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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…
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…
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…
Radio operators step up in ‘emergency’
Sean C. Morgan When everything goes pear shaped and sideways, the power is out, gas lines broken, telephones…
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…
Applicants sought for SHFAD seat
Elmer Riemer has resigned from the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors after 17 years…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
RV burns
Firefighters extinguish a fire in a motor home parked at 2165 Ames Creek Drive. They responded to the…
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…
Sidewalk replacement
A crew from Aryes West Construction of Salem puts in a sidewalk at the corner of Oak Terrace…
SHPD joining newly narcotics enforcement team
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is preparing to join a new interagency narcotics enforcement team…
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…
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…
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.…
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 –…
Death notices April 11, 2017
Death Notices Brunk Jerralyn Conley, 73, died of natural causes April 2, 2017 at his residence in Marion.…
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,…
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…