Extending a helping hand
Scott Swanson Ginny Cotter didn’t wake up one morning and decide she was going to help Sweet Home’s…
Notes from the Newsroom:
Scott Swanson Linn County made a very positive move, both for the county as an organization and for…
Lifelong fisherman finds perfect job as a guide
Scott Swanson Brock Crocker started fishing when he was a toddler and, some 25 years later, he’s still…
When there’s smoke, send in the drones
Scott Swanson It’s early on a Saturday morning and someone’s reported smoke emanating from the site of a…
County to resume vaccination clinics
Scott Swanson The Linn County Public Health Department will resume hosting free weekly primary and secondary COVID-19 vaccination…
County to revisit Crawfordsville Drive zone decision
Scott Swanson Developers and neighbors of a proposed plan map amendment and zone change on a 108.59-acre property…
Remembering 9/11: Smoke, flames, fear, gridlock
Scott Swanson Army Major Craig Anderson was in a meeting on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 in…
9/11: Remembering a day of tragedy, pain
Scott Swanson Significant public events have a way of searing themselves into our memories. My mother, now in…
Volleyball: Defending state champs start season with question marks
Scott Swanson What do you do after you’ve just won the first-ever state championship for your school, and…
Cross-country team seeks competitors to get SH on scoreboard
Scott Swanson The biggest challenge facing Sweet Home’s cross-country program this season is … finding runners, it appears.…
Huskies have numbers and skills as they enter football season
Scott Swanson New Head Coach Ryan Adams and his Sweet Home football team should find out pretty quickly…
Dry summer putting the heat on trees
Scott Swanson Trees, especially those along some local highway stretches, have suffered from the record-setting heat Oregon has…
From trial-and-error to master gardener
Scott Swanson Gardening has always been part of Brenda Winslow’s life, but it’s taken more priority in recent…
Rising COVID-19 numbers cause concern in county
Scott Swanson As COVID-19 numbers escalate across the state and in Linn County with the arrival of the…
Downtown medical clinic opening this month
Scott Swanson Sweet Home residents will soon have another option for healthcare, with the opening of a new…
‘Mystery’ company arriving; city preparing with cleanup
Scott Swanson Sweet Home has a chance to be the location for a company that could bring 100…
Student wins ‘If I Were Mayor’ contest
Scott Swanson For a 10-year-old, Madalyn Coleman has had a lot of exposure to politics, being the youngest…
What will high school sports programs look like this fall?
Scott Swanson Following Gov. Brown’s July 30 directive to require face coverings for everyone 2 years and older…
Restricting news coverage bad for all
Scott Swanson Perceptive readers may have noticed that some of this year’s Oregon Jamboree acts are noticeably missing…
Man sentenced in crash that killed SH teens
Scott Swanson A Junction City man who was convicted in June by a Linn County Circuit Court jury…
Archery to… Sewing … to Water Safety
Scott Swanson Principal Terry Martin stands on the bank of a pond on a sunny summer morning and…
Mayor: City ‘stayed the course’ during year of pandemic
Scott Swanson Mayor Greg Mahler presented a summary of the past year in Sweet Home during the Chamber…
Staying in step with the family
Scott Swanson On a sizzling afternoon, while most Sweet Home residents are likely seeking shade and iced-tea pitchers,…
Chamber hands out awards in vintage fashion
Scott Swanson Dr. Larry Horton was named this year’s recipient of Sweet Home’s Distinguished Service Award and Karla…
Little Promises presses on after COVID, complications
Scott Swanson After more than a year of COVID restrictions, including an eight-month shutdown, how is Little Promises…