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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…
Metal work provides expression, occupation for local artist
Sarah Brown When Lawrence Paquin gets bored, he can be found in his garage, welding bronze to copper,…
Kindergarten Boot Camp
Sean C. Morgan Oak Heights kindergarteners and their teachers got a jump on the new school year in…
Interest in CEIP program rising in SH
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home business community is taking advantage of the city’s new Commercial Exterior Improvement…
Leadership Lessons
Sean C. Morgan A group of 27 young people spent Friday kayaking around Foster Lake – learning about…
Realities of pot production not looking so green for growers
Sean C. Morgan A report released by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area this month shows that…
City Council stalls on rate increase for recycling
Sean C. Morgan After telling Sweet Home Sanitation last month by consensus to go ahead and move forward…
New Nazarene pastor has plans to reach out to community
Sarah Brown Bethanie Young, the new pastor at Sweet Home Church of the Nazarene, moved to Sweet Home…
Local man arrested after rash of cut cables
Sweet Home police have arrested a Sweet Home man in connection to approximately 20 cases of cutting and…
Dallas woman killed in motorcycle crash Aug. 12 east of Sweet Home
A Dallas woman was killed in a single-motorcycle crash early last week. At approximately 11:34 a.m. on Aug.…
Suspects sought in assault at Willamette music fest
Linn County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking suspects in a Sunday night assault at the Willamette Country Music Festival…
N. 18th property owners concerned about well water quality
Sean C. Morgan With arsenic, diesel, heavy oil and formaldehyde well contamination detected in well water supplies of…
Brand new vans first-ever for Sunshine Industries
Sean C. Morgan For the first time in its history, Sunshine Industries has been able to purchase brand…
Health Fair to offer resources, info mixed with fun
Sean C. Morgan The Third Annual Sweet Home Health Fair will provide Sweet Home residents another chance to…
Sweet Home church looks to future with new name, pastor and affiliation
Sean C. Morgan With a new pastor and a new name, the former Sweet Home Assembly of God…
Jamboree proposal plays out for Sweet Home bride
Scott Swanson Leah Dauley, of Sweet Home, got a surprise marriage proposal two years ago at the Oregon…
Local man recovering from burns after crash
A Sweet Home man who was badly burned after his vehicle caught fire following a crash is in…
East Linn Christian alums first to enter COMP-Northwest medical school
Sarah Brown When COMP-Northwest held its convocation entry ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Aug. 3, among…
Dollar Tree store in progress on 24th
A new Dollar Tree store is under construction at the intersection of Main and 24th Avenue. The City…
Incumbents only candidates for council so far
All four incumbents, as of Monday, Aug. 13, had filed to run for open City Council seats in…