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‘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…
Highway signs honor vets
Sean C. Morgan Two new signs at the east city limit mark Highway 20 as the Medal of…
Smart meters coming to SH March 5
Sarah Brown Pacific Power, the power supply company that contracts within the City of Sweet Home to provide…
City to drop price on former Public Works facility
Sean C. Morgan A split Sweet Home City Council voted last week to drop the asking price for…
New bidder halves price for sewer plant fixes
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade will cost as little as half of earlier…
Love dressed in burgundy
Scott Swanson Steve Schilling expected his 50th birthday last summer to be a low-key affair. He told his…
Board gives Supt. Yahraes good review
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board Monday gave Supt. Tom Yahraes what amounted to a big…
IRS report: SHEDG operations back in black – sort of, after 6 years
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group finished in the black for the first time in…
3 arrested in raid at White’s
Audrey Caro Three people were arraigned in Linn County Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 12, on charges stemming from…
More than 100 competitors turn out for Sweetheart Run
Well over 100 runners and walkers participated in the annual Sweetheart Run held Saturday morning, Feb. 10, at…
Crime rates decline over past year in key sectors for Sweet Home
Sean C. Morgan City crime statistics continued moving in the right direction for Sweet Home last year in…
Resident: Ashes blamed for fire were in can for week
In response to a report about a house fire at 1610 Cedar St. on Feb. 2, one of…
Over-sharing on social media can have adverse financial consequences
Locking doors and windows and leaving a light on used to deter criminals from breaking into homes when…
Long Street rollover
Police Officer Ryan Cummings collects information at the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday morning, Feb. 12, in…
Plaintiffs in truck crash civil suit seek to add accusations
Audrey Caro Attorneys argued for an hour and a half in Linn County Circuit Court Friday, Feb. 9,…
Genealogical Society seeks help identifying hundreds of photos
Sarah Brown The Sweet Home Genealogy Society needs help from the community to identify people in its collection…
Longtime volunteer firefighter back in Sweet Home full-time
Sean C. Morgan As Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s newest battalion chief, Randy Whitfield is in very…
Fire on Cedar
Firefighters extinguish a fire at 1610 Cedar St., home to three adults The fire destroyed the garage and…
Tax season kicks off with some basic tips from state Revenue
The Oregon Department of Revenue and the IRS will begin processing tax returns on January 29. Taxpayers can…