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Cougar town hall draws overflow crowd in Lebanon
An overflow crowd showed up Thursday, Aug. 19 at the Lebanon Library to tell Rep. Sherrie Sprenger what they thought about cougars.
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New Jamboree director named
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group has promoted Erin Regrutto to festival director for the Oregon Jamboree effective Sept. 1.
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100 surprises centenarian
At 90, Susie Gertrude Crowell Daniels thought she was nearing the end of life. She thought so too...
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Wait for antelope tag pays off for local hunter
Tim Moore waited 11 years for his chance to hunt a pronghorn antelope. When it came, it was all that he hoped for and more, he said.
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Sweet Home police return to Crown Vic, drop Impalas
The Sweet Home Police Department has returned to the Ford Crown Victoria as its wheels of choice, putting two new patrol cars on Aug. 12 and 13.
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Park bandstand repairs complete; Weddle bridge next
The city of Sweet Home has completed repairs on the bandstand at Sankey Park, and it is turning its...
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Girls defeat Stayton 4-2 in soccer season opener
The Sweet Home girls soccer team started off the season big with a 4-2 victory over Stayton on...
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Huskies lose softball heartbreaker to Newport
The Huskies lost a heartbreaker 5-4 in nine innings to Newport at home on Wednesday, ending their...
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Spikers play tough in losses to ranked teams – one 5A
The Huskies volleyball team started their season about as tough as possible last week as they faced...
OTHER NEWS
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Obituary: Jacob Roth
Jacob Roth Sept. 11, 1918 – Aug. 17, 2010
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Obituary: Marvin M. Winslow
Marvin M. Winslow Aug. 11, 1927–Aug. 21, 2010
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Obituary: Doris Mouw
Doris Mouw Oct. 26, 1919 –Aug. 15, 2010
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Obituary: David Buxton
David Buxton January 1927 – Aug. 20, 2010
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Lights out
A falling tree along Highway 228 Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 10, left Holley and Crawfordsville-area residents without power for a few hours.
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Fire restriction rules now at ‘regulated-use closure’ level
The Sweet Home area has been placed under heightened prevention restrictions, known as a “regulated-use closure,” as of Friday, Aug. 13.
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Motorcycle, reported stolen 4 years ago, recovered in SH
Sweet Home police last week recovered a motorcycle reported stolen in Polk County four years ago.
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Doctor’s decathlon back to basics
On Aug. 18, Dr. Tim Hindmarsh will take Act Alive back to the basics.
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SHHS fall sports underway with new league, AD
As the Sweet Home High School fall season gets under way, the Huskies have a new league, a new athletic director and several new coaches.
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Sweet Home golfer wins $10,000 with hole-in-one
Sweet Home golfer Michelle Marler was one of the big winners Friday, Aug. 13, in the inaugural Robbie Melcher Memorial Golf Tournament at Mallard Creek Golf Course.
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Emmert makes it official, signs with Hesston
Drew Emmert, who helped lead Sweet Home’s boys basketball team to the second round of the state playoffs last spring, signed a letter of intent to play at Hesston College in a small ceremony at Sweet Home High School Saturday morning, Aug. 14.
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SHHS teams to host soccer camps next week
The Sweet Home High School boys and girls soccer teams will hold soccer camp from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 16-19 at the high school soccer fields next to the Boys and Girls Club and the varsity baseball field.
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Grass volleyball tourney in Lebanon
A co-ed, four-on-four volleyball tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 21 at the new OreGrow grass court volleyball venue at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon as part of the inaugural Lebanon Aloha Fest.
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