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SH Councilor Coleman throws hat in legislative race
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Councilor Susan Coleman filed Nov. 24 in what is shaping up to…
Council moves forward on exclusion law
Sean C. Morgan Following a second reading of the proposed ordinance, the Sweet Home City Council voted last…
Christmas schedule full in SH
The holiday season kicked off in Sweet Home Saturday evening, Dec. 1, with the lighting of the community…
Council to consider ordinance banning sleeping in bus shelters
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council told city staff last week to move forward with a…
Dierks Bentley named Jamboree’s 2nd headliner for 2020
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree last week announced Dierks Bentley as its second headliner Sunday for the…
World War II an unforgettable experience for local veteran, 95
Sarah Brown Edward “Ted” Stilson has one of those stories that perhaps only a few others in the…
FBI data suggests rash of thefts boosted crime in SH in 2018
Sean C. Morgan Based on crimes tracked by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the crime rate in…
Operation Happy Hearts aims to help families of deployed parents in service
Sarah Brown The holiday season is a time for inspiration, and inspiration can come in many forms. For…
Superintendent tells students about his life in far north
Sean C. Morgan When Sweet Home schools Supt. Tom Yahraes was a teen, he didn’t know what he…
Forestry Club still winning, but program now well beyond just that
Sean C. Morgan After graduating some heavy hitters last year, the Sweet Home High School Forestry Club is…
SHFAD leader in local OT
Sean C. Morgan The highest levels of overtime wages among Sweet Home-area public employees last year went to…
Jury: State at fault in timber lawsuit
Sean C. Morgan Following a 19-day trial, a Linn County jury last week found in favor of 13…
City expulsion ordinance gets council vote
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first reading of its downtown expulsion ordinance last…
Country Lane case goes to state Supreme Court
Scott Swanson Country Lane residents will get another day in court – the Oregon State Supreme Court –…
Jacobs weighing city’s demands for water, sewer plants’ futures
Sean C. Morgan A Jacobs Engineering representative called Sweet Home’s demands “a little extensive” but thanked the city…
Over protests, planners OK two towers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission Monday evening unanimously approved conditional use permits that will allow…
New Charter School principal’s aim is to inspire kids to learn
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Charter School’s new principal aims to inspire students to learn. Jeff Tompkins says…
Upgrades for Junior High, other schools on home stretch
Scott Swanson Sweet Home School District has spent about three-fourths of the $8 million raised by the $4…
Dog calls up slightly this year, but complaints about barking down substantially
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police appear to be about as busy as ever with dog-related calls, after…