Lightning strike leaves Fern Ridge residents picking up pieces
Scott Swanson Ron and Connie Womack were in a bedroom of their home near the crest of Fern…
Another great Jamboree hopefully one of many more
Scott Swanson Well, that was a sizzling Jamboree – in more ways than one. I remember, when I…
Chamber’s new gift shop features local arts, crafts
Scott Swanson Kristina Crabtree was getting tired of watching tourists roll right by the Sweet Home Chamber of…
Without newspaper scrutiny, politics in a vacuum not pretty
Scott Swanson I read last week (in a newspaper) that the Daily Transcript of San Diego is about…
Warm-weather tourist traffic has ‘overwhelmed’ county parks in biggest year ever
Scott Swanson Linn County Parks Director Brian Carroll and his staff knew if they ever had a mild…
Husky Field makeover
Scott Swanson After four weeks of work, including significant contributions of equipment and time from local companies and…
Longtime Husky Mary Hutchins takes reins of Sweet Home volleyball
Scott Swanson Mary Hutchins has spent almost a lifetime in the Sweet Home gymnasium, so as she takes…
Salmon run has plenty of fish – but not many that bite
Scott Swanson The Chinook salmon run at Foster Dam is the best in years, but some local fishermen…
Research effort’s focus is what happens to salmon before they spawn
Scott Swanson What happens to Chinook salmon after they leave the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new $18.6…
NYC trip proves eye-opener for SHJH eighth-graders
Scott Swanson For eight Sweet Home Junior High art students, the highlight of their nine-day trip to New…
Keys digs deep for decathlon 3rd
Scott Swanson Going into the 1500-meter run, the final event of the NCAA Division I decathlon championships, Dakotah…
Lebanon medical school graduates first class of future doctors
Scott Swanson Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest celebrated a landmark event…
Memorial Day prompts appreciation for liberty
Scott Swanson I confess that I don’t observe Memorial Day the way it was intended. I can blame…
State track: Hiett finishes second in 3000, 1500; Shamek fifth in long jump, girls relay sixth
Scott Swanson The 4×100 relay teams and distance runner Jakob Hiett put an exclamation point on Sweet Home’s…
Officials: Ex-Weyerhaeuser mill property cleanup dependent on public participation
Scott Swanson Sweet Home residents’ participation in the clean-up of the former Willamette Industries/Weyerhaeuser mill site will be…
Summer shuttle to provide service to great outdoors
Scott Swanson Hankering for a trip to the mountains but don’t have a way to get there? Not…
Relay wins spark Huskies to ‘good, good’ district track finish
Scott Swanson When the girls 4×100 relay team notched a berth at state with a second-place finish at…
Husky Stadium turf project ‘energized’ by anonymous $100,000 donation
Scott Swanson A $100,000 anonymous contribution has energized fund-raising efforts to install an all-weather synthetic turf surface at…
Jakob Hiett signs to run at University of Portland
Scott Swanson Sweet Home cross-country and track star Jakob Hiett signed a letter of intent Tuesday, April 21,…
SHHS alum and longtime coach Brent Belveal named to Wrestling Hall of Fame
Scott Swanson Former Sweet Home wrestler Brent Belveal, who went on to a career as a wrestling coach…
High-schoolers hand out $5,200 in grants aid to SH nonprofits
Scott Swanson For students in Sweet Home High School’s Leadership Class, giving out $5,200 was a learning experience.…
Students learn fire safety techniques at annual event
Scott Swanson Fresh off some instruction from Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters on how to manage portable water…
Was that a decade which just flashed by?
Scott Swanson Ten years ago, April 1, was a Monday, a bit cold and rainy, as I recall.…
Two join SHEDG board
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Economic Development Group members last week elected two new faces to the organization’s board…
Difficult Day 1 leaves Husky wrestlers eighth at state
Scott Swanson It definitely wasn’t the finish Sweet Home’s wrestlers hoped for, as a pretty fine season for…