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Coadys mark 70th anniversary
Les and Delores Coady celebrated 70 years of marriage on May 27 with family members. The Coadys married…
City applying for federal COVID aid funds
Scott Swanson The City of Sweet Home is applying for a federal grant that would fund public facilities…
Cate wins GOP primary as Sword concedes race
Jami Cate is officially the winner of the Republican primary race for the Oregon House District 17 seat.…
Cate claims victory; Sword not done yet
Scott Swanson Jami Cate declared victory last week in the primary election for the state House District 17…
Local businesses getting back to work after shutdown
Sean C. Morgan While the governor released Phase II guidelines last week, Sweet Home businesses that have been…
Teen improving amid memories of siblings
Sean C. Morgan Kylee Anne Simonis, 15, continues to improve following a fatal crash on Highway 228 east…
New VFW Auxiliary leader wants to focus on community, kids
Sean C. Morgan Denise Lovik wants to keep the VFW Auxiliary working for the community and local children…
City seeking new engineer of record, treatment plants operator
Scott Swanson Sweet Home City Councilors on Tuesday, May 26, gave staff members the go-ahead to seek bids…
Coronavirus count drops for Linn County; new total is 115
Linn County had 115 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday evening, which is a decrease and revision from…
New patrol unit gives Sweet Home cops bit of a new look
Sweet Home’s latest patrol vehicle offers a new look for the Police Department’s fleet with the addition of…
Schools, city await word on what next year’s financial picture will look like
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District, like other districts and state agencies, is bracing for big…
SH man collides with suspect allegedly fleeing assault
A Sweet Home man’s car was involved in a collision with another vehicle driven by a man fleeing…
Police working on identifying teen tagging suspects
Sweet Home police are investigating six teens involved in tagging the parking lot at Sankey Park and vehicles…
June 8 School Board meeting moved to Junior High
The Sweet Home School District Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the new gym…
City Council to conduct budget hearing June 9
Sweet Home City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, to hold a public hearing on…
2-year-old dies after being struck by pickup on 12th Avenue
A 2-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a pickup in Sweet Home Friday morning. According…
SHFAD wrapping up bond projects
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is scheduled to wrap up its bond projects…
Spenger wins, Cate leads election
Sean C. Morgan Current State House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger won the Republican primary for Linn County…
Graduation to include small ceremonies, processional
Sweet Home High School will hold its graduation ceremony over two days, June 4 and 5, in carefully…
Land use panel overturns county rezone near Crawfordsville
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed a decision made last year by…
Hawaiians’ response to shutdown is family-focused
By Andrew Allen As I write, the island of Hawaii has zero active cases of coronavirus. Yes, we…
Seniors devote seamstress skills to maskmaking efforts
Sarah Brown More people are stepping into the public sphere as Phase 1 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening…
Vivid memories linger from ground hallowed by sacrifice
D E Larsen DVM We hurried across the cow bridge at the upper end of Uncle Dutch’s farm.…
Dam inspections indicate Foster, Green Peter in good shape
Sean C. Morgan After conducting its five-year inspections on Foster and Green Peter dams last week, The U.S.…