Girls pull off come-from behind district swim title; boys third
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Going into the final event, the 400 Freestyle Relay, at the district…
County negotiating to buy Edgewater RV Resort, marina
Scott Swanson Linn County has an offer on the table to purchase Edgewater RV Park and Marina on…
Just-installed stained glass windows throw new light on library
Scott Swanson Several years of fund-raising and planning came to fruition last week as stained glass artist Chuck…
Column: Elks’ goal to fix up arts performance venue deserves kudos
Scott Swanson A couple of years ago I was in the audience in the Sweet Home High School…
Board appoints book review panel
Scott Swanson The School Board on Monday evening, Feb. 3, appointed nine people to a Reconsideration of Instructional…
Victim remembered as ‘very athletic,’ with ‘kind heart’
Scott Swanson Family members recall Christine Marie Tiffany Smith as a “kind,” intelligent woman who intensely loved her…
Paintings in prose
Scott Swanson “Rising in a land of snow, Down my rushing waters go; Gathering force along my trail,…
Livability team: Sweet Home ‘unique,’ with notable collaboration
Scott Swanson Three representatives of the Livability Initiative, who toured Sweet Home Dec. 15-18 to assess and help…
Falling branch knocks out power, dents truck
Scott Swanson Charlie Spencer was getting ready to fire up his box truck to pick up mail at…
Texting to tobacco to tethers: State lays down new laws
Scott Swanson Now that it’s 2014, it’s going to cost you more if you get caught using your…
County, state parks users may see big changes starting in 2014
Scott Swanson After years of discussing the possibility of Linn County taking over the operation of Cascadia State…
Solutions Team’s role in community forest coming to end
Scott Swanson The South Santiam Community Forest Corridor Oregon Solutions Team is ready to call it quits –…
Livability program advisors here to tour, visit with Sweet Home residents
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Livability Initiative kicks off for real this week with a visit from three representatives…
Christmas card display rapidly develops from vision to ‘real success story’
Scott Swanson Drive into Sweet Home on a winter night this Christmas season and you will see, on…
After 33 years in wrestling room, Tim Boatwright takes off proverbial shoes
Scott Swanson It’s a tradition in Sweet Home for senior wrestlers who have finished their last home match…
Wrestlers open season in reloading mode
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s wrestling program has had an almost unprecendented run of success in the last five…
Depth is back for girl swimmers but boys’ ranks still thin
Scott Swanson Last year Sweet Home’s girls swimming team had what was for them a bit of a…
AD plans to address parents on Sweet Home sportsmanship
Scott Swanson Athletic Director Steve Brown plans to address the issue of sportsmanship in a all-winter-sports parents meeting…
Katie Virtue signs letter to play softball for Oregon Tech
Scott Swanson Katie Virtue signed a letter of intent Thursday, Nov. 14, to play softball at Oregon Institute…
Kids spruce up vets memorial
Scott Swanson Some stormy fall weather did little to deter Hawthorne School fifth-graders who spent half a day…
WWII vet: Safe return due to mom’s ‘prayers’
Scott Swanson Sheridan Arnold grew up in harsh conditions on the North Dakota prairie on a farm that…
Hiett third, Rasmussen sixth in state cross-country
Scott Swanson There wasn’t a lot of drama for Jakob Hiett and Nicole Rasmussen Saturday at the OSAA…
Siuslaw slams brakes on Huskies’ football playoff hopes
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s football team ended a difficult season Friday with a 49-21 loss to No. 6-ranked…
Era ending: Triple twins on Husky girls soccer team
Scott Swanson For the past two years, opponents have lined up against Sweet Home’s girls soccer team and…
Huskies clinch playoffs berth with win over JC
Scott Swanson With three running backs out with season-ending injuries, it would be an optimum time for the…