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Wreck on Hwy. 228 in Holley
Firefighters direct traffic around a crash that occurred Saturday morning on Highway 228 in front of the Holley…
Councilors take Jamboree to task for late request before granting it
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council voted 5-2 to approve a list of requests for closures and…
Car thief gets 30 months; companion faces more charges
Matthew Everette Wood and James Lee Baker Matthew Everette Wood of Portland was sentenced July 12 in Linn…
Speeding complaints prompt use of radar trailer, collection of ‘data’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police volunteers have been moving the department’s radar trailer to different spots around…
Pool supervisor lands in dream job after nearly opting for next best thing
Sean C. Morgan A. Jay Bronson earned a degree and went to work as a teacher so he…
Stretching – and humor – help seniors stay loose in exercise class
Sarah Brown What started out as a small group of half a dozen members in the exercise program…
Theater facelift winding down to credits; interior work next
Sean C. Morgan The Rio Theater’s new exterior improvements on the building being developed into a second theater…
Sweet Home man dies after two-car collision on Highway 20
A Sweet Home man was fatally injured Tuesday, July 17, in a two-vehicle crash near the Highway 20…
Gubernatorial candidates lay out cases for newspaper crowd
Scott Swanson With Gov. Kate Brown bowing out, a proposed debate between the top gubernatorial candidates became, instead,…
Wake the World gives foster kids opportunity for day on Foster Lake
Wake the World has become an annual event at Foster Lake and director Vince Castronovo said this year’s,…
Local heart transplant recipient gets to meet donor’s mom
Sarah Brown It took nearly a lifetime for Vicky Johnson to decide she was ready for a heart…
Warm, dry weather pushes fire danger to extreme as restrictions tighten
Sean C. Morgan Fire danger increased to extreme Monday, July 23, and the Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet…
Water service shut-offs rise
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home is shutting off more water services to delinquent customers each…
Cellphone outage due to broken fiber cable
Verizon cell phone users, along with carriers who use the company’s towers, lost service for nine hours Monday,…
Community Center roof repairs planned to begin in few weeks
Sean C. Morgan Repairs to the flat areas of the roof at the Jim Riggs Community Center will…
Five injured in collision that resulted in rollover on Main St.
Five people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon, July 15. Police, medics and firefighters responded to…
Two SHPD officers promoted to sergeant as part of department expansion
Sean C. Morgan Ryan Cummings and Chris Wingo were sworn in Friday afternoon as new sergeants with the…
Crimes against people in Sweet Home spike over last year at end-of-June tally
Sean C. Morgan Mid-year statistics show a spike in crimes against people in Sweet Home, while the number…
Longtime local dog trainer says she’s back – to fill a void
Sean C. Morgan After a 12-year break from training dogs, ConnieDeBusschere is hanging up her shingle again. DeBusschere…
Community dog jamboree on calendar for fall
Sean C. Morgan Most of the details are finalized for this fall’s Cascade K9 Jamboree, and now organizers…