New swim coach brings own experience to Sweet Home club
Scott Swanson Life has taken some unexpected turns for Jacquie Price in the last few years, but now…
Employees, city agree on contract
Scott Swanson The City Council, in a special meeting Monday night, June 29, approved a four-year contract with…
Defendant arrested after refusing to wear mask, walking out of proceeding
Scott Swanson A Sweet Home man was jailed for contempt of court Wednesday morning, June 24, after he…
Citizens turn out to support police
Scott Swanson Nearly 200 Sweet Home residents lined Main Street in front of the Sweet Home Police Department…
Council moves to give Midway residents option to use wells
Scott Swanson Property owners in the Midway area of the city who have wells may soon be able…
With state guidance, schools begin plans for fall
Scott Swanson Sweet Home School District officials are figuring out how to implement guidelines released last week by…
City cuts deal with Enterprise to manage fleet
Scott Swanson Sweet Home City Council members decided Tuesday, June 9, to contract with Enterprise to manage its…
Local sports making slow return in SH
Scott Swanson Local athletes were allowed back on the fields and into the gyms this week for the…
Tumultuous times breed confusing emotions
Scott Swanson These are certainly tumultuous times. June’s been a wild month, so far; certainly not what many…
City applying for federal COVID aid funds
Scott Swanson The City of Sweet Home is applying for a federal grant that would fund public facilities…
Board OKs $45.96M budget
Scott Swanson Sweet Home School Board members unanimously approved the district’s 2020-21 budget Monday, June 8, in a…
Allison Miner, Zach Luttmer named Athletes of the Year
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home High School Booster Club named Zach Luttmer and Allison Miner its Booster Club…
Graduates get to finish line
Scott Swanson If good things do indeed come in small packages, that may be the best way to…
Cate claims victory; Sword not done yet
Scott Swanson Jami Cate declared victory last week in the primary election for the state House District 17…
City seeking new engineer of record, treatment plants operator
Scott Swanson Sweet Home City Councilors on Tuesday, May 26, gave staff members the go-ahead to seek bids…
City working to support at-risk businesses, build ‘relationships’
Scott Swanson So what’s Sweet Home’s economic development director to do during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown? “It’s been…
Coronavirus stirs appreciation for what could have been
Scott Swanson Many of us likely didn’t give a lot of thought to the role of sports in…
Travis Thorpe to wrestle at SOU
Scott Swanson In a private ceremony held in his back yard on the evening of Tuesday, May 5,…
COVID-19 shutdown creates difficulties for SHHS post-grad adviser
Scott Swanson At this time of the year, Kristin Adams typically sits in her Career Center office at…
Explosive fire destroys shop next door to Oak Heights School
Scott Swanson Fire destroyed a 5th Avenue residential shop next door to Oak Heights Elementary Friday afternoon, April…
COVID-19 impacts on your newspaper
Scott Swanson The other day I responded to a report of a fire, the results of which you…
Linn Shuttle buses keep rolling – with precautions
Scott Swanson A Linn Shuttle bus rolls up to the stop on Kalmia, between 12th and 13th avenues.…
After 15 years as half-finished ‘eyesore,’ duplex gets new life
Scott Swanson A half-completed duplex that’s sat nearly untouched for 15 years on the corner of Juniper Avenue…
Remodel spices things up at SHEM, despite virus
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries volunteers are enjoying some massive upgrades to the aid organization’s headquarters on…
This anniversary will be one to remember
Scott Swanson Fifteen years ago, on what we later realized was April Fools Day of 2005, my wife…