Threatened Sweet Home GED class offers students chance to succeed
Scott Swanson In a classroom at Linn-Benton Community College’s Sweet Home branch, several students sit around a U-shaped…
Ford leadership class to complete ball fields
Scott Swanson The latest Ford Institute Leadership Program class has taken on the challenge of completing the Roy…
Watching – er, moss grow – may be more exciting, thanks to rain
Scott Swanson Moss is growing like a weed in Sweet Home this winter. The green sheen that’s spreading…
Local gospel concert series going strong in 15th year
Scott Swanson Fifteen years ago, Frances Wilson got the urge to sing gospel music. This wasn’t new territory…
David Younger named S. Albany head football coach
Scott Swanson Thirteen years into his coaching career, David Younger has been named head coach at South Albany…
Senator criticizes congressional ‘paralysis’
Scott Swanson Sen. Jeff Merkley made history Tuesday, Jan. 8, with a somewhat spur-of-the-moment visit to Sweet Home…
2013 brings new laws for Oregon residents
Scott Swanson Now that 2013 has arrived, Oregonians need to be aware of a number of new laws…
Sunshine Industries nearing fund-raising goal with grants
Scott Swanson Sunshine Industries has reported receiving more than $250,000 in grant funds from two foundations in recent…
Hoy’s makes switch to bigger-name supplier – Ace
Scott Swanson After more than four decades as a True Value Hardware affiliate and a year after being…
Roof over their heads
Scott Swanson Scout’s Eagle project creates shelter for skate park, wins city recognition Paden Tyler decided when he…
Community Forest Solutions Team first meeting to be Jan. 7
Scott Swanson The Oregon Solutions Project team established to create a South Santiam Community Forest Corridor between Sweet…
The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas
Scott Swanson After disappearing in 2003, tough tom crawls back into rescuer’s life Mary Anne Miller was feeding…
Foresters: Local impact of new spotted owl rules uncertain
Scott Swanson The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a “science-based proposal” that designates 9.3 million acres…
Christmas weekend expands into multi-week calendar of events
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s holiday season will kick off this weekend with Christmas lighting events, a downtown shopping…
Veterans lead Huskies in wrestling title quest
Scott Swanson Quality, if not quantity, will be the watchword for the Sweet Home wrestling team this year…
Boys short of swimmers; girls enjoy more depth
Scott Swanson Last year it was the Sweet Home girls swim team that was a little thin in…
Solutions Team assigned to work on community forest
Scott Swanson Local tourism has gotten what is likely to be a major boost with the designation of…
Angry hunter seeks clues to who stole deer, tag
Scott Swanson Mark Lindquist of Sweet Home has been hunting for four-plus decades, but what happened to him…
Huskies come up short against Philomath
Scott Swanson Football is a numbers game and at the end of Friday’s first-round playoff game, the numbers…
Photo brings back war memories for SH man
Scott Swanson Darrell Goddard was looking at a Time-Life book on World War II some years ago when…
SH faces ‘talented’ Philomath to open state football playoffs
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s football team is back in the playoffs, with a first-round game this Friday, and…
Jakob Hiett wins district XC title; girls keep state streak alive
Scott Swanson Sweet Home sophomore Jakob Hiett had never beaten Sisters junior Brandon Pollard prior to Thursday’s Sky-Em…
Huskies post first league football title since 2004
Scott Swanson For Josh Wooley, the finale of Friday’s football game against Cottage Grove provided a punctuation mark…
Dentist to offer cash for candy
Scott Swanson So your kid(s) brought home 10 pounds of candy from Halloween. What now? Do you let…
Chamber looking to upgrade
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce members voted Oct. 18 in support of refinancing their building at…