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Holley students win Battle of the Books regional title
Sarah Brown In their first year of participation in Oregon Battle of the Books, Holley students won the…
City Council gets first look at City Hall plans
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Council last week got a look at drawings of the new City…
City health panel grappling with homeless issue
Sean C. Morgan The city’s health committee is interested in finding ways to help the homeless, but its…
SHOCASE aims to advance arts in Sweet Home
Audrey Caro A new coalition formed to promote the arts in Sweet Home is looking for members. The…
New SH doctor grew up in Gold Beach, prefers small towns
Sarah Brown Dr. Carl Hoogesteger, Sweet Home Family Medicine’s newest physician, is familiar with small-town Oregon life. He…
SH woman sentenced to 37 months for role in alleged kidnapping case
Audrey Caro Sabrina Marie Major, 35, of Sweet Home, has been sentenced to 37 months of prison for…
Police seek man found wandering hallways at Sweet Home High
The Sweet Home Police Department is asking the public’s help to identify a man who was spotted inside…
Polar Plunge 2018
Sweet Home Police Department employees and volunteers are making their mark in the annual Polar Plunge fund-raiser for…
Homelessness a hard reality for local couple with few options
Sean C. Morgan They were asleep when a Sheriff’s deputy knocked on Shanda and Gye Deardorff’s door. When…
Planners, SHARE members discuss clean-up options
Sean C. Morgan A conversation between members of the Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort and the Sweet Home…
County taking steps to open Upper Calapooia road
Sean C. Morgan Linn County is close to opening Upper Calapooia Drive all the way to the Willamette…
Junior High Interact Club discovering ways to reach out
Scott Swanson It’s a sunny afternoon outside Sweet Home Junior High and SHEM Pantry Manager Cindy Rice is…
SH’s Rockin’ Red mail carrier dies
Audrey Caro Even people who didn’t know her by name knew Janice Lee Urben. She was easy to…
SHHS students to perform who-dunnit murder mystery ‘Clue’ March 2-4
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School will soon reveal the who, the where and the how of…
Local radio man helps expedite local emergency communication
Sean C. Morgan At his home on Marks Ridge, August Johnson, 61, can often be found in a…
New weir in Foster Dam expected to improve fish survival
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began installing a new fish weir in Foster Dam…
‘Fight club’ draws ‘multiple suspensions’ at Junior High
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Junior High suspended a total of 19 students earlier this month after they…
Judge allows additions to truck crash suit
Audrey Caro A judge has granted a motion to amend a civil lawsuit against Robert Gene Mayfield, the…
New tax reform will impact different folks in different ways
With the new tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, now is the time to start…
Council approves community grants for 3 local organizations
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved $500 community grants to the Friends of the Library,…
Limo service taking off in Sweet Home, with car lover at wheel
Sean C. Morgan Dave Herring loves cars. He still has his first one, a 1969 GTO. “We’ve always…
City runs into complications ‑ and cost overrun – on Grape
Sean C. Morgan The city went over its budget by about $6,300 for a waterline replacement project for…