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…
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…
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…
Top awards go to Ego, Thorpe
Scott Swanson Donna Ego was recognized as Distinguished Citizen and Steve Thorpe was named Citizen (formerly the First…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
School officials reminding parents that vaccinations matter
Scott Swanson If your kids aren’t up to date on their vaccinations for common communicable diseases, Wednesday, Feb.…
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…
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…
Sheriff Yon outlines expectations, concerns at Lebanon forum
Scott Swanson Sheriff Jim Yon outlined his expectations for his department and some of the issues he expects…
Physical therapist aims to share sports, training expertise – for free
Scott Swanson Josh Walters played sports throughout high school and into college and now he’s into competitive weightlifting.…
Wowing crowds
Scott Swanson Moriah Winn has turned heads since she was a little girl – most recently in east…
SHHS alum Candalynn Johnson seeking change through ‘civic engagement’
Scott Swanson Candalynn Johnson has never been one to miss an opportunity to get involved. So working to…
New state laws cover roadkill to retirement – and a lot more
Scott Swanson As the echoes of fireworks died away early on Jan. 1, a bunch of new laws…
Local volunteers get new year off to good start
Scott Swanson I enjoy running and over the years I’ve lived in Sweet Home. I’ve put in literally…
Work under way to improve Foster Dam Road, parking
Scott Swanson Work is wrapping up this week on a portion of nearly $1 million in improvements to…