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…
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…
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,…
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…
Husky Field turf project, financial campaign continue
Scott Swanson A proposed artificial turf field for Husky Stadium is rapidly becoming reality. Organizers of the effort…
SH invited to Livability Share Fair on Tuesday
Scott Swanson Ready to talk about what would make Sweet Home a better place to live? Sweet Home…
SHEDG board moves forward on Knife River land
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors agreed Feb. 18 to seek an agreement…
Quartzville campground, road work set to start this summer
Scott Swanson Linn County is gearing up to start campground construction and work on Quartzville Road this summer,…
Swimmers win district titles
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s swimmers demonstrated rather decisively Saturday, Feb. 14, that they have regained their status as…
Wrestlers take championship
Scott Swanson Sweet Home wrestling coach Steve Thorpe has said all season that this year’s squad sets a…
Efforts mounting to develop funding for Sweet Home for B&G Club
Scott Swanson The Boys and Girls Club of the South Santiam is aiming to raise $40,000 by the…
New SH centenarian finds turning 100 bit of a surprise
Scott Swanson When Sally Sicotte was 65 years old, she realized her daughter didn’t know how to do…
SH police to offer first self-defense class
Scott Swanson Sweet Home police are offering a self-defense course for women, something they say has been a…
On the ropes: B&G Club weighs SH branch options
Scott Swanson Five years after a merger that combined the Sweet Home and Lebanon Boys and Girls Clubs,…
Coordinator sought to steer Livability, more
Scott Swanson Wanted: someone to engineer and coordinate big changes proposed for Sweet Home and the forests surrounding…
Freedom of thought, expression fragile
Scott Swanson In a world in which people are considerate and honorable, in which individual freedoms are respected,…
Despite rough start, new year holds lots of promise
Scott Swanson It’s been a roller-coaster start to the year. We’ve been transfixed by terrorist atrocities in Paris…
Arrival ahead of schedule makes baby Sweet Home’s first – on New Year’s Day
Scott Swanson Megan Elizabeth Miser was supposed to arrive Jan. 8, but she arrived early – on New…
Ranger station rocks
Scott Swanson Joe Start and Robert Rosé have big plans that have started small. The two longtime rockhounding…
Rio Theater to be family operation for new owners Tom and Erika Baham
Scott Swanson The thought of running the Rio movie theater is not new for Tom and Erika Baham.…
Editor’s poem, now a carol, offers clear focus at Christmas
Scott Swanson Until recently, I’d never paid much attention to James Montgomery. In church I’ve seen his name…