Football team brings size, experience to 2014 season
Scott Swanson With a mixture of size, speed and experience, Sweet Home’s football program looks to be in…
Jamboree income highest ever in ’14
Scott Swanson The numbers are still being crunched and bills are still being paid, but this year’s Oregon…
Maintenance staffers coordinate speedy fix for badly leaking water main in Foster
Scott Swanson Sweet Home city Maintenance Superintendent Pat Wood takes great satisfaction in the fact that hardly anybody…
DeFazio: He’s working to meet veterans, forestry, infrastructure needs
Scott Swanson Congressman Peter DeFazio said last week that he’s expecting improvements to veterans’ medical care and he’s…
Real-world workout: Horners Bow Shoot offers local archers a chance to regularly practice skills in a true forest setting
Scott Swanson Lonnie Horner’s first experience with bow hunting was not epic. He’d grown up in Sweet Home,…
Commissioner urges SHEDG to request ex-quarry property
Scott Swanson Linn County Board of Commissioners Chairman Roger Nyquist last week urged the Sweet Home Economic Development…
Longtime assistant takes over helm for Husky boys soccer
Scott Swanson Eric Stutzer is a veteran of Sweet Home soccer – except he’s never actually played for…
Former Husky takes the reins of SHHS cross-country program
Scott Swanson After 2½ years as an assistant cross-country and track coach, Andrew “Keebler” Allen has gotten the…
Sweet Home man completes tough bicycle trip across U.S.A.
Scott Swanson Back when Jonathan Hoy was at Stephen F. Austin University in Texas, in the 1980s, he…
Speedboat owners share day on lake with foster kids during Wake the World
Scott Swanson The collection of watercraft in the Sunnyside boat ramp parking lot early Monday morning, July 28,…
Dentist hanging up tools after nearly 50 years
Scott Swanson After nearly half a century of ministering to the dental needs of Sweet Home residents, Dr.…
Jamboree features new stage with more space for stars, fans
Scott Swanson For most veteran Oregon Jamboree participants, the most striking feature of this year’s festival will likely…
Antique dealers return to their old SH store
Scott Swanson David and Jeanette Jewett have always had an eye for antiques – the “real” ones, David…
BACKSTAGE GIG: Former Sweet Home resident serves as right- hand woman for country star Miranda Lambert
Scott Swanson Last fall Sarah Winslow shot her first buck with coaching from country music superstar Blake Shelton.…
Gubernatorial candidates square off on healthcare, education and plenty more
Scott Swanson Gubernatorial challenger Dennis Richardson last week accused Gov. John Kitzhaber of being “aloof, out of touch”…
Players get ‘unique’ experience in Foster water polo tourney
Scott Swanson As dozens of teenagers splashed in Foster Lake and wrestled for balls during water polo matches…
Regulated use means extreme care required – when fires are allowed
Scott Swanson With an extended period of hot weather on the horizon, regulated use of state and national…
Hoy’s brings in Stihl, new services to compete
Scott Swanson Need some serious work done on that chainsaw? Lawn mower? Hedge trimmer? Need any of the…
Sweet Home wrestler signs letter of intent at MSU-Northern
Scott Swanson Former Sweet Home wrestler Kris Newport has signed a letter of intent to compete for Montana…
Wrestling camp, water polo tournament expected to draw sporting crowds
Scott Swanson If local residents notice a sudden influx of athletic youths into Sweet Home beginning this weekend,…
New OSU forest research institute to address challenges facing timber communities like SH
Scott Swanson Thomas Maness stands in a grove of hardwood trees on a slope near the South Santiam…
Diploma Day
Scott Swanson On a picturesque summer-like evening, Sweet Home High School’s Class of 2014 departed into the sunset.…
FootGolf craze making debut at local course
Scott Swanson Mallard Creek Golf Course is kicking off – literally – a hot new sport with its…
Operations supervisor appreciates chance to work in parks
Scott Swanson Kevin Hamilton wasn’t really planning to wear the hat he has on now – but it…
Camping season starts with average turnout at parks
Scott Swanson East Linn County’s camping season kick-off over the Memorial Day weekend wasn’t a record-breaker, but “overall,…