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…
Calm amidst chaos: Fire chaplain assists victims, department personnel in times of trauma
Scott Swanson Last summer, a rural hillside home outside Sweet Home caught fire on a Sunday morning. When…
Reynolds, Burnett retire from LBCC
Scott Swanson Thursday, Dec. 31, will be the final day of school for Mary Sue Reynolds and Alice…
Trail, forest plans take shape as collaborative zeroes in on nonprofit status
Scott Swanson The South Santiam All-Lands Collaborative is about to become more structured as the final steps for…
In the entertaining rush of life, don’t lose sight of the basics
Scott Swanson It may simply be a result of age, but it seems to me that life is…
SH to revisit urban renewal
Scott Swanson City Council members agreed to look into the possibility of urban renewal as a means of…
Let’s give thanks for … moisture
Scott Swanson As Thanksgiving closes in, now seems like a good time to mention one thing for which…
New swim coach knows, by experience, what it takes to be excellent
Scott Swanson Four years ago, Jake Johnson did not see himself coaching elite swimmers at the Sweet Home…
Locals lead effort to get injured veterans into outdoors
Scott Swanson On a not-so-dark night just before Halloween, Mark Worley and Timm Gunderson hunkered down in a…
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…
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…
Water, water anywhere?
Scott Swanson Weather conditions in Sweet Home are drier and warmer than normal. That’s not news. But the…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Sheep Creek Bridge project under way
Scott Swanson Sheep Creek Bridge on Highway 20 is sliding, and the fix will be costly in time,…
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…