Editorial: Bad bill fueled by wrong priorities (April 5, 2023)
Scott Swanson A bill that’s making progress in the Oregon state Legislature is one that every rural Oregonian…
Students explore futures at job fair
Scott Swanson High school students clustered around tables at the Sweet Home Boys and Girls Club Thursday morning,…
Eyewitness to 100 years of change
Scott Swanson Hope Burns sits in her living room, trim, matter-of-fact, steady gaze. A visitor might guess she…
Appeals court upholds Crawfordsville development decision
Scott Swanson The Oregon Appeals Court has upheld a decision by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals…
LBCC to see fall tuition increase
Scott Swanson Faced with an expected shortfall in state funding, Linn-Benton Community College officials announced last week that…
Golf: Boys shooting for state berth
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s boys already had one round of golf under their belts as they headed into…
Honors served at DSA banquet
Scott Swanson Mike Reynolds was honored with the Distinguished Service Award Saturday night, March 11, at the Sweet…
Changes affect LBCC’s Sweet Home presence
Scott Swanson Linn-Benton Community College has experienced some big changes over the past couple of years, which affect…
Huskies bring numbers, talent and hopes to track
Scott Swanson As Sweet Home ‘s track and field athletes open their 2023 campaign, with an instrasquad competition…
State champs named Huskies’ Outstanding Wrestlers
Scott Swanson Seniors Jake Sieminski and Ethan Spencer, junior Kyle Sieminski and freshman Bailey Chafin were named the…
Editorial: When freedom and filth cross paths (March 8, 2023)
Scott Swanson Many rural Oregonians have DNA that includes a streak of “don’t tread on me” and that’s…
Master plan under way for Foster, Green Peter
Scott Swanson U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials have begun the process of writing a master plan for…
Fire devastates Fir Lawn church
Scott Swanson Police and fire officials are looking into whether a fire that destroyed much of the Fir…
New senator outlines plans for county
Scott Swanson Newly elected State Sen. Cedric Hayden is chomping on an apple when a visitor walks into…
Fire devastates Fir Lawn Lutheran Church; arson suspected
Scott Swanson Police and fire officials are looking into whether a fire that destroyed much of the Fir…
College calls it quits on Sweet Home Center
Scott Swanson Linn-Benton Community College announced Thursday, Feb. 16, that it was closing its Sweet Home Center, citing…
Finding shelter from war
Scott Swanson A year ago, Sweet Home, Oregon, was the farthest thing from Daniia Martyniuk’s mind. In fact,…
Cate launches into second House term
Scott Swanson Jami Cate sits in her new office in the state Capitol, where she’s embarking on her…
Editorial: Homeless shelter opening good step for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Creating a solution for Sweet Home’s homeless problem has been a long road, which is still…
Fire district reports more calls, fewer personnel than 20 years ago
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is responding to double the calls it did 20 years…
Commentary: Why newspapers matter
Scott Swanson The title above might seem self-serving, but it reflects an increasing concern in Oregon, and not…
Ridgeway adds primary care to increase patient ‘access’
Scott Swanson Ridgeway Health, the independent medical clinic that opened downtown in the summer of 2021, has quietly…
Child care advocate figuring out solutions to ‘terrifying’ puzzle
Scott Swanson Bryan Steinhauser admits he didn’t really know a lot about the world of child care when…
‘A Quality Person’
Scott Swanson In 25 years, by nearly all accounts, Brian Carroll has guided the Linn County Parks Department…
Notes from the Newsroom: Changes, we expect, for the better (Jan. 4, 2023)
Scott Swanson If you got the feeling, as you opened your newspaper this week, that it is a…