Downtown plan gets tweak, away from design focus
Scott Swanson The direction of Sweet Home’s Main Street program has been altered a bit following a meeting…
Water, water anywhere?
Scott Swanson Weather conditions in Sweet Home are drier and warmer than normal. That’s not news. But the…
Voters asked to approve police, library levies
Scott Swanson Sweet Home residents are being asked to vote to continue, for another five years, levies for…
African hunt truly the ‘trip of a lifetime’ for Sweet Home sportsman
Scott Swanson Lynn Pettit, 72, has been hunting all his life, but he says the trip he took…
Notes from the Newsroom: Husky Field a testament to community spirit
Scott Swanson Let me begin by saying this: If you haven’t seen Husky Field yet, you’re missing out.…
The building of Husky Field II: How a community came together
Scott Swanson This Friday night, Oct. 9, Sweet Home High School will hold its annual Homecoming game, hosting…
Take a step toward greater prosperity
Scott Swanson What do you like about Sweet Home’s downtown? What don’t you like? What would you change,…
Main Street effort aims to pick up where others have stalled, move ahead
Scott Swanson If you were to change something about Sweet Home’s downtown, what would that be and what…
Mistakes cost Sweet Home football team in loss to Sisters
Scott Swanson Going into this football season, Sweet Home Head Coach Dustin Nichol knew he had a young…
Triathlon weekend draws ‘record’ numbers, despite hot temperatures
Scott Swanson Despite temperatures in the 90s and a slight shortage in volunteers, the fifth annual Best in…
Sheep Creek Bridge project under way
Scott Swanson Sheep Creek Bridge on Highway 20 is sliding, and the fix will be costly in time,…
Numbers up at 3 schools, but overall student population down
Scott Swanson Enrollments are up at three Sweet Home elementary schools while down at two others, the junior…
Best in the West triathlon event back, bigger than ever
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Kambria Schumacher has been steadily rising through the ranks of Northwest triathletes over the…
2015’s been hot year for campgrounds
Scott Swanson The record-breaking temperatures this year may have caused problems in other areas, but for the Linn…
Something to be said for old-fashioned reporting
Scott Swanson I suspect I’m not the only one who takes breaking news broadcasts with a grain of…
2015 Preview: Spikers have height, experience; now they need to win games
Scott Swanson After a four-year dearth of state volleyball playoff appearances, has the Huskies’ moment arrived? That’s the…
Trip to South Africa more than just competition for SH wrestlers
Scott Swanson Coach Steve Thorpe says that if the wrestling trip he and the Oregon Cultural Exchange Team…
Season preview: Cross-country boys can pack in the runners; girls experienced, but thin
Scott Swanson One way to describe the Sweet Home boys cross-country team’s prospects going into this season is:…
New season means new starting line-up for Husky football
Scott Swanson Head Football Coach Dustin Nichol and his players were to open their 2015 season Friday night,…
First Weyerhaeuser millsite meeting draws sizeable crowd
Scott Swanson The subject of what to do with the former Willamette Industries-Weyerhaeuser Sweet Home Mill site brought…
Breakfast at Holley
Scott Swanson Parents and students got a chance to chow down Monday morning, Aug. 31, on the first…
DeFazio sees ‘collaboration’ as key to forest management
Scott Swanson Rep. Peter DeFazio has long had a reputation as an independent in Congress, particularly on trade…
SHHS alum making rapid strides in world of trail running
Scott Swanson This Saturday, Aug. 22, Amanda Basham plans to run a 50-mile race through the forests of…
Psychostock 6 to bring free and varied music to Sankey Park
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s other music festival, Psychostock, will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, in Sankey Park. Coming…
High-end housing project gets approval
Scott Swanson The Planning Commission on Aug. 4 unanimously approved a master plan for Lake Pointe Estates in…