Huskies name Jake Swanson football’s Most Valuable Player
Scott Swanson Jake Swanson was named Most Valuable Player for the Sweet Home football team at its awards…
Olin, Hewitt named Jr. First Citizens
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School seniors Sarah Hewitt and Austin Olin have been chosen Junior First Citizens…
3 councilors re-elected, Nash gets fourth seat
Scott Swanson Four Sweet Home City Council members were elected Tuesday, Nov. 6, and local voters gave a…
Wrestling award takes local Coach Steve Thorpe around world
Scott Swanson Sweet Home wrestling coach Steve Thorpe is back from Budapest, Hungary, with a lot of memories…
Search for elusive ornament gets up close and personal in Sweet Home forest
Scott Swanson This whole Capitol Christmas Tree story has been pretty impressive and it’s nice to see the…
Huskies’ football run ends against strong Marist team
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s football season ended Friday night, Nov. 2, pretty much the same way it started:…
SHEDG: Cost-efficient Jamboree in black
Scott Swanson Reduced talent budgets and cuts in other expenses are turning things around for the Oregon Jamboree,…
Huskies score another cardiac football win to set up showdown at Newport
Scott Swanson Sweet Home pulled out its second nail-biter football win in a row Thursday night, Oct. 11,…
Chamber leaders say they’re working on communication, services, events
Scott Swanson Chamber of Commerce officials are continuing to rebuild the organization, with emphasis on re-establishing a solid…
Judge candidates discuss qualifications, concerns at forum
Scott Swanson A judicial shortage in Linn County Circuit Court and the need to help unrepresented litigants were…
CCC veterans evidence value of productivity
Scott Swanson I should begin by admitting I’m not a big fan of government social programs, which typically,…
New season brings changes to high school football landscape
Scott Swanson High school football in Oregon has undergone some significant changes in the last year, courtesy of…
Jamboree proposal plays out for Sweet Home bride
Scott Swanson Leah Dauley, of Sweet Home, got a surprise marriage proposal two years ago at the Oregon…
Sweet Home Coach Thorpe named national USA Wrestling director
Scott Swanson Sweet Home wrestling coach Steve Thorpe has been elected to the executive board for USA Wrestling,…
Jamboree looked little different, but it still was fun
Scott Swanson Sweet Home folks have been waiting to see what the outcome would be with an Oregon…
Noah boats set for official christening – on Foster Lake
Scott Swanson When a fleet of small sailboats embark on Foster Lake from Lewis Creek Park this Sunday…
Councilors take Jamboree to task for late request before granting it
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council voted 5-2 to approve a list of requests for closures and…
Council OKs inter-fund loan to pay for City Hall
Scott Swanson The City Council, meeting Tuesday, July 24, at its new chambers location, the Police Station community…
Gubernatorial candidates lay out cases for newspaper crowd
Scott Swanson With Gov. Kate Brown bowing out, a proposed debate between the top gubernatorial candidates became, instead,…
Colleagues’ encouragement good for us all
Scott Swanson I’ve just returned from the annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association convention, held last week on the…
Sweet Home provides pit stop for Gambler 500 participants, all in good fun
Scott Swanson Decked out in a straw hat and red striped shirt, Kelly “Kell-Dog” Whitlock fronted a group…
Commissioners approve bed tax, discuss rural recycling costs
Scott Swanson Linn County Commissioners last week approved what amounts to a 5 percent transient occupancy tax that…
Being part of the news isn’t always fun
Scott Swanson It’s kind of an unwritten rule for print journalists to stay out of the news. We…
Fire danger on rise, with new restrictions
Scott Swanson Things are drying out fast. The public fire danger went to “high” on Monday and the…
Local residents get serious about pledging allegiance to flag
Scott Swanson They stood in a tight semicircle, 30-some local residents on the morning of the Fourth of…