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Work on upper Sankey Park BMX course back on track
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home and City Councilor James Goble have resumed work on the…
SHHS alum, Harvard prof, wins ‘Nobel Prize for the Environment’
Sean C. Morgan When Dr. James J. McCarthy grew up in Sweet Home in the 1940s and 50s,…
School Board sets calendar for 2018-19
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board Monday approved the calendar for the 2018-19 school year. The…
Hero Banner project progressing, with 10 in works, more orders expected
Sean C. Morgan Jim and Lisa Gourley are moving forward with their effort to hang at least 50…
Homelessness in community poses lots of questions, no easy answers
Sean C. Morgan Homelessness remains an issue throughout the Sweet Home area. During the summer, national forestland is…
Forestry winners
Sweet Home Forestry Club members won their first competition of the spring season on Saturday, March 3, at…
Milt Moran takes over helm at CTC as Dave Furtwangler steps down
Scott Swanson It’s a Friday and Milt Moran is grappling with one of the biggest challenges of his…
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…