Big finish gives Casey Tow third in decathlon nationals
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Casey Tow finished third in the decathlon last week in the USATF…
Politicians of every stripe find splashy emails their communiqué of choice
Scott Swanson “Hey,” yells the email on my computer inbox list. Wow, it’s from U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris.…
Daddy who? Local woman’s accidental DNA analysis is surprise
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home resident Anita Collins was living a settled life in retirement…
SH’s Casey Tow top placer in Jr. Olympic regional decathlon
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home’s Casey Tow is following in the footsteps of his coach,…
Local shoot produces ‘comeback’ score for rookie archer
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When Luke Perkins lined up his final arrow at this year’s Wapiti…
Linn Shuttle bus to offer Saturday trips to Albany
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Linn Shuttle’s bus services in east Linn County are getting a big…
Newspaper economics – 2019 style
Scott Swanson Observant readers may have noticed the new cover price on the front page of today’s issue:…
Tucker to retire from County Commission
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Will Tucker has decided not to run again for his seat on…
Sweet Home Ranger District unveils 8,400-acre forest ‘management’ project
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Ranger District officials last week opened the door on a new project that proposes…
Facebook response lands Prom date
Scott Swanson Haley Barron says she wasn’t desperate for a date when she announced on Facebook that she…
Council OKs city budget; delays on utility rate hike decisions
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, May 28, voted 4-3 to approve a $19,761,737 city…
Nine students named to lead June 7 SHHS graduation exercises
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School has announced eight valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of…
One championship, three seconds give boys fourth at state track meet
Scott Swanson It had been nearly a decade since Sweet Home last brought home a team trophy in…
SH qualifies for state track in 10 events, boys 3rd at districts
Scott Swanson Sweet Home wound up its first Oregon West Conference district track last week with a third-place…
Recent fires prompt warnings as dry weather pattern continues
Scott Swanson Area fire officials are cautioning homeowners to be careful when burning backyard debris. A recent spate…
Sweet Home to host elite small-school track meet Saturday
Scott Swanson When Dakotah Keys was starring in track at Sweet Home High School a decade ago, the…
Foster fish weir working – mostly
Scott Swanson A new fish weir installed a year ago in Foster Dam is working – mostly, a…
Robert Watkins signs to wrestle at Umpqua Community College
Scott Swanson Robert Watkins signed a letter of intent Wednesday, April 17, to wrestle for Umpqua Community College.…
Marissa Kurtz becomes first SH girl to sign to wrestle in college
Scott Swanson Marissa Kurtz has made history already at Sweet Home High School, winning three championships in girls…
Top awards go to Ego, Thorpe
Scott Swanson Donna Ego was recognized as Distinguished Citizen and Steve Thorpe was named Citizen (formerly the First…
SHEDG expects big Jamboree, preparing new grounds
Scott Swanson Sweet Home could see a significant crowd at this year’s Oregon Jamboree, Festival Director Robert Shamek…
Boys return state golf experience; full team for girls
Scott Swanson Coming off a state tournament appearance, the Sweet Home boys golf team is looking at some…
County Parks Dept. assumes management of Cascadia State Park for year
Scott Swanson Starting immediately, Linn County Parks Department has taken over management of Cascadia State Park for the…
Huskies look to cash in on experience, talent in track and field campaign
Scott Swanson Having seen his track and field teams spend nearly all of the last two weeks under…
Sweet Home’s Marissa Kurtz honored with inaugural girls wrestling scholarship
Scott Swanson Marissa Kurtz was about to start warming up for her state wrestling finals match Saturday evening,…