South Santiam collaborative gets nonprofit status, increasing ‘transparency’
Scott Swanson The South Santiam All Lands Collaborative is seeking federal 501c3 nonprofit status after incorporating as a…
New, larger Dial-A-Bus opens doors to more riders
Scott Swanson Linn Shuttle’s new Dial-a-Bus van will open doors for people who might have had trouble using…
Jamboree director: Replacing Haggard a matter of ‘timing’
Scott Swanson The death of country music legend Merle Haggard last week leaves the Oregon Jamboree and other…
Man arrested after crash with infant in car
Scott Swanson Sweet Home police arrested a 24-year-old Sweet Home man following a pursuit that ended in a…
First-year band director aims to restore program to former greatness
Scott Swanson For the first time in more than a decade, Sweet Home band members last week participated…
LBCC iLearn program provides college for non-traditional students
Scott Swanson Looking to learn more about business? Office skills or technology? Does your boss want you to…
Guy Smith named SHFAD Firefighter of the Year; Jonathan Lemar Rookie of the Year
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Battalion Chief Guy Smith was named Firefighter of the Year…
Golf: Girls to field full team as boys rebuild from last year
Scott Swanson Sweet Home will have a full girls golf team this year for the first time in…
New track coach’s focus is building (competitive) team
Scott Swanson With a brand new head coach and a team loaded with underclassmen, Sweet Home track and…
Lin Gagner named Distinguished Citizen at chamber awards banquet
Scott Swanson Lin Gagner was named Sweet Home’s Distinguished Citizen for 2015 and Kristen Adams was named First…
Rotarians take lead on trails at Hobart Park
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Trails Committee will host a trail walk at 10 a.m. this Saturday, March 12,…
Husky girls win state swimming title, boys third
Scott Swanson When Lucie Davis, Jessica Coats and Lauren Yon were junior high-aged members of the Sweet Home…
Freshman Marissa Kurtz says winning title more than she expected
Scott Swanson Freshman Marissa Kurtz won Sweet Home’s second girls state wrestling title Saturday, Feb. 27, at the…
Wrestlers back on trophy podium with fourth-place finish, two individual titles
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s wrestlers earned their first state trophy in three years Saturday, Feb. 27, with a…
Tourism team aims to bring visitors to county, SH – by the busload
Scott Swanson Picture luxury buses full of tourists rolling into Sweet Home – and stopping here. That’s what…
Couple of ‘lovebugs’ celebrate 70 years of marriage
Scott Swanson Joe Gallipeau was in the U.S. Navy in 1945, living in San Diego, Calif., when his…
Popular culture, engineering mix it up in Hawthorne egg drop competition
Scott Swanson The biggest surprise at Hawthorne School’s Egg Drop Challenge Thursday, Feb. 25, was the contraption that…
Husky girls win district swim title; boys second
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s girls team won the District 3 Swimming Championships Saturday by a comfortable 94-point margin…
Local family’s ‘nightmare’ trip has more happy ending
Scott Swanson Dr. Alan Blake sits in a comfortable armchair in his living room, listening intently as family…
Ex-Spartan takes over Sweet Home track program
Scott Swanson Alysson Bodenbach may have some big-time credentials, but she’s looking to take a low-key approach as…
Council calls on Samaritan for more services
Scott Swanson City Councilor Greg Mahler laid out his case Tuesday, Jan. 19, for urgent care in Sweet…
Local anglers build platform for public, disabled access
Scott Swanson Anglers who are disabled will soon have much better access to fish in the South Santiam…
‘Uncle. We got it.’
Scott Swanson Wiley Creek is staying put. That was the message from Samaritan Health officials, who ate crow…
Council calls for increased medical services in SH
Scott Swanson City Councilor Greg Mahler laid out his case Tuesday, Jan. 19, for urgent care in Sweet…
Administrator: Wiley Creek decision by Saturday
Scott Swanson Samaritan Health is in a “holding pattern” on the planned shutdown of Wiley Creek Community’s assisted…