Kyle Yeack tearing it up at Willamette Speedway
Sean C. Morgan Kyle Yeack of Crawfordsville is having a huge year behind the wheel at Willamette Speedway…
Sportsman’s Holiday ideas aired at forum
Sean C. Morgan 08/29/11 A group of about 20 people representing various community interests started divvying up responsibility…
Changes giving Willamette Speedway a leg up in racing
Sean C. Morgan Almost everything is new this year at the Willamette Speedway in Lebanon. “It’s pretty much…
New Hawthorne principal has big PBIS goals
Sean C. Morgan Hawthorne School is getting a new look – and a new principal – as the…
Corps to give fish new lift
Sean C. Morgan Construction of a new fish passage facility at Foster Dam is about to begin and,…
‘Road warrior’: Fight for Cascadia P.O.
Sean C. Morgan Retired postal carrier Jamie Partridge says that the U.S. Postal Service is not broke, and…
Oak Heights’ new leader has school in her blood
Sean C. Morgan Oak Heights Principal Colleen Henry comes from a family full of educators, so her 10-year…
Genealogy calendar in the works
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Genealogical Society is asking for historic photos again, this time to put…
Jamboree, county have big plans for former WLSRT property
Sean C. Morgan After its biggest Oregon Jamboree ever, the Sweet Home Economic Development Group is planning a…
Fire danger goes to high with hotter temperatures
Sean C. Morgan Fire danger around Sweet Home officially reached medium at the beginning of the month and…
Cool Soda plan taking shape; public hearing Aug. 21
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District is putting the finishing touches on a…
Efforts to save Josai under way
Sean C. Morgan A representative of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement visited School District 55 Monday, Aug. 13,…
Ex-principal named to School Board
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board appointed retired Curriculum Director and Principal Jan Sharp to fill…
Railroad project to impact city
Sean C. Morgan The owners of Albany and Eastern Railroad are spending $23 million plus in a “build-it-and-they-will-come”…
Schools bear close scrutiny, chair says
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District 55 has finished a difficult year, but it will need to…
Rock concert in park, poker run up next for Sweet Home
Sean C. Morgan The country music is done, and now it’s time for a little local rock ’n’…
Council gives good marks to city manager
Sean C. Morgan City Manager Craig Martin got high marks from the City Council in his annual evaluation…
Longtime local postmaster calls it quits
Sean C. Morgan Ruth Powers was voted Most Likely to Succeed by her high school classmates. Forty- ive…
Missing man’s wife still seeks clues, a year later
Sean C. Morgan One year ago Tuesday, Mark Joseph Hardin’s wife, Angela Hardin, reported him missing, and she…
Other than heat, police and medics have relatively quiet weekend, they say
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police reported fewer law enforcement issues dur- ing this year’s Jamboree than usu-…
Ken Roberts remembered as ‘all heart’ when it came to students
Sean C. Morgan Longtime coach, educator and Huskies announcer Ken Roberts died Thursday. He was 61. He leaves…
Neighborhood Watch groups to observe National Night Out
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Neighborhood Watch programs will join the National Night Out Against Crime event from…
National Forest celebrates 100 years
Sean C. Morgan “Another recruit coming up here,” called out Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S.…
‘New’ officer comes with MP background
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department Officer Dave Hicox has law enforcement in his blood. Hicox is…
Six-year-old’s persistence gets help for neighbor in distress
Sean C. Morgan A 6-year-old boy is hero to a local woman who slipped dangerously close to a…