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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…
Police: Evidence of gunshots and more found in Tamarack Street house fire; victims named
Sweet Home police have identified four people found dead in a house fire at 1530 Tamarack St. Tuesday…
City strikes mother lode – locates massive water leak
Sean C. Morgan City of Sweet Home workers last week found what may be the mother lode of…
SH bull rider working on return to rodeo after injury
Sean C. Morgan After suffering a severe injury five years ago, Leif Erickson of Sweet Home is getting…
COVID-19 shutdown in Philippines presents challenges beyond those in U.S.
Tim Swanson Editor’s note: Tim Swanson, formerly an elementary school teacher in Sweet Home, and his family have…
Samaritan unveils new STARS inpatient drug treatment center
Sarah Brown The new facility for Samaritan Treatment and Recovery Services, at 111 N. Main, at the intersection…
Sheriff’s Office getting help in ID’ing remains found east of SH
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its attempt to identify two sets of human remains found in…
Lebanon’s Strawberry Festival canceled
The 2020 Lebanon Strawberry Festival has been canceled, organizers announced Monday, April 20. “After careful consideration for the…
Salem woman dies in crash after hitting 2 cars at ‘excessive’ speed
A Salem woman was killed after traveling into Sweet Home at a high rate of speed and colliding…
COVID-19 cases, local deaths, rise slowly in county
The total number of positive COVID-19 tests statewide increased to 1,956 as of Monday morning, up from 1,584…
Council OKs water rates increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved an across-the-board increase in water rates that…
District seeks ways to honor ’20 graduates
School officials are working on plans to recognize and honor the Class of 2020 in lieu of regular…
Crash kills Salem woman near intersection of Main, Pleasant Valley
A Salem woman died Thursday evening, April 16, in a three-car collision near the intersection of Main Street…
Easter Service on Wheels
Sean C. Morgan Those horns blaring in Holley Easter Sunday morning no doubt got neighbors’ attention. But the…
1st SH case of COVID-19 reported
The City of Sweet Home reported Monday evening that Sweet Home has one confirmed case of COVID-19, while…
State releases graduation credit requirements
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Department of Education released Graduation Pathways 2020 Wednesday (April 8) with the message…
Remains discovered in south county
Linn County Sheriff’s officials are working to identify human remains found last week off in the Upper Calapooia…
New Planning Commission chair wants to get codes up to date
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission has appointed Jeff Parker chairman. The chairman is selected annually…
Legislators play it safe with COVID-19, but concerned about governor’s decisions
Sean C. Morgan The state legislature isn’t in session, but the legislators who represent the majority of the…
Driver arrested after collision in Bi-Mart parking lot
A 26-year-old Sweet Home man was arrested in connection with a multiple-vehicle crash in the parking lot of…
Explosive fire destroys shop next door to Oak Heights School
Scott Swanson Fire destroyed a 5th Avenue residential shop next door to Oak Heights Elementary Friday afternoon, April…
‘Can-do’ attitude in place as school progresses, board told
Sean C. Morgan Supt. Tom Yahraes and School District staff members outlined how the Sweet Home School District…