Editorial: Recent government processes prompt questions about timing, motives
In 40-some years as a newspaper journalist, I’ve covered a lot of politics. And I’ve spent a lot…
Planning meeting for would-be volunteers Sweet Home Rodeo Saturday
A planning meeting for the Sweet Home Rodeo will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 26, at…
Brownsville brush fire burns about 30 acres
Firefighters’ “quick” response to a rapid-moving brush fire south of Brownsville limited it to about 30 acres,…
As protests arise, effort to oust superintendent paused
Some two dozen protesters, a mixture of Sweet Home School District staff and local residents, lined the sidewalk…
New School Board members sworn in; Neuschwander elected chair
The newly constituted Sweet Home School Board got rolling Monday, July 14, with the swearing-in of five newly…
Huskies hold Volleyball Camp
Some 70 prospective volleyball players braved the heat last week for Sweet Home High School’s volleyball camp in…
SHEDG announces this year will be final Oregon Jamboree
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group announced last week that 2025 will be the final year for its…
New CEO Cahill explains ‘significant challenge’ facing Samaritan Health
Seventeen years into his career as an administrator with Samaritan Health, Marty Cahill has gotten to know the…
Missing Albany man’s body found in Snow Peak area after three-day search
Linn County Search and Rescue personnel on Thursday, July 10, located the body of David Winter, of Albany,…
Fighting fire: Local agencies work together in ‘proactive’ fire defense
An effort to open roads and create firebreaks to enable quicker access to and control of wildfires in…
Firefighters, governor converge on Green Peter for annual drill
Smoke lofting into the air northeast of Sweet Home Friday morning, June 27, indicated a fire, but it…
Meet Freshmen of the Year: Grace Gardner and Kyler Bondesen
Kyler Bondesen and Grace Gardner have been selected as this year’s Freshmen of the Year. Grace, 15, is…
Tuesday Night Delights
Members of the Sportsman’s Holiday Court, above, enter the Tune It Up Tuesdays celebration on June 17, one…
Learning to love hoops
Sweet Home girls basketball Coach Erika Evans talks to campers at the Girls Basketball Camp held last week,…
Poll: Voters aren’t worried about Oregon roads and don’t want to pay to fix them
As lawmakers prepare to vote on the session’s signature legislation, Republicans are furious and some Democrats are skeptical.…
Oak Heights student wins statewide poetry contest – and cash prize
When Oak Heights teacher Melissa Kruzel delivered an assignment to write a poem to her sixth-graders, she got…
Opinion: Needed probing news coverage could bear fruit in Salem
Back in our April 2 edition I wrote about how Oregonians need the Oregon Journalism Project – coverage…
School Board chair says good-bye, district budget approved
The Sweet Home School Board officially approved the district’s roughly $68.8 million budget for 2025-26 at its monthly…
Retired forester working to improve trees in parks
Lena Tucker surveys trees planted on the grassy lawn of Sankey Park. They’re young trees, eight, 10 feet…
Tigers finish school year with some fun
Jeffrey Gardner, above, waves his team’s flag during Sweet Home Junior High’s annual Tiger Olympics held on Husky…
Library Summer Reading Program all about fun and games
Summer reading this summer at the Sweet Home Library is going to be about fun and games. Literally.…
Three Cobras finish with state track medals in four events
Anya Griffith, Jayne Neal and Don Ware all came away with four medals each to lead Central Linn…
Council finalizes approval for speed humps on 1st Avenue
Increased brake lights will be the future for 1st Avenue as the City Council on Tuesday, May 27,…
District elementary kids get taste of track at All School meet
Above, Bristol McCutcheon of Holley clears the bar in the high jump. Retired Sweet Home track coach Billy…
Huskies finish state with blazing relay time, medals in 3 events
It might not have been what some of them had hoped for, but the Huskies emerged from the…