Local 90-year-olds find their groove at bowling alley
Scott Swanson Phil Palkki doesn’t move real fast as he steps onto the runway at Linn Lanes bowling…
Multiple state champ Dakotah Keys returns to coach track
Scott Swanson Dakotah Keys knows what he’s getting into as he takes the helm of the Sweet Home…
Barbara Baumgartner named community’s Distinguished Citizen
Scott Swanson Lin Gagner, last year’s Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, said she had one thought…
Track team short on depth, but coach optimistic about grit
Scott Swanson The roster is thin but new Sweet Home Head Coach Dakotah Keys says his team has…
Golfers bring plenty of potential in numbers to ’17 season
Scott Swanson Golf Head Coach Pat Davis has a problem. He’s overloaded with players. “We have 18 boys,”…
Ukranians give local wrestlers stiff competition in exchange dual
Scott Swanson Practice at the crowded Sweet Home High School Mat Room was even more congested Thursday evening,…
Mat Champions: Huskies win state wrestling team title; Olson repeats
Scott Swanson Years of focused hard work paid off Saturday as Sweet Home won its first state title…
Redistricting options may prove challenge for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s sports teams will almost certainly find themselves in a league with different faces in…
Husky wrestlers heading to state with their sights set on a trophy
Scott Swanson After a two-week break, Sweet Home’s wrestling team heads north Thursday for the tournament that really…
Husky wrestlers win regional title, qualify 14 for state
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won its third straight regional wrestling title Saturday night, punctuated by some big performances…
Historic day: Sweet Home’s boys and girls win 2017 state swimming titles
For the first time in school history, both the boys and girls swimming teams have won state titles…
Sweet Home swimmers sweep district meet
Scott Swanson It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride this season for Sweet Home’s swim teams, dealing…
Local music store owners closing down shop on sour note after Christmas burglary
Scott Swanson Gary Stainthorp is clearly fatigued. Standing in front of what once was a well-stocked display, he…
Local genealogy veterans unravel their family trees
Scott Swanson In one of the spacious, open rooms of the Sweet Home Genealogical Society Library on a…
Oregon Community Foundation staffers give local nonprofits primer on grant funding
Scott Swanson Want some money? Here’s how to get it. That was the basic message last week from…
Building purchase provides options for Sweet Home Pregnancy Center
Scott Swanson For Karen Bostrom and the Sweet Home Pregnancy Care Center, 2017 is shaping up to be…
LBCC diesel program seeks to meet need for more mechanics
Scott Swanson Garrison Whitfield says he’s wanted to be a diesel mechanic since, well, at least as far…
Local top triathlete looking to start club to promote sport
Scott Swanson Kambria Schumacher has developed herself into one of the top triathletes in the nation, and now…
Steve Thorpe poised to break SHHS wins record set by legendary Norm Davis
Scott Swanson When Steve Thorpe was named head wrestling coach at Sweet Home High School in the fall…
Late start in athletics hasn’t slowed masters competitor Ken Bronson
Scott Swanson While the rest of the population is pondering the possibility of getting in better shape now…
After 40 years of treating local pets, SH veterinarian is calling it quits
Scott Swanson When Dr. David and Sandy Larsen arrived in Sweet Home to open a veterinary practice, it…
Local author’s goose tale started with little ditty
Scott Swanson Jill Dunbar Case never really intended to be an author. “I’m a creative person. I’ve always…
Husky wrestlers loaded with experience, face stiff 4A-division competition
Scott Swanson Coming off a fourth-place finish in last year’s state tournament, the Huskies’ first trophy in three…
Girls set to defend state swimming title, but district may be tough
Scott Swanson Coming off its first girls state championship ever, Sweet Home’s swim team looks like a good…
Community leaders focus on implementing rural economic development plan
Scott Swanson How to develop the lagging economies of rural Linn County communities: That was the issue on…