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City makes changes at Sankey in effort to ‘take back’ park
Sean C Morgan Big changes continue at Sankey Park as part of the city’s effort to “take back”…
Sweet Home adopting new approach to leaf collection
Sean C. Morgan For decades, when tree leaves start dropping as fall arrives, city officials have asked residents…
Hazardous trees removed from Evergreen pocket park
The City of Sweet Home cut down 10 hazardous trees in the 1400 block of Evergreen Lane, which…
Fire danger reduced after rainfall
Sean C. Morgan With some rainfall over the weekend, local fire danger levels fell to “moderate” and Industrial…
Local man accidentally shoots self
A Sweet Home man accidentally shot himself in the leg at Circle K. Police responded to 2405 Main…
Owners honored for 29 years of effort in timber propagation
Sean C Morgan Sherman and Leslie Weld, Linn County’s Tree Farmers of 2018, are managing their tree farm…
Board OKs plan to fund SHJH project
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board Monday approved a resolution allowing the School District to spend…
School starts smoothly as SHJH prepares for construction project
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home principals reported smooth opening weeks of school as the new year began on…
Here and gone: Tennessee walker takes no breaks on way across U.S.
Sean C. Morgan A Tennessee man walked through Sweet Home Monday, Sept. 10, as he neared the end…
Local quilters produce skirts for capitol Christmas trees
Sean C. Morgan A group of Sweet Home quilters on Friday, Sept. 7, turned in the last of…
Hawthorne renovations completed in time for new school year
Sean C. Morgan Hawthorne Elementary School has some 70 new faces this year, but the biggest of them…
Capital campaign begins for Samaritan drug rehab facility
Sarah Brown Samaritan Health Services launched its capital campaign to raise funds for the construction of its Samaritan…
How to overcome after you’ve overdone it on sugar
Cathryn Arndt I vividly remember the last time I over-did the cookie eating. I had been able to…
City Hall goes to bid
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved plans to seek bids to remodel the…
Logger finds hobby in woodworking
Sean C. Morgan In a case of real-life foreshadowing, Kody Marvin was the Tin Woodman in the Sweet…
Owner seeks arsenic solution
Sean C. Morgan Landlord Josh Victor says he plans to initiate the process to connect his north 18th…
Library wraps up summer with puppet show, carnival games
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library’s Summer Reading Program ended last week with a bang –…
Sweet Home School District adds 16 new teachers
Sixteen new teachers started the school year in the Sweet Home School District this week. • Joel Aplebaum,…
Council selects three members to travel to Washington, D.C.
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted 6-0 to send three members to Washington, D.C., for…
Garbage rate increase moves forward
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week held the first two readings of an ordinance…
Drought affecting Oregon conifers
Kym Pokorny Conifers in Oregon are getting hit hard by several years of drought, to the point that…
City looking for grant for sidewalks around SHJH
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home is pursuing a grant to construct sidewalks around Sweet Home…
Home stretch rounding into sight for Capitol Christmas Tree
Sean C. Morgan Christmas in Sweet Home is coming early this year, with a day-long celebration and parade…
Fire officials stay on high alert following first rain in 71 days
Sean C. Morgan While mild weather and a little rain dropped the fire danger from “extreme” to “high”…
After many ‘temporary’ posts, Valloni now official
Dominic Valloni is the new maintenance superintendent with the Sweet Home Public Works Department. He had been working…