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5 school board members on May 16 ballot
Sean C. Morgan Five candidates have filed for five different Sweet Home School Board positions. Jim Gourley is…
April 25, 2017
Retired restauranteur Lin Louie finds exercise is great fit
Audrey Caro If you’re ever looking for Lin Louie, Steelhead Fitness is a good place to start. She’s…
April 25, 2017
Full house hears about entrepreneurship at RAIN MeetUp in SH
Scott Swanson A nearly overflow crowd turned out Thursday, April 20, for a RAIN MeetUp at Sugar Vibes…
April 25, 2017
Radio operators step up in ‘emergency’
Sean C. Morgan When everything goes pear shaped and sideways, the power is out, gas lines broken, telephones…
April 25, 2017
Entek leaders say state concerns about pollution came out of blue
Scott Swanson Entek, one of east Linn County’s largest employers, is facing off in court with state agencies…
April 25, 2017
Applicants sought for SHFAD seat
Elmer Riemer has resigned from the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors after 17 years…
April 25, 2017
Little Promises to get new fencing, thanks to SH Foundation grant
Sean C. Morgan A $2,500 grant from the Sweet Home Community Foundation and a $500 from the City…
April 25, 2017
Jake Porter signs to wrestle at Umpqua CC
Scott Swanson Jake Porter signed a letter of intent Monday, April 24, to wrestle for Umpqua Community College.…
April 25, 2017
Little libraries to help keep printed page in front of kids
Sean C. Morgan If the staff and volunteers at the Sweet Home Public Library and the Friends of…
April 18, 2017
RAIN offers free donuts, business help
Scott Swanson Got a big idea? Got a business that just can’t get over the proverbial hump? Got…
April 18, 2017
Review: 2001 bond paid for dozens of school improvement projects
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District Business Manager Kevin Strong told the School Board last week that…
April 18, 2017
Council plans focus on local quality of life
To meet its vision of making decisions that do the most good for the most people for the…
April 18, 2017
Sunny spring day helps raise the cheer for egg hunts
Children ages 5 and younger, above and at left, race down the hillside at the Sweet Home Elks…
April 18, 2017
High School, Junior High announce winter Honor Rolls
Sweet Home High School Students on Honor Roll are required to have at least 5 letter graded classes…
April 18, 2017
RV burns
Firefighters extinguish a fire in a motor home parked at 2165 Ames Creek Drive. They responded to the…
April 18, 2017
School Board write-in candidate has multiple connections to education
Sean C. Morgan With no candidate filed for the position, Benjamin Emmert has thrown his hat into the…
April 18, 2017
Sidewalk replacement
A crew from Aryes West Construction of Salem puts in a sidewalk at the corner of Oak Terrace…
April 18, 2017
SHPD joining newly narcotics enforcement team
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is preparing to join a new interagency narcotics enforcement team…
April 18, 2017
Forestry fire camp gives high-schoolers taste of real thing
High school students from around the state spent last week getting a taste of wildland firefighting last week…
April 18, 2017
Pool opens after shutdown, cleanup following parasite discovery
The Sweet Home School District closed the Sweet Home Community Pool for decontamination last week and reopened the…
April 18, 2017
Eugene Todd May 9, 1924 – April 5, 2017
Eugene Todd May 9, 1924 – April 5, 2017 Eugene Todd, 92, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday.…
April 11, 2017
Putting your money to work for you: Reasons to review your beneficiary designations
Baby boomers have been planning and saving for retirement for decades. They are also planning their legacy –…
April 11, 2017
Death notices April 11, 2017
Death Notices Brunk Jerralyn Conley, 73, died of natural causes April 2, 2017 at his residence in Marion.…
April 11, 2017
Child abuse awareness event includes walk, pinwheel planting
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home residents gathered with Sweet Home Police Department volunteers and personnel Saturday, April 8,…
April 11, 2017
Hospital seeks donors to qualify for ‘top-off’ grant
The Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is seeking donors for an $11 million Surgery and Emergency expansion project at…
April 11, 2017