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Holiday lineup mixture of live, virtual and drive-thru events
– Community Kindness Event Deadlines: The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Sweet Home Police Department are…
Compression drops, meaning SH will get more levy revenue
Kelly Kenoyer Compression rates have gone down significantly in Sweet Home, which means the recently passed police and…
Gearing up for the holidays? Check out these recipes
Cathryn Arndt We all want to know how to eat well during the seasonal festivities don’t we? Regardless…
Measure 108 passage means businesses, customers will be paying increased tobacco taxes
With the approval of Measure 108 by Oregon voters last week, the state Department of Revenue is moving…
Service truly what brought family together for local couple
Scott Swanson This is the story of two military veterans who start their adult lives without much of…
Local director brings stories of service to life in ‘Veterans’ Voices’
Sarah Brown As a storyteller and eight-year volunteer on the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight, Leigh Matthews Bock…
Life is delivering music for Veteran of the Year, local bugler
Scott Swanson Peter Butler enjoys surprises – most of the time. There was that draft notice he got…
Letter from a soldier: – Vietnam, 1969
Editor’s note: A reader sent us this letter, which appeared in the Aug. 7, 1969 edition of The…
Local Veterans Day events few, due to COVID-19
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple Veterans Day events have been canceled in the Mid-Valley. Breakfasts and dinners,…
Dispute threatens parking for theater, liquor store, gym customers
Kelly Kenoyer After signs saying “No Rio Theatre Parking” appeared in the downtown parking lot between the theater…
Election: City Council gets 2 new members
Kelly Kenoyer and Scott Swanson Angelita Sanchez, Dave Trask, Lisa Gourley and Dylan Richards were the winners in…
No charges filed against watercraft operator in fatal accident at Foster
Scott Swanson No charges will be filed against the operator of a personal watercraft that struck and killed…
Governor pleads for Oregonians to stay home, stop COVID spread
Kelly Kenoyer After record-shattering spikes in COVID-19 cases across Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown held a press conference on…
New Community Court offers positive options to defendants
Kelly Kenoyer Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories dealing with the challenges facing…
Local school doors closer to opening
Kelly Kenoyer A change to school re-opening metrics announced Friday, Oct. 30, by Gov. Kate Brown has changed…
After 70 years, curtain closes for White’s locally
Following an extended period of economic difficulties, White’s Electronics has been sold. Garrett Electronics, a Texas-based manufacturer of…
Unsuspecting SHHS student gets surprise gift from alum: a truck
Scott Swanson When Jake Fanning got a text from his wrestling coach, Steve Thorpe, last week, he thought…
SHFAD, police, SHEM accepting applications for holiday gifts
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Sweet Home Police Department are accepting applications to their Christmas…
Councilors decide to purchase new street sweeper for city
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home city councilors voted Oct. 27 to buy a new street sweeper using a loan…
City leaf collection under way
Sweet Home Public Works has begun its seasonal leaf collection program for residents and businesses, which will continue…
Sweet Home PD Sgt. Wingo resigns
Sweet Home Police Sgt. Chris Wingo has resigned to take a position as a police officer at Woodburn…
Sanchez, Trask, Gourley and Richards lead City Council race; city levys look to be passing
Early results Tuesday night showed Angelita Sanchez, Dave Trask, Lisa Gourley and Dylan Richards leading in the nine-candidate…