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Water concerns reach fever pitch during information session
About a month after some Sweet Home residents noticed tinted water coming out of their faucets, representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers joined Sweet Home city staff for a contentious...
Sugar City Gleaners seeking help after break-in
Sweet Home's Sugar City Gleaners are asking the community for help to replace their thrift store's front door, after it was shattered during a break-in. Theresa Howard, the Chair of the Gleaners'...
Sweet Home High School students join National Honor Society
Amid a crowd of proud parents and faculty, 15 Sweet Home High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society. During the ceremony, held in the school's library on Tuesday, Nov. 14,...
Sweet Home woman successfully hikes all 50 states
Up Ames Creek Road, just outside of town, sits a family farm with no shortage of stories to tell. The legacy began with Frank McCubbins and his exotic animals. Now, it's carried on by his daughter...
9th annual Kids Free Christmas Store
Dozens of Sweet Home families could get a chance to do their Christmas shopping for free this weekend, during the 9th annual Kids Free Christmas Store on Dec. 2. The event opens at 10 a.m. at Hope...
41st annual Singing Christmas Tree raising money for SHHS Performing Arts
Lights, ornaments, tinsel: these are the common sights on a Christmas tree. In Sweet Home, you can add singing people to that list. Back for their 41st year, the Sweet Home Community Singing...
Water could face prolonged turbidity
Sweet Home's water quality took a central focus at the city council meeting held Monday, Nov. 13, where Public Works Director Greg Springman said he's preparing for high turbidity in the water to...
City council approves utility assistance program
Certain Sweet Home residents can get some help on their utility bills, after council approved a Utility Assistance Program during the Nov. 13 meeting. Councilors approved a cap of $5 in assistance...
Outreach brings winter warmth to skate park
As the sun started to set and temperatures dipped into the 40s, dozens flocked to Sweet Home's Skate Park on Long Street, Wednesday, Nov. 15. While some were there to skate, others were there to give...
Hawthorne students "Knock Down Hunger"
Hundreds of boxes of cereal came toppling down on Friday, Nov. 17 at Hawthorne Elementary School, as kids chanted and cheered: "Knock down hunger!" It's part of a food drive by the same name, where ki...
Gregory gives back to clients and community
Sweet Home's very own Gregory Home Team is gearing up to give away hundreds of turkeys to their clients as part of a yearly gesture of appreciation. "Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays,"...
Ornaments hidden throughout Willamette National Forest
Keen Sweet Home hikers will have more than giants and bigfoot to keep an eye out for this winter. The Willamette Valley Visitors Association launched their sixth annual ornament hunt on Friday, Nov....
Best in the West Triathlon moves to June
The Best in the West Triathlon Festival will now be held in June, due to wildfires and the recurring Green Peter Reservoir drawdown, according to event organizers. In a press release, organizers said...
SHHS to feed 50 families for Thanksgiving
Canned and penny food drives at Sweet Home High School will pay off by feeding 50 families for Thanksgiving this year, according to language arts teacher Tomas Rosa, who helps oversee the program. Large portions of the donated food is collected...
Drawdown straining water treatment
Members of the Sweet Home community will have a chance to bring their concerns directly to the Army Corps of Engineers in a town hall meeting next Monday, Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The announcement was mad...
House fire victim identified
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office identified Nancy Hoffman, 79, as the person who died in a house fire in the 28200 block of Highway 20 on Thursday, Nov. 9. Sweet Home fire officials said they...
Fern Ridge Home destroyed by fire
A home in the 28000 block of Fern Ridge Road is in ruins after being engulfed in flames early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Sweet Home Fire District, crews arrived on scene at...
Discovering "Good Grief"
C.S. Lewis once wrote in A Grief Rediscovered: "I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process." Many people could probably...
Hundreds attend Linn County Veterans Day Parade
Hundreds gathered along the streets in Albany for the 73rd Linn County Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 11. The parade's crowd was nearly matched by the participants, ranging from the...
African Children's Choir performs in Sweet Home
Journeying thousands of miles, crossing the Atlantic and the continental United States, a group of children arrived in Sweet Home with a song in their hearts. The African Children's Choir performed...
Oregon National Guard adjutant general retires
The Oregon National Guard's Major General Michael Stencel, adjutant general, announced his retirement after 39 years. State officials held a retirement ceremony for him on Saturday, Nov. 4. Stencel...
Girls Soccer holds awards banquet
Sweet Home High School's varsity girls soccer team celebrated their successes in a banquet Monday, Nov. 6. Earning MVP this year was Rylee Markell. She also nabbed the "Second Team All League" and...
Ready for redemption
Fresh faces, limited experience and a series of injuries added up to a tough season for the Sweet Home High School varsity boys basketball team. But Head Coach Drew Emmert is feeling good heading into the 2023 season. “We had a really good off...
Sweet Home woman swatted, police say
Sweet Home police responded to a swatting incident at a home in the 4700 block of Long Street early Friday morning. In a press release, police say a man called at about 1:30 a.m. to report he had killed his wife, and was holding his son hostage...
Grants aimed at helping student veterans
More than $1 million is going to help Oregon’s student veterans through a grant from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Linn Benton Community College is among the campuses awarded. They’ll get more than $69,000 through the Campus...
