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…
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…
Facebook response lands Prom date
Scott Swanson Haley Barron says she wasn’t desperate for a date when she announced on Facebook that she…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
SHHS auditorium upgrades make big difference for arts
Scott Swanson Josh Crawford stood behind a brand new sound board in the Sweet Home High School Auditorium…
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,…
Arts supporters ask district for elementary music
Scott Swanson A group of educators and local citizens is asking the Sweet Home School Board to restore…
Travis Thorpe, Jackson Royer are titlists as Huskies finish 2nd in state wrestling
Scott Swanson See our photo gallery for State Tournament photos: https://www.sweethomenews.com/photos/02_27_2019 Jackson Royer and Travis Thorpe won individual…
Girls defy the odds to win state swimming championship
Scott Swanson On paper, it didn’t look like Sweet Home’s girls really had much of a chance to…
New officer Brian Prather latest to come back to Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Brian Prather is the newest addition to the Sweet Home Police Department and the latest in…
Huskies qualify 19 for state in winning regional wrestling title
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won its fifth straight boys regional wrestling championship Saturday at Junction City in an…
Girls leave district in their wake on way to swim title; Huskies qualify nine
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s girls won their sixth straight 4A/3A/2A/1A District 3 swimming title Friday in a weather-shortened…
Charter students get pep talk from Ninja star
Scott Swanson American Ninja Warrior star Travis Rosen challenged local charter school students to hang tough when life…