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Local nurse says work in NYC was ‘indescribable’
Sean C. Morgan Jasmin (Yoder) Long has been far outside of her element during most of the past…
Sweet Home budget proposed at $34.7 million for 2020-21
Sean C. Morgan City Manager Ray Towry outlined a relatively optimistic city budget proposal for 2020-21, but that…
Masks required for all Samaritan patients, visitors
As of Monday, May 4, Samaritan Health Services is requiring all patients and visitors to wear a face…
Number of SH properties in compression falls, providing city more income
Sean C. Morgan The number of properties not affected by property tax limitations – approximately one-third of those…
COVID-19 numbers up in Linn County, but no new deaths
Linn County had 97 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, an increase from 78 one week earlier…
Graduation celebration begins with senior banners on Main St.
Sean C. Morgan While Sweet Home High School math teacher Steve Thorpe is busy organizing this year’s graduation…
COVID-19 shutdown creates difficulties for SHHS post-grad adviser
Scott Swanson At this time of the year, Kristin Adams typically sits in her Career Center office at…
Update: Investigation continues in Tamarack fire
Sean C. Morgan The investigation into the deaths of the Shobert family on April 28 has not slowed…
Council mulls allowing Midway residents to connect to wells
Sean C. Morgan Should residents of Sweet Home’s Midway area, who were affected by groundwater contamination in the…
Library starts curbside book pickups, plans Summer Program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library is continuing to serve its patrons as well as it…
Family beats coronavirus shutdown with last-minute safari
Sean C. Morgan The Garrett family slid in a last-minute vacation before lockdowns and stay-at-home orders ended international…
Virus toll nears 100 in Oregon
The total number of positive COVID-19 tests statewide increased to 2,354 as of Monday morning, April 20, up…
Sealing mega leak already saving city major water
Sean C. Morgan The recent location and repair of a major leak appears to have saved the city…
Local man saved by cutting-edge cardiac technology
Sarah Brown In the aftermath of the ice storm of 2017, Dennis Eggers set to work cutting up…
LBCC offers online classes to public in community education program
Amidst the current COVID-19 health crisis, Linn-Benton Community College has moved all course offerings online for spring term.…
Jamboree plans still moving forward; ‘definite answer’ in June
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree is about three months away, scheduled for July 31 – Aug. 2,…
Meals on Wheels deliveries ongoing, with some coronavirus precautions
Sarah Brown While much of its senior clientele is sheltering-in-place due to coronavirus restrictions, Meals on Wheels continues…
Sweet Home Junior High construction project nearing finish
Sean C. Morgan Contractor Gerding Builders is edging ever closer to completion of the Sweet Home Junior High…
Ex-ambulance, SHPD crime unit, gets new life as homeless aid vehicle
Sean C. Morgan An old ambulance that has gone through life as a police crime investigation unit and…
SH teen pleads guilty to sex charge
Austin Ryan Hunter St. Martin pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree sexual abuse March 12 in Linn County Circuit…
Community Court to offer options besides jail for suspects
Sean C. Morgan The motive behind many crimes committed locally doesn’t always flow from some deep, dark malevolent…
Water, water everywhere but not a fish alive
D E Larsen DVM Mr. Campbell had been bringing his little Yorkshire terrier into the clinic ever since…
Ex-SH hoops coach Risen finds new game: salsa production
Sean C. Morgan Mark Risen’s family salsa reci-pe isn’t a secret to former Husky basketball players Risen coached…