Railroad says fees are standard and it will work with neighbors
Scott Swanson The Albany and Eastern Railroad Company released a statement last week on its website regarding railroad…
Banana tree takes off in local man’s yard
Scott Swanson Don Ross admits he wasn’t expecting much when he planted a banana tree “start” in his…
Veterans’ home construction begins
Scott Swanson The construction of Lebanon’s new veterans’ home began Thursday, Sept. 20, with a ground-breaking ceremony attended…
City issues on table at SH forum
Scott Swanson Should Oregon extend option levies up to 10 years? Should the state constitution be revised to…
Seabees’ arrival marks kickoff for Sunshine’s new headquarters
Scott Swanson Though Sunshine Industries hasn’t held a ground breaking ceremony for its new facility on Clark Mill…
Little Promises program helps kids learn off beaten track
Scott Swanson Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of several articles in which we are…
Cross-country team going to need fast finish
Scott Swanson Cross-country races are won in the summer. That fact, frequently preached by Coach Billy Snow and…
Returning Huskies provide core of football veterans
Scott Swanson After finishing last year with an 8-3 record, Sweet Home’s football team is aiming for as…
Huskies fall 35-0 to big, veteran Redmond
Scott Swanson Sweet Home opened its 2012 football season against 5A Division Redmond Friday, and the results weren’t…
Volleyball: Coaches rebuild with players who have strong sense of team
Scott Swanson After making the state finals volleyball tournament last year for the first time in 15 years…
New athletic director making strong first impression
Scott Swanson Steve Brown grew up in Iowa, so he understands wrestling. Looks like one, too, with his…
S. Africa trip about much more than wrestling for Huskies
Scott Swanson When Steve Thorpe passed on a chance to take a wrestling tour to South Africa 24…
CCC veterans honored by Forest Service at annual Longbow picnic
Scott Swanson Tony Farque – aka J. Roy Blake, Sweet Home district ranger – was in fine form…
Local author’s fourth history collection follows strong sales of previous volumes
Scott Swanson Mona Waibel is just trying to keep up with the demand for her books on Sweet…
Girl Scouts at Sunnyside
Scott Swanson It was the event of the century, at least for Girl Scouts of the Pacific Northwest…
Local triathlete taking shot at big time
Scott Swanson After years of running competitively in junior high, high school and then college, Crawfordsville resident Kambria…
Chamber steadily progressing in its reorganization efforts
Scott Swanson With spruced-up landscaping, paid employees staffing the office and Visitors Center, and a general sense of…
Back where it belongs
Scott Swanson The school bell, a longtime source of school pride for Sweet Home High School, is back.…
Gut check time for Sweet Home on Josai
Scott Swanson The news we’re hearing about the Josai exhange program (page 1) is not good. If you’ve…
Challenges, encouragements in the newspaper biz
Scott Swanson I’m recently back from the annual convention of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, which was really…
Trip to Japan shows Sweet Home students a whole new world
Scott Swanson Ian Wingo knew he wasn’t in Oregon any more when the Japanese man behind him on…
Olympic trials participation dream comes true for therapist
Scott Swanson Justin Meier once dreamed of competing in the track and field Olympic Trials and a few…
Ex-schoolteacher’s trip through SH a team effort
Scott Swanson Wayne Beckwith is used to turning heads, so when he drove his rubber-tired road wagon drawn…
Firefighters ready to go. Agencies develop ties as they put on Fire School
Scott Swanson The annual Fire School in Sweet Home ended Friday with the customary live burn exercise, this…