Redistricting options may prove challenge for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s sports teams will almost certainly find themselves in a league with different faces in…
Sweet Home swimmers sweep district meet
Scott Swanson It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride this season for Sweet Home’s swim teams, dealing…
Husky wrestlers win regional title, qualify 14 for state
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won its third straight regional wrestling title Saturday night, punctuated by some big performances…
Historic day: Sweet Home’s boys and girls win 2017 state swimming titles
For the first time in school history, both the boys and girls swimming teams have won state titles…
Local music store owners closing down shop on sour note after Christmas burglary
Scott Swanson Gary Stainthorp is clearly fatigued. Standing in front of what once was a well-stocked display, he…
Local genealogy veterans unravel their family trees
Scott Swanson In one of the spacious, open rooms of the Sweet Home Genealogical Society Library on a…
Oregon Community Foundation staffers give local nonprofits primer on grant funding
Scott Swanson Want some money? Here’s how to get it. That was the basic message last week from…
Building purchase provides options for Sweet Home Pregnancy Center
Scott Swanson For Karen Bostrom and the Sweet Home Pregnancy Care Center, 2017 is shaping up to be…
LBCC diesel program seeks to meet need for more mechanics
Scott Swanson Garrison Whitfield says he’s wanted to be a diesel mechanic since, well, at least as far…
Local top triathlete looking to start club to promote sport
Scott Swanson Kambria Schumacher has developed herself into one of the top triathletes in the nation, and now…
Steve Thorpe poised to break SHHS wins record set by legendary Norm Davis
Scott Swanson When Steve Thorpe was named head wrestling coach at Sweet Home High School in the fall…
Late start in athletics hasn’t slowed masters competitor Ken Bronson
Scott Swanson While the rest of the population is pondering the possibility of getting in better shape now…
After 40 years of treating local pets, SH veterinarian is calling it quits
Scott Swanson When Dr. David and Sandy Larsen arrived in Sweet Home to open a veterinary practice, it…
Husky wrestlers loaded with experience, face stiff 4A-division competition
Scott Swanson Coming off a fourth-place finish in last year’s state tournament, the Huskies’ first trophy in three…
Girls set to defend state swimming title, but district may be tough
Scott Swanson Coming off its first girls state championship ever, Sweet Home’s swim team looks like a good…
Local author’s goose tale started with little ditty
Scott Swanson Jill Dunbar Case never really intended to be an author. “I’m a creative person. I’ve always…
Community leaders focus on implementing rural economic development plan
Scott Swanson How to develop the lagging economies of rural Linn County communities: That was the issue on…
Reed places fourth in district XC meet to qualify for state
Scott Swanson Trey Reed qualified for the state cross-country meet Thursday with a fourth-place finish at the Sky-Em…
Longtime Sweet Home resident finds her place – on stage
Scott Swanson When Shirley Austin stands in the wings of the stage in the Sweet Home High School…
One-time top freshmen named to Jr. First Citizen honors
Scott Swanson Elea Hewitt and Shawn Wolthuis have been selected Sweet Home’s 2016 Junior First Citizens. They are…
AYSO official says he wants SH teams to have true home games
Scott Swanson On a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, two girls soccer teams, both from Sweet Home,…
Lebanon hospital unveils first phase of $11 million surgery makeover
Scott Swanson A long column of people packed the hallway leading from Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital’s reception area…
Football Leader
Scott Swanson When Dick Reynolds is on the sideline at Husky Stadium with his fellow chain crew members…
Whitcomb Creek remake, to double campground’s size, ‘coming right along’
Scott Swanson Whitcomb Creek Campground, known for tall trees and lakeside access, isn’t one of the county campgrounds…
Family: ‘Transient’ an inaccurate description of accident victim
Scott Swanson The death of a 41-year-old woman on Highway 20, after she was struck by a car…