Grant provides SHFAD chance to head off staff medical issues
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is taking steps to improve safety for its staff and volunteers, Fire…
Teaching just tip of iceberg for parade grand marshal Dr. Derrick Sorweide
If there’s such a thing as a typical, ordinary medical school professor, Dr. Derrick Sorweide is probably not…
Sweet Home football in playoffs for first time since 2019
Sweet Home suffered a loss on the road Friday night, Oct. 31, at Philomath, but found out Saturday…
Samaritan warns of high blood pressure medicine recall
Samaritan pharmacies want the community to be aware of a recent recall of a drug that is primarily…
Grant provides SHFAD chance to head off staff medical issues
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is taking steps to improve…
Huskies rebound from losses with dominating win over CG
Sweet Home reasserted itself in its quest for its first playoff berth since 2019 on Friday, with a…
Two arrested in Oct. 4 shooting death of Albany man
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives arrested two people in connection to the homicide of Christopher Smith, 30, of Albany,…
Samaritan Health to join Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System
Samaritan Health Services has just announced that it will join forces with Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System. In an…
Voters asked to approve Sheriff’s levy for next four years
As ballots arrive for the Nov. 4 Special Election, Linn County Voters are being asked to approve a…
Senior Class hands off at Husky Field
Above, charter school kindergartner Abby Rowley, left is excited during the Your First My Last celebration at Husky…
Volunteers needed next week at Sankey Park
The South Santiam Watershed Council is hosting volunteer work days at Sankey Park Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 13…
School bands on rise in numbers, public awareness
Lori Tuter stands on a podium and taps her music stand in a packed classroom of some 40…
Huskies open league with historic win over Marist
When Bode Nichols hit Marist ballcarrier Conner Harvey with a savage open-field tackle on the first play of…
Police ask for help in locating missing man
Lebanon police have asked the public to be on the lookout for a missing elderly man who has…
SH Fire gets $8.7 million grant for wildfire defense
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and other firefighting agencies got some really good news last week: $8,711,040…
School Board members decline to act on colleague’s complaints
Following an 80-minute closed session Monday night, Sept. 29, Sweet Home School Board members voted unanimously to take…
Cascadia Volunteers work to renovate Longbow
Hammers rang last week at Longbow Campground as volunteers replaced cedar shingles on sleeping shelters, working toward completing…
Local retired teachers find new way to get involved in sport, kids
When Billy and Barb Snow retired from their teaching jobs, they really didn’t expect to spend their retirement…
Road win at North Bend has Huskies 4-0 with Marist next
It’s been a long time since Sweet Home has been 4-0 and ranked in the OSAA top 10,…
School Board to consider complaint(s) in closed session Monday
The Sweet Home School Board will meet Monday, Sept. 29, in executive session to consider (a) complaint(s) against…
Huskies show physical side in win over Woodburn
Sweet Home’s football players showed grit Friday in a 26-13 win over a stubborn Woodburn team Friday night,…
Fire chief: Hoping for rain soon, but system’s working well
Fire Chief Nick Tyler told members of the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors that…
Police scientists identify remains found east of Sweet Home in 1976
Oregon State Police announced Tuesday, Sept. 16, that they have identified the skeletal remains of a young woman…
Samaritan grant info meeting Sept. 23
Samaritan Health Services is accepting applications for Social Accountability grant funding to local nonprofits. A total of up…