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…
Cougar shot near Pleasant Valley
Scott Swanson Whether cat was one involved in horse’s death is uncertain Mitch Walker says has seen three…
Artificial turf in near future for Husky Field?
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School football Coach Dustin Nichol and others are working to generate community support…
SH, CG to put 4-0 league records on line Friday
Scott Swanson D-Day is Friday. That is the message that is seared into the minds of the entire…
New day for Sunshine as it breaks ground for facility
Scott Swanson Before a crowd of well-wishers and clients, Sunshine Industries broke ground Wednesday, Oct. 10, for a…
Ames Creek ‘natural’ fish ladder project completed
Scott Swanson A weir system intended to open the mouth of Ames Creek to winter steelhead and cutthroat…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Kelly Lovelace, House District 11
Scott Swanson Kelly Lovelace believes that turning around the economy and creating more jobs will turn around Oregon.…
Railroad neighbors told to seek strength in numbers
Scott Swanson Neighbors of the Albany & Eastern Railroad line between Lebanon and Sweet Home are being advised…
Agencies take wood to streambed problems in Canyon, Owl creeks
Scott Swanson A mile-long section of Canyon Creek has gotten work this summer that is expected to create…
Josai staffers’ visit leaves positive vibes
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School’s Josai Japanese exchange program appears to be back on track after visits…
Huskies find their stride against Elmira, 64-20
Scott Swanson Although some of the crowd Friday night may have wanted a little revenge over Elmira, for…
Samaritan CEO: Local medicine on cutting edge of innovation
Scott Swanson 10/09/12 East Linn County is on the cutting edge of new advances in the way medicine…
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…