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Oak Heights open house reveals safe, ‘inviting’ redesign
Oak Heights Elementary hosted an open house on Monday, Feb. 10, showing off its renovated building designed to…
Council to decide ballot initiative regarding elected mayoral system
This is an updated version of a story previously published on the website. It reflects a work session…
Library expecting shipment of donated books from Library of Congress
While visiting Washington, D.C., on a work-related matter, Mayor Susan Coleman took the opportunity to select a number…
Community gathers to remember one of Brownsville’s best
A woman described as “the heart and soul” of Brownsville was remembered during a memorial service on Sunday,…
Firefighters mop up truck fire after homeowner douses it
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire that ignited in a trailer used for storage in the…
Student Services Director Brian Brands’ focus is helping students thrive
Brian Brands’ job description is, well, so wide-ranging that it would be impossible to describe in one short…
Young Husky girls deliver stronger second half against No. 4 Cascade
The Sweet Home girls basketball team hit the road Tuesday night, Feb. 4, to take on No. 4-ranked…
Sweet Home boys shows grit against No. 2 Cascade
While some would say the Superbowl score deficit didn’t deliver much excitement for football fans, that wasn’t the…
Randy Whitfield found 35-year calling in fire service
It didn’t take long for Randy Whitfield to realize he’d found his calling when he joined the Sweet…
Huskies say goodbye to senior wrestlers in win over Philomath
Sweet Home’s wrestlers finished their home schedule Thursday, Feb. 6, with a 66-3 win over Philomath, as the…
Huskies finish regular swim season with win to finish 6-1
Despite missing one of their top points producers, Sweet Home’s girls won their final home swimming match of…
Chamber honors those who make Sweet Home better
Honorees of the Distinguished Service and First Citizen awards received a standing ovation Saturday night during the Chamber…
High school’s technical classes have wide impact
Sweet Home High School agricultural sciences teacher Scott Jacobson is teaching a full room of students on a…
Girls drop one-point nail-biter to Newport
The Sweet Home girls basketball team had a tough week, losing 49-22 at North Marion on Tuesday and…
Husky swimmers finish on top at home meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers won both the boys and girls competitions Saturday, Feb. 1, as they hosted Stayton, North…
Huskies Fall to North Marion and Newport
Sweet Home boys basketball faced a challenging week last week, falling 73-39 to No. 9, North Marion on…
Girls fourth at Harrisburg; boys beat North Salem
Sweet Home’s girls were fourth among 18 teams Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Harrisburg All Girls wrestling tournament.…
State report puts SHHS Class of 2024 graduation rate at 81%
Eighty-one percent of Sweet Home High School seniors who entered high school in 2019 graduated during the 2023-24…
Sleep center houses roll in
New transitional housing units have arrived at the Family Assistance and Resource Center, which are expected to provide…
Skilled gourmet ‘Cheffry’ to cater annual banquet
Gourmands may have already discovered one of Sweet Home’s hidden food gems, and area foodies may have already…
First baby of 2025 is a true early arrival
The final day of 2024 was not comfortable for Aleah Hard Vandehey. And then she wound up in…
How an 80-year-old and 10-year-old wrote a book together
The distance between a friend and a stranger is only a smile apart, and age should be of…
School Board told of state funding inequities for disabled students
Sweet Home and other districts with high poverty rates and numbers of special education students need advocates in…
Abbott signs letter of intent to swim at Shasta College
RJ Abbott signed a letter of intent Thursday, Jan. 16, to swim for Shasta College. Abbott, flanked by…
Chamber meeting reveals plan to honor Alice Grovom
Some community members want to honor a former resident for her work in the city of Sweet Home,…