SHHS teacher Melissa Klumph remembered as caring, inspiring mentor
Scott Swanson Former colleagues and students at Sweet Home High School are mourning the loss of Melissa Klumph,…
Saving Timber
Scott Swanson In a line of trucks waiting to unload logs at the Santiam Lumber Mill between Lebanon…
Pine grove to honor local forester
Scott Swanson Last Thursday, March 4, a quartet of men busily planted potted pines on a knoll just…
Riggs Hill fire raises concern until home’s occupant found
Scott Swanson Fire destroyed a house near the intersection of Riggs Hill Road and Highway 20 early Thursday,…
Chamber announces new executive director, lays out goals in online forum
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce board members met with the public virtually on Thursday, Feb. 26,…
Athletes back in action, and let’s keep them there
Scott Swanson High school athletics kick off this week in earnest after a year in cold storage and…
SH finally get cleats on football field – uncertainties aside
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s football players are ready to go, but the road they’ll be taking this season…
Volleyball: Veteran Huskies looking to take chance to finish strong
Scott Swanson Sixteen months after they played their last game together – at least in a gym, Sweet…
Season 2 to look a little different – if spectators can get in to watch
Scott Swanson While sports are resuming at Sweet Home High School after a full year of downtime due…
Huskies will battle clock in race to get in shape for XC district
Scott Swanson Successful cross-country requires consistent training, and with the COVID pandemic shutdowns, getting those miles in has…
SHFAD firefighters battle pair of blazes over two-day period
Scott Swanson Sweet Home firefighters responded last week to two fires in the area. The first, near the…
Swimming dominance goes back 60 years for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Doug Peargin’s name will be forever linked to Sweet Home swimming – and for good reason:…
New pastor plans to help Freedom Hill ‘replant’ as church
Scott Swanson Helping churches rebuild is not a new experience for Jeff Dankenbring. And that’s what he’s in…
SH’s new representative getting up to speed
Scott Swanson State Rep. Jami Cate welcomes a visitor to her new office in the House wing of…
COVID decision triggers unusual feeling: happiness
Scott Swanson Imagine you’re a high school athletic director. You love sports and you like kids. If you…
Katie Robeck signs letter to play soccer for Hesston College
Scott Swanson Katie Robeck signed a letter of intent Friday, Feb. 12, to play soccer for Hesston College.…
OSAA: Restrictions still on for ‘contact’ sports
Scott Swanson The Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board opened the door Monday, Feb. 8, for soccer and…
Aiden Tyler signs letter to play football for Western Oregon
Scott Swanson Sweet Home quarterback Aiden Tyler signed a letter of intent Wednesday, Feb. 10, to play football…
Planners seek input on future of Lewis Creek Park
Scott Swanson The planning process has begun on a master plan for Lewis Creek Park on Foster Lake,…
Determined Huskies won Sweet Home’s only hoops title
Scott Swanson Ed Nieman really never had plans to be a basketball coach. And it really wasn’t a…
Keep writing those letters!
Scott Swanson This opinion page is often devoid of thoughts other than those of our staff, usually yours…
Rush to judgment could be dangerous as crime
Scott Swanson Regardless of which end of the political spectrum one represents, the storming of the U.S. Capitol…
New year brings new laws, and some that continue through COVID
Scott Swanson The year 2020 produced some unusual laws, as Oregon grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, which materialized…
Husky wrestlers have put Sweet Home on the map
Scott Swanson Eight state team titles. Thirty-eight conference championships. Forty-four individual state champions. Three hundred and forty-two state…
Senator, wife experience first-hand loss, recovery from wildfire
Scott Swanson It was 1 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 8 when state Sen. Fred Girod awoke…