Five state champs named most valuable wrestlers for Huskies
Scott Swanson Sweet Home wrestling coaches couldn’t decide on a worthy recipient of the Pat and Ernie Baxter…
Husky girls swimmers recognized as OSAA Team of the Month
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s girls swimming team has been chosen as OSAA’s 4A Team of the Month for…
Patterns, stories woven through history
Scott Swanson Ever hear of the Chinquapin Ladies Quilt Club? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Local historians…
Health clinic plans revealed at town hall
Scott Swanson Samaritan Health unveiled plans Thursday, March 3, for its new urgent care and family health clinic,…
Boys wrestling: Wrestlers second in state as four Huskies win titles
Scott Swanson Junior Jacob Sieminski wore a vintage Sweet Home wrestling singlet when he won his first state…
Contract outlines city manager’s departure
Scott Swanson Ray Towry’s departure as city manager of Sweet Home came after “controversy and conflicts” that “compromised…
Mill site deal still brewing
Scott Swanson The county has agreed to sell the former Willamette/Weyerhaeuser mill site to Sweet Home businessman Josh…
Rio Theatre to host first Sweet Home film festival
Scott Swanson Hankering for some film fare that’s off the beaten track? Sweet Home might have just what…
Cheer squad aiming to finish near-perfect competition season with state title
Scott Swanson Like all the other high school sports, COVID has impacted Sweet Home’s competitive cheerleaders, who are…
County reviews bids on former Sweet Home mill acreage
Scott Swanson Linn County Board of Commissioners, on Feb. 1, reviewed two bids for some 150 acres of…
Commentary: Alsea epitomizes tensions we’re all feeling (Feb. 2, 2022)
Scott Swanson The Alsea School District generally doesn’t make a big splash on the Oregon news frontier. But…
Back to normal? Not yet
Scott Swanson It’s been slow going, but progress is being made toward normalcy as Sweet Home High School…
Omicron cases grow in county
Scott Swanson The omicron variant of the COVID virus continues to rack up infection numbers in Oregon and…
A doctor who’s always in
Scott Swanson It was when Dr. Larry Horton retired that he became really active in the community. Of…
Chamber charts progress during year-in-review
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce officials gave a report to the community Thursday evening, Jan. 13,…
Remembering ‘Jammers’
Scott Swanson James “Jammers” Warrington, one of Sweet Home’s most recognizable homeless residents, died Friday afternoon, Jan. 14. …
Now retired, former Sheriff Yon ponders memories, options
Scott Swanson Jim Yon was a senior in college, interning for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in the…
Positive steps for local homeless (Jan. 19, 2022)
Scott Swanson The saying, “Hell is full of good meanings, while heaven is full of good works” may…
Ranger honored for 2020 fire heroism
Scott Swanson Linn County Commissioner Will Tucker has a beef with U.S. Forest Service leaders, so he took…
Commentary: New year brings another round of serious issues (Jan. 5, 2022)
Scott Swanson Our Review of the Year, in this week’s edition, is a good opportunity to contemplate our…
Schools urged to stop sports for a month
Scott Swanson Sweet Home school officials were scrambling Monday evening, Jan. 3, after the Oregon Department of Education…
Bundle of New Year joy has Sweet Home connection
Scott Swanson Olivia Eden Littlefield spent her New Year’s Day at the hospital, hard at work. For Olivia,…
Pastor Joe retiring after Medley of service
Scott Swanson Joe Medley’s 12½ years of service as a pastor in Sweet Home have been, in a…
Gracie Olson-Stutzman, pioneer in sport, takes reins of SH girls wrestling
Scott Swanson Gracie Olson Stutzman is Sweet Home’s new girls wrestling coach, but she’s definitely no stranger to…
SHEM negotiating pandemic, needs volunteers, representatives say
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries continues to be actively involved in assisting the community’s needy residents despite…