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…
Sheep Creek Bridge project under way
Scott Swanson Sheep Creek Bridge on Highway 20 is sliding, and the fix will be costly in time,…
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…
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…
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…
2015’s been hot year for campgrounds
Scott Swanson The record-breaking temperatures this year may have caused problems in other areas, but for the Linn…
DeFazio sees ‘collaboration’ as key to forest management
Scott Swanson Rep. Peter DeFazio has long had a reputation as an independent in Congress, particularly on trade…
Breakfast at Holley
Scott Swanson Parents and students got a chance to chow down Monday morning, Aug. 31, on the first…
First Weyerhaeuser millsite meeting draws sizeable crowd
Scott Swanson The subject of what to do with the former Willamette Industries-Weyerhaeuser Sweet Home Mill site brought…
Season preview: Cross-country boys can pack in the runners; girls experienced, but thin
Scott Swanson One way to describe the Sweet Home boys cross-country team’s prospects going into this season is:…
Something to be said for old-fashioned reporting
Scott Swanson I suspect I’m not the only one who takes breaking news broadcasts with a grain of…
New season means new starting line-up for Husky football
Scott Swanson Head Football Coach Dustin Nichol and his players were to open their 2015 season Friday night,…
2015 Preview: Spikers have height, experience; now they need to win games
Scott Swanson After a four-year dearth of state volleyball playoff appearances, has the Huskies’ moment arrived? That’s the…
Trip to South Africa more than just competition for SH wrestlers
Scott Swanson Coach Steve Thorpe says that if the wrestling trip he and the Oregon Cultural Exchange Team…
SHHS alum making rapid strides in world of trail running
Scott Swanson This Saturday, Aug. 22, Amanda Basham plans to run a 50-mile race through the forests of…
High-end housing project gets approval
Scott Swanson The Planning Commission on Aug. 4 unanimously approved a master plan for Lake Pointe Estates in…
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…
Psychostock 6 to bring free and varied music to Sankey Park
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s other music festival, Psychostock, will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, in Sankey Park. Coming…
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…