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Folk performer at library Thursday Adam Miller, folksinger, story-teller and autoharp virtuoso, will perform a free, sing-along concert at the Sweet Home Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m. He will perform folksongs about the American L... Full story

Aug. 30 10:46 a.m. - Caller reported that someone cut the passenger side rear section of the soft top on her jeep while she was boating, 44500 block of Quartzville. Report taken. Aug. 29 4:45 a.m. - Caller found a cell phone at the CFN fuel station,...

Nov. 13 4:29 am. - Caller reported his phone was taken, 1100 block of Nandina. Report taken. Loss valued at $55. Nov. 12 1:39 a.m. - Larry Dean Bergstrom, 53, arrested for second-degree attempted burglary and second-degree criminal mischief, 5401 Mai...

Doing anything the Saturday after Thanksgiving? Local organizers of Sweet Home’s Christmas celebration in Clover Park need some help installing this year’s display on Nov. 25. A primary need is electrical work, which must be done by a licensed...

The Sweet Home Rotary Club raised approximately $1,700 for college scholarships and its Dolly Parton Imagination Library project in a Texas Hold ’Em Poker Tournament Nov. 11. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is an early literacy program for 1-...

Ten days ago, a lone gunman killed 22 people at a Sunday morning church service in Texas. That tragedy came almost exactly a month after another lone gunman killed 58 people and left another 546 injured after opening fire on a crowd of 22,000...

Healthy lifestyle class for kids A program to teach healthy lifestyles to children, Culinary Health Education and Fitness, is being offered at 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m on Thursdays through Dec. 14 for fifth-grade students at the Boys and Girls Club of the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a study of whether reallocation of water storage in the Willamette Valley could grant municipal and industrial water supply, irrigation and fish and wildlife better access to the stored water. The...

A variety of opportunities to contribute to holiday happiness for local children are available in Sweet Home. Both the Sweet Home Police Department and the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District have begun their annual Christmas tree...

Oct. 30 6:46 a.m. - Caller reported that his neighbor’s dog barks incessantly every morning between 5 -and 7 a.m., 2200 block of Ironwood. Officer contacted the owner and advised her of the complaint. She advised she would make sure it doesn’t...

Sweet Home Police Department is offering a teen Blue Santa Christmas tree again this year. The program serves young people ages 13 to 17 and up to 18 if actively enrolled and attending school. Applications will be accepted Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 for teens...

Our City Council has been busy. As evident from the four separate, lengthy stories we’re running this week on their activities, councilors have tackled a wide range of issues in recent weeks, and a lot of those are coming to a head: what to do...

Respect has been a key attribute of Sweet Home city government for many years and, particularly for those of us who have experienced government in other communities where such has not been the case, it has been appreciated. That’s why a seemingly... Full story

Since Commissioner Roger Nyquist urged the Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors late last summer to ask the Linn County Board of Commissioners for the Knife River property, we’ve been all for it. What an exciting opportunity,...

This has been an interesting weather year, so far, but not one that local growers are complaining about. The hay is high and gardens are two or three weeks ahead of normal progress, thanks to a timely combination of warmer weather and rain. That...

Politics in America is really no different than it’s ever been. Surrounding the few principled, salt-of-the-earth legislators who actually have a vision for the United States that includes freedom and justice for all, we have scores of others...