Scott Swanson
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Gingerich finishes high school track with a flourish – state title in 300 hurdles
Scott Swanson Bethany Gingerich broke a long famine for Sweet Home track and field, winning the 300 hurdles…
May 23, 2018
Hero Half Saturday to honor veterans with much more than just a run
Scott Swanson The sixth annual Hero Half race series in Sweet Home this Saturday will once again focus…
May 23, 2018
Keegan Holly signs letter to play football at Lewis and Clark
Scott Swanson Keegan Holly signed a letter of intent Monday, May 14, in a ceremony in the Sweet…
May 16, 2018
Boys 2nd in district track as Huskies make state in 11 events
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s boys track team finished second, to Cottage Grove, Saturday, May 12, at the end…
May 16, 2018
Owners’ greed dooming many newspapers
Scott Swanson Recently, I visited a community I once lived and worked in. My job there was with…
May 9, 2018
Gingerich signs with George Fox
Scott Swanson Bethany Gingerich signed a letter of intent Tuesday, May 1, to compete for George Fox University…
May 9, 2018
Sunshine Industries Spaghetti Feed draws big turn-out
Scott Swanson A large crowd of turned out Saturday, April 21, for Sunshine Industries’ annual Spaghetti Feed fund-raiser.…
April 25, 2018
Senior Center making progress on coin drive for roof repair
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Senior Center members had collected close to $1,300 by the end of last week…
April 25, 2018
Cascadia Shopper bus gets under way
Scott Swanson When the bus rolled up in front of Safeway Tuesday morning, April 10, Wanda Neuschwander felt…
April 18, 2018
Alice Grovom, Dale Jenkins lead Chamber of Commerce award winners
Scott Swanson A capacity crowd saw Alice Grovom and Cmdr. Dale Jenkins honored with the Distinguished Service Award…
April 11, 2018
Thirteen years bring many changes in news business
Scott Swanson Amid the Easter holiday events and April Fools Day jokes last Sunday, another small milestone slipped…
April 4, 2018
Chamber makes big rebound after tough year
Scott Swanson It’s been a year of big changes, to say the least, for Sweet Home Chamber of…
April 4, 2018
Sweet Home senior one of 42 West Coast students awarded ROTC scholarship
Scott Swanson Ricky Yunke wasn’t sure what was going on when he got called out of class Friday…
March 28, 2018
Seniors getting creative to fix Community Center roof
Scott Swanson In the sewing room off the foyer in the Sweet Home Senior Center Friday morning, half…
March 28, 2018
Biologist: New fish weir installed in Foster Dam will facilitate fish travel
Scott Swanson After a two-week delay U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staffers installed a new fish weir in…
March 14, 2018
Sweet Home swimmer Mia Davis signs with College of Idaho
Scott Swanson Sweet Home swimmer Mia Davis has signed a letter of intent to swim at the College…
March 14, 2018
Ally Tow commits to playing volleyball for LBCC Roadrunners
Scott Swanson After a stellar volleyball career at Sweet Home High School, Ally Tow signed a letter of…
March 14, 2018
Milt Moran takes over helm at CTC as Dave Furtwangler steps down
Scott Swanson It’s a Friday and Milt Moran is grappling with one of the biggest challenges of his…
March 7, 2018
Junior High Interact Club discovering ways to reach out
Scott Swanson It’s a sunny afternoon outside Sweet Home Junior High and SHEM Pantry Manager Cindy Rice is…
February 28, 2018
Marissa Kurtz secures girls state title with win over Lexi Schilling
Scott Swanson Marissa Kurtz won the girls state 105-pound wrestling title and teammate Lexi Schilling was second after…
February 21, 2018
Eight placers take wrestlers to third at state
Scott Swanson With no Sweet Home wrestlers in state finals matches this year, the Huskies still finished with…
February 21, 2018
Huskies get help from all sides in district wrestling win
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won its fourth straight regional wrestling title Saturday night, by a decisive 145-point margin,…
February 14, 2018
Love dressed in burgundy
Scott Swanson Steve Schilling expected his 50th birthday last summer to be a low-key affair. He told his…
February 14, 2018
Boys and girls win district titles, as nearly every Husky swimmer scores
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s girls swam away with their fifth straight district championship Saturday, Feb. 10, and the…
February 14, 2018
Big 2018 Christmas for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Local officials last week celebrated the decision to have Sweet Home Ranger District provide this year’s…
January 24, 2018