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Local church offers financial planning course
Holley Christian Church is offering a series of classes on how to take control of your money, starting…
Remaining Main Street trees removed
Sweet Home Public Works removed the remaining downtown Main Street median trees last week. The city’s Park and…
Samaritan to offer new mobile medical clinic in Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Sweet Home residents who struggle to get medical care may soon have a new option, right…
HGTV show application brings out some city spirit, officials
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home leaders want to get the city on TV – in a good way. Between…
Rep. Sprenger introduces riot crimes bill
Rep. Sherrie Sprenger (R-Scio) has introduced a bill to increase penalties for riot crimes if a person is…
Camp Tadmor hosts how-to for outdoor schools
Sarah Brown Outdoor School providers from across Oregon converged at Camp Tadmor in late January to build opportunities…
Sweetheart Run Saturday at Sankey
The annual Sweetheart Run begins at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 8, in Sankey Park, 877 14th Ave.…
TimberUnity goes to Salem
A convoy of trucks left Sweet Home at 5 a.m. this morning to join the TimberUnity rally in…
SHPD switching to new handgun
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department plans to switch the caliber of handguns its officers carry, department…
Update: SHHS student arrested for taking gun to school, officially ID’d
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, after he allegedly brought a firearm to school at…
Second SH resident enters House race
Sean C. Morgan A 22-year-old Sweet Home man and Oregon State University senior has thrown his hat into…
City seeks, fixes leaks that waste nearly half its water
Sean C. Morgan The city has plugged around 150 water pipe leaks since mid-2018 in an effort to…
Foundation announces new grant program
The Sweet Home Community Foundation plans to introduce a new grant program in March, foundation officials have announced.…
SHHS student arrested after allegedly bringing handgun to school
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, after he allegedly brought a firearm to school at…
Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate jumps 13.5%
Sean C. Morgan Based on Oregon Department of Education data, Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate for last…
Local student ‘stable’ after crash
An 18-year-old Sweet Home High School student remains hospitalized following a Jan. 19 crash in Lebanon east of…
SHOCASE Gala concert draws appreciative crowd
An appreciative crowd of some 200 attended the SHOCASE Celebration Gala held Saturday in the Sweet Home High…
Superintendent gets thumbs up from school board on performance
Sean C. Morgan Pointing at large increases in Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate and freshmen on track…
Carver uses scroll saw to create intricate wood designs
Sarah Brown Like many kids growing up in impoverished circumstances, Ray Maynard had to use his imagination and…
Police: Crime reports down nearly 20 percent over last year
Sean C. Morgan According to Sweet Home Police Department records, the city had 155 fewer reports of crime…
96-year-old soloist among performers for concert
Scott Swanson Mac McNulty had a brief shot at fame, once upon a time, but now the bright…