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Police probe SH shooting after victim found in car
Police are investigating the shooting of a 36-year-old Sweet Home man Monday evening, March 27, who has been…
March 28, 2017
Man who fled, shot at deputies, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Audrey Caro Brian Eugene Eller, 40, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on March 21 in Linn…
March 28, 2017
City Public Works chief leaving for Toledo job
Sean C. Morgan After nearly two decades with the city of Sweet Home, Public Works Director Mike Adams…
March 28, 2017
Rock and Mineral Show will feature wide variety of displays
Sean C. Morgan A Springfield rockhound will demonstrate how he makes spheres during the 69th Annual Rock and…
March 28, 2017
Conceptual design puts ideas on paper for new City Hall
Sean C. Morgan A conceptual floor plan for the new City Hall will feature open work areas for…
March 28, 2017
Planning commissioners to consider indoor pot grow request
The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Monday, April 3, will consider a request for a conditional use to…
March 28, 2017
New centenarian Olga Markert attributes long life to ‘keeping busy’
Sean C. Morgan Olga Klara (Gali) Markert may have the clean living part down, but really, attitude plays…
March 28, 2017
Sweet Home shooting under investigation
Police are investigating the shooting of a 36-year-old Sweet Home man Monday evening, March 27, who has been…
March 21, 2017
Chamber cuts director’s job, citing finances
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce last week eliminated its executive director position. “Katrina (Crabtree)…
March 21, 2017
Budget may not affect Meals on Wheels
Audrey Caro =Since the Trump administration released its federal budget proposal on March 16, local people have become…
March 21, 2017
ESPY Award Winners
Sweet Home School District March Exceptional Student Performance This Year winners, joined by Supt. Tom Yahraes, right, are…
March 21, 2017
City economic analysis gives council information, guidance for planning
Sean C. Morgan At its next meeting, the City Council will consider a draft Economic Opportunities Analysis which…
March 21, 2017
Recall illustrates complications of legalizing recreational pot
Eric Mortenson EO Media Capital Bureau The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has issued its first recall of recreational…
March 21, 2017
Roll and Run: Lebanon man arrested after high-speed chase through SH
Austin Allan Ross, 19, of Lebanon, was arrested after leading Linn County Deputies on a high-speed chase in…
March 21, 2017
Oregon Jamboree veterans recount 25-plus-year history at SHEDG annual meeting
Sean C. Morgan They told tales of roller-coaster years in the local forest industry, massive job losses and…
March 21, 2017
Arrest made in SH shooting after victim found in car
UPDATED March 28 3:05 p.m.: Trevor Paul Webb, 24, was charged with murder and felon in possession of…
March 21, 2017
SH officer completes academy
Sweet Home Police Officer Keenan Martin will graduate Friday, March 17, as part of the Oregon Department of…
March 14, 2017
City Quality Development Awards awarded to six local businesses
The Sweet Home Planning Commission presented its annual Quality Development Awards Monday evening. The awards are given to…
March 14, 2017
Local board positions lack candidates as March 16 election filing deadline looms
As of March 13, five candidates had filed for 10 open local government board positions that will be…
March 14, 2017
State grant funding available for humanities, arts, history
The Linn County Cultural Commission is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
March 14, 2017
Technology to save lives
Sean C. Morgan Picture this: An individual down the street from you suffers a heart attack and dies…
March 14, 2017
Huskiettes host annual dance exhibition as they prepare for state
Sweet Home’s dance/drill team, the Huskiettes, above, hosted their annual dance exhibition Monday night at the Main Gym,…
March 14, 2017
City offering area businesses credits for jobs they create
Sean C. Morgan A job credit program approved recently by the City Council will pull down barriers and…
March 14, 2017
SHFAD starting to buy needed items with bond funds
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District closed the sale of $1.575 million in bonds…
March 14, 2017
Barbara Baumgartner named community’s Distinguished Citizen
Scott Swanson Lin Gagner, last year’s Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, said she had one thought…
March 14, 2017