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Gerrit Southard, Josh Bondeson top public safety honorees
Sean C. Morgan Josh Bondesen was named the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Firefighter of the Year,…
Jamboree named Music Festival of the Year by industry peers
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree won the 2019 Music Festival of the Year award from the Oregon…
Junior High OBOB team performs well at reading regionals
The Sweet Home Junior High Oregon Battle of the Books team finished in the top eight at the…
Commissioner gives local retirees first-person account of Timber Trial
Scott Swanson Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist told a group of local retirees last week that the…
SH man dies after accidentally shooting himself
Investigators determined that a 65-year-old Sweet Home man died last week from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to…
Community support helps owner retrieve missing shepherds
Sarah Brown For someone who teaches Tai Chi and Qigong, Jim Adamik was surprised to find his patience…
Update: City shuts down some operations, chamber banquet postponed
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday morning that its awards banquet, scheduled for Saturday, March 14,…
Sweet Home schools to close Monday after governor orders two-week statewide school closures
Sweet Home schools Supt. Tom Yahraes said that Sweet Home School District will be open Friday, but beginning…
Two COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported at Lebanon’s Oregon Veterans Home
Scott Swanson Two presumptive cases of COVID-19 have been detected at the Oregon Veterans Home in Lebanon, the…
District to file Title IX complaint over forestry rule
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted Monday evening to file a Title IX complaint against…
City staff: Water rate hike needed
Sean C. Morgan The city council intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the former Public…
Officials concoct ‘plans’ for virus
Sean C. Morgan Local emergency responders have taken some steps to help prevent the potential spread of coronavirus,…
Leap Year baby, now 16, celebrates birthday No. 4
Scott Swanson Javi Cuevas celebrated his fourth true birthday Saturday, Feb. 29. That’s because Cuevas, now truly, 16,…
Rookie quiltmaker’s work popular favorite in City Hall exhibit
Sean C. Morgan Beth Suhr came to the craft of quiltmaking very late, but her work has been…
Students receive DAR Good Citizen Awards
The Santiam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented its Good Citizen Awards at a tea…
City Council takes steps to change zoning in problem areas
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first readings of ordinances that will change zoning…
City hires consultants to overhaul planning rules, using model codes
Sean C. Morgan Planning consultants John Morgan and Walt Wendolowski have started working on a complete overhaul of…
Nine girls named to 2020 Sportsman’s Holiday Court
Sean C. Morgan The Sportsman’s Holiday Court Committee has selected all nine girls who applied to serve on…
Mudders test their metal on soupy Northern Farms courses
Sean C. Morgan Tucker Downs of Sweet Home didn’t hesitate driving his rig straight into a big pool…
Councilors aim for downtown streetscape plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is essentially continuing forward with last year’s goals, while adding…
School district poised to fight state’s Title IX crackdown
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Schools Supt. Tom Yahraes is preparing to lodge a formal complaint against a…