Fighting fire: Local agencies work together in ‘proactive’ fire defense
An effort to open roads and create firebreaks to enable quicker access to and control of wildfires in…
Firefighters, governor converge on Green Peter for annual drill
Smoke lofting into the air northeast of Sweet Home Friday morning, June 27, indicated a fire, but it…
Meet Freshmen of the Year: Grace Gardner and Kyler Bondesen
Kyler Bondesen and Grace Gardner have been selected as this year’s Freshmen of the Year. Grace, 15, is…
Tuesday Night Delights
Members of the Sportsman’s Holiday Court, above, enter the Tune It Up Tuesdays celebration on June 17, one…
Learning to love hoops
Sweet Home girls basketball Coach Erika Evans talks to campers at the Girls Basketball Camp held last week,…
Poll: Voters aren’t worried about Oregon roads and don’t want to pay to fix them
As lawmakers prepare to vote on the session’s signature legislation, Republicans are furious and some Democrats are skeptical.…
Oak Heights student wins statewide poetry contest – and cash prize
When Oak Heights teacher Melissa Kruzel delivered an assignment to write a poem to her sixth-graders, she got…
Opinion: Needed probing news coverage could bear fruit in Salem
Back in our April 2 edition I wrote about how Oregonians need the Oregon Journalism Project – coverage…
School Board chair says good-bye, district budget approved
The Sweet Home School Board officially approved the district’s roughly $68.8 million budget for 2025-26 at its monthly…
Retired forester working to improve trees in parks
Lena Tucker surveys trees planted on the grassy lawn of Sankey Park. They’re young trees, eight, 10 feet…
Tigers finish school year with some fun
Jeffrey Gardner, above, waves his team’s flag during Sweet Home Junior High’s annual Tiger Olympics held on Husky…
Library Summer Reading Program all about fun and games
Summer reading this summer at the Sweet Home Library is going to be about fun and games. Literally.…
Three Cobras finish with state track medals in four events
Anya Griffith, Jayne Neal and Don Ware all came away with four medals each to lead Central Linn…
Council finalizes approval for speed humps on 1st Avenue
Increased brake lights will be the future for 1st Avenue as the City Council on Tuesday, May 27,…
District elementary kids get taste of track at All School meet
Above, Bristol McCutcheon of Holley clears the bar in the high jump. Retired Sweet Home track coach Billy…
Huskies finish state with blazing relay time, medals in 3 events
It might not have been what some of them had hoped for, but the Huskies emerged from the…
Daisy Lalonde signs to run for Colorado Mesa
One of the best runners ever to come out of Sweet Home, Daisy Lalonde, signed a letter of…
Councilors discuss downtown issues in work session
Sweet Home City Council members expressed frustration in the lack of progress in addressing the vacant buildings downtown…
Scene Around Town: May 28, 2025
Day of Remembrance Local veterans groups held their annual Memorial Day service at noon Monday, May 26, at…
SH qualifies 12 state entries as boys are 2nd in district track
District track meets are always highly charged, competitive events, but this year’s might have been more so, especially…
Hawthorne sixth-graders show off their moves
Sixth-graders from Hawthorne compete in their annual dance competition Thursday evening, May 22, in the Sweet Home Junior…
Fir Lawn roof repairs begin with tear-down
Workers begin tearing off the roof of the former Fir Lawn Lutheran Church building on the corner of…
Large majority of voters oppose $34.55 million Central Linn schools bond following initial count
Central Linn School District’s request for a five-year $34.55 million operating bond to make school improvements was receiving…
SH charter amendment has strong lead after initial count
Levies for SH police, library show comfortable support. Sweet Home’s charter amendment had a strong lead after the…
Bike safety instructor pays up after student proves riding skills
Xavier Glassley-Sams had never ridden a bike before he entered this year’s bicycle safety training class at Hawthorne…