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Holiday patrols elicit one DUI arrest, tickets, lot of warnings
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police arrested one person for driving under the influence during the Christmas season…
Fir Lawn church to offer warming shelter
Fir Lawn Lutheran Church will open an overnight warming shelter starting Saturday night, Feb. 9, from 9 p.m.…
District pursues options to help homeless
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is looking for new ways to help its large group…
Council gives OK to police car purchase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a supplemental budget allowing the Police Department to spend…
Snow closes schools in Sweet Home Tuesday morning
About an inch of snow fell in the Sweet Home city limits, just in time to prompt schools…
SHHS graduation rate increased slightly in past year
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate increased slightly in the 2017-18 school year, but its…
Ethics panel rules against commissioner on two counts
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Government Ethics Commission last week determined that Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey violated…
Sweet Home’s Kittson-MaQatish sworn in as Circuit Court judge
Sean C. Morgan Newly elected Linn County Circuit Court judges Rachel Kittson-MaQatish and Michael Wynhausen were sworn in…
Sheriff Yon outlines expectations, concerns at Lebanon forum
Scott Swanson Sheriff Jim Yon outlined his expectations for his department and some of the issues he expects…
Business veterans share wealth of knowledge in retirement
Sarah Brown Every morning, Joe and Marlene Peterson can be found at a Starbucks, having their daily coffee…
Grant to fund bike safety program for fifth-graders
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District will begin a sort of driver’s education program for fifth-graders…
Linn County Democrats elect leaders
The Linn County Democratic Central Committee on Jan 3 elected a new slate of officers, as well as…
Planting Seeds on Career Day
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s sixth-graders spent the afternoon Friday, Jan. 18, at Foster School learning about various…
Foster Dam Road to be closed Thursday
The road over Foster Dam will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in…
School Board gives Yahraes positive marks
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board gave Supt. Tom Yahraes positive marks during its annual evaluation…
Committee mulls options for assisting local homeless
Sean C. Morgan Members of the community’s homelessness committee kicked around ideas Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, on how…
Sellout? Jamboree ticket sales on record pace
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree ticket sales are strong and could set records for the event. “Ticket sales…
Wowing crowds
Scott Swanson Moriah Winn has turned heads since she was a little girl – most recently in east…
Mayor: City going in right direction
Sean C. Morgan Although it may not be as fast as he would like, Mayor Greg Mahler believes…
Number of freshmen on track to graduate climbs
Sean C. Morgan The percentage of ninth-grade students on track to graduate at this point in the school…
SHHS alum Candalynn Johnson seeking change through ‘civic engagement’
Scott Swanson Candalynn Johnson has never been one to miss an opportunity to get involved. So working to…