UPDATE: Crane lifts runaway city backhoe out of South Santiam River
Scott Swanson A crane lifted a city backhoe out of the South Santiam River Friday morning after the…
Sweet Home Ranger district’s Toll Joe project nears final OK
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Ranger District has completed a draft decision notice for the Toll Joe Project…
Husky alum finishes fifth in NAIA wrestling as SOU freshman
Scott Swanson After two second-place finishes in the high school state wrestling championships, Sweet Home’s Tyler Cowger decided…
Edward Jones executive’s arrival in Sweet Home a ‘return’
Scott Swanson Not long ago, Keith Hartley was an executive at a Fortune 500 company headquarters in a…
Cops begin campaign to raise crosswalk awareness
Scott Swanson Sweet Home police are planning an enforcement drive to encourage local residents to obey the crosswalk…
Local tumbler gives up medal to injured competitor
Scott Swanson Karly Newport was getting ready to perform at the Oregon Elite Classics cheer competition in Salem…
Community Forest Declaration spells out plans, pledges of cooperation for project
Scott Swanson The 50-page document has been signed by 32 individuals representing a wide variety of local, state…
New golf coach looks forward to ‘dream’ job
Scott Swanson Pat Davis says he has been playing golf longer than he can remember, but it’s always…
Track and Field 2014
Scott Swanson Heading into the 2014 track and field season, Coach Billy Snow says the Huskies are a…
Golfers expect to make run for state
Scott Swanson With six golfers back from a team that barely missed a trip to the state tournament…
Veteran volunteers Ken Collins, Linda Rowton honored at dinner
Scott Swanson Retired music teacher Ken Collins was honored with the Distinguished Service Award for 2013, while Linda…
SHEDG elects 2 board members, re-elects 2 others
Scott Swanson Newcomers Wendi Melcher and Rick Ely were elected to the Sweet Home Economic Development Group Wednesday,…
Signing marks new stage for community forest
Scott Swanson Representatives of a wide range of local, state and federal government agencies, private organizations and local…
Sweet Home’s Safe Routes campaign kicks off with SHJH meeting
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s bid to get Ore-gon Safe Routes to School funding to improve pedestrian and bicyclist…
County purchase of Edgewater moves forward
Scott Swanson Edgewater RV Park and Marina will soon be owned and operated by Linn County after the…
Community Forest team to sign cooperation declaration March 10
Scott Swanson What organizers are calling “one of its most important milestones” will take place for the South…
Meeting focuses on getting kids into the outdoors
Scott Swanson In a “get-to-know-you” meeting for representatives of various area organizations and government agencies who gathered Thursday,…
SH response to Girls on the Run has been slow
Scott Swanson Sweet Home girls aren’t exactly running to participate in a nationwide program being introduced by the…
Boys and Girls Club looking to improve program offerings, stabilize funding, director reports
Scott Swanson In her second year as executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater…
Girls take third in state swimming
Scott Swanson The 400 Freestyle Relay is one of the most important events for high school swimmers and…
SH wrestlers qualify nine for state as they finish second in regional
Scott Swanson It wasn’t a regional championship, but Sweet Home came close Saturday, finishing second to Cascade and…
Shuttle bus ridership on rise as new routes, schedule changes go into effect
Scott Swanson Ridership on Linn Shuttle buses is at an all-time high, thanks to expanded routes and more…
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…