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…
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,…
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…
Archery league drawing crowd in Lebanon
Scott Swanson A new competitive archery league in Lebanon has drawn a crowd of local bowmen and women,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
Polio victim receives get-well card 60-plus years after late aunt sent it
Scott Swanson Barbara Story was 5 years old in 1946 when she contracted polio and ended up in…
Downtown getting warmer, cozier
Scott Swanson Been downtown lately? If you were there for the Christmas Parade Saturday, you may have noticed…
Coach has connected with kids for 56 years
Scott Swanson At this Friday’s season-opening high school swim meet at Sweet Home pool, chances are an elderly…
Swimming: Girls look stronger, boys rebuilding
Scott Swanson After winning two straight state swimming championships with a core of top-flight swimmers who graduated last…
Wrestlers look to reload, shoot for another trophy
Scott Swanson Coming off their fourth straight year of placing in the top three at the state 4A…
SHHS alum 2 steps from U.S. marshal
Scott Swanson Russ Burger has traveled a long way since graduating from Sweet Home High School, but it…
Lincoln reminds us how to be thankful
Scott Swanson Notes From The Newsroom In last week’s issue, an advertiser used an exerpt from President Abraham…