Legislator reports on short session at Chamber Forum Lunch
Money and power moves were big focuses of conversation among legislators during this year’s short legislative session, state…
Eagles looking to build ‘consistency’ on baseball diamond
East Linn baseball, in rebuilding mode since the COVID pandemic, is looking to gain some ground on the…
Tennis returns to SHHS after a few decades
After 30-some years in hibernation, tennis is back as a sport at Sweet Home High School. Brian Brands,…
Lebanon’s dancers third at state championships
It may not have been quite the finish that Lebanon’s Explosion Dance Team has gotten used to in…
Volunteers brave weather to plant trees at Marks Slough
It was pouring rain, but nobody seemed to mind – except a photographer who was trying to keep…
Lebanon competition draws top fiddlers from throughout NW
It was a foot-stompin’, tune-swappin’ day Saturday, March 14, as top musicians from around the Northwest gathered to…
SH School Board hears travel costs explanation, OKs land purchase
Sweet Home School Board members worked their way through an ambitious agenda Monday, March 9, including an on-and-off…
Construction this week at Airport/Stoltz Hill
Utility work at the intersection of Airport and Stoltz Hill roads will created traffic interruptions March 19-24, Lebanon’s…
Eagles end state basketball playoffs with a trophy
East Linn Christian’s boys finished sixth in the 2A state championships in Pendleton last weekend in Pendleton, falling…
Ex-foster child credits CASA volunteer at luncheon
Amira Therese had already been in dozens of different placements as a foster child when she found herself,…
Rice, others honored by chamber
Cindy Rice and Michael Hall, both longtime leaders in a wide variety of local public service activities, were…
Eagles beat Enterprise in 2A playoffs; now face No. 1 Trinity
East Linn’s boys dispatched Enterprise 67-54 Friday, Feb. 27, in the first round of the 2A Division state…
SHJH unified team draws enthusiastic crowd for first game
Sweet Home Junior High unveiled its new Unified Basketball program as the Tigers hosted French Prairie. The game…
Linda Ziedrich quiet leader in many Lebanon efforts
Linda Ziedrich sits in her living room, an assortment of books scattered across the table in front of…
ELCA boys finish perfect run through league, ready for playoffs
Capping a 10-0 run through the Valley Coast League boys basketball competition, East Linn Christian warmed up for…
Buczko a near miss for Lebanon in state swim finals
Lebanon sent an individual swimmer, senior Orianna Buczko, and three relay teams to the 5A state championships last…
Warriors deliver state cheer title
It was a rookie team but that didn’t faze the Warriors as Lebanon’s competition cheer squad won the…
SH cheer squad ends string of runner-up finishes with title
Sweet Home’s competition cheer squad won the OSAA 4A state championship Saturday, Feb. 14, in decisive fashion, finishing…
Scene Around Town: Feb. 18, 2026
Fish Art Installation on Main Street Above, Brian Womack of the Sweet Home Public Works Department digs a…
SH School Board OK’s bond measure for May 19 election
Sweet Home School Board members on Monday, Feb. 9, approved language for a bond measure for the May…
Warrior relays, Orianna Buczko, qualify for state
Lebanon’s swimmers qualified three relays and Orianna Buczko made state in two individual events as the Warriors competed…
St. Helen priest followed winding path to Sweet Home
The Rev. Scott Baier didn’t intend to become a priest, though he grew up in a Catholic family.…
Upward Bound program giving SHHS students leg up
Jayla Moore and Michelle Slayton knew they were not in Sweet Home any more when, in the middle…
Hoodoo owner recounts ups and downs of journey
Like most of the enterprises Chuck Shepard has thrown himself into, the ins and outs of owning a…
Lebanon volunteer fair draws ‘overwhelming’ response
Organizers of the Connect for Lebanon volunteer recruitment event, held Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Boulder Falls Event…