
Repair work making progress on Foster trail
Scott Swanson Local walkers and joggers, who have dreamed of having a useable trail running around Foster Lake,…
Track looks to fill big gaps
Scott Swanson Coming off three straight boys track and field state championships, the question this year is whether…
Golf: Boys should be ‘competitive;’ girls are rookies
Scott Swanson After finishing a somewhat disappointing third last season in their final year in the Val-Co League,…
Sue Olson named chamber Distinguished Service honoree
Scott Swanson Four local women, led by longtime community organizer Sue Olson, swept the Sweet Home Chamber of…
Schilling, Newport champs; Huskies 2nd at state
Scott Swanson Kris Newport looked like he’d just won his first state wrestling championship Saturday night as he…
Museum volunteers keep history alive
Scott Swanson Each Friday morning and every fourth Sunday, Lucille Rapp and her daughter Charlotte Graham open the…
Different format, same result for Husky wrestlers
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won the inaugural 4A Special District 4 wrestling meet Saturday, qualifying 11 grapplers for…
Swimmers win double state trophies
Scott Swanson Thanks to some clutch performances, especially in the relays, the Sweet Home boys and girls swim…
New Jamboree mascot is a real McCoy
Scott Swanson The newest member of the Oregon Jamboree staff has, well, a bit of a kick. Bunny…
Huskies win boys and girls district swim titles
Scott Swanson Tears were flowing Saturday afternoon at the District 3 Swimming Championships at the Albany Aquatic Center,…
Archery league drawing crowd in Lebanon
Scott Swanson A new competitive archery league in Lebanon has drawn a crowd of local bowmen and women,…
Keys gets Carpenter Award as boys athlete of year
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Dakotah Keys was honored as Oregon’s boys athlete of the year for 2010 in…
Hawthorne’s hustle wins school $5,000
Scott Swanson Thanks to a surge of last-minute support from Hawthorne School parents and friends over the holidays,…
New running club aims to help people get into the sport
Scott Swanson Brandon Harvey and Vicki Bauer want to see Sweet Home on the run. The two say…
Snow named top track coach of six northwest states
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Track and Field Coach Billy Snow has been chosen Section 8 Coach of the…
For local couple, retirement means active life
Scott Swanson Retirement, for Gus and Diane Gerson, has simply been a new chapter in what already was…
Planning Commission tells owner to remove carport
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Jan. 3 denied a Long Street couple’s request for a…
Huskiettes hope experience, more even playing field, will pay off at state level
Scott Swanson Changes in the way the state dance-drill championships work could mean good things for Sweet Home…
Sweet Home’s first baby of 2011 is a bouncer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s first baby of the new year made a big entrance into the world –…
Former headliner Messina, four others sign on for 2011 Jamboree
Scott Swanson The Oregon Jamboree has signed five more artists for its 2011 festival, three of whom are…
Former SH resident among injured in Arizona rampage
Scott Swanson A former Sweet Home resident and her husband were among the victims of a shooting rampage…
Volunteer slowing down – a little – at 92
Scott Swanson Sue Claasen may be slowing down a little now, but that’s mainly because she can’t get…
Preschool seeking to recover, replace stolen security cameras
Scott Swanson Five security cameras stolen from Little Promises Children’s Program on the night of Nov. 16-17 have…