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School district to work on new contract with Charter School
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted 8-0 Monday evening, Marchj 13, to begin negotiating a…
Mud Fest 2017: Gooey ground conditions make for suitably soppy four-wheeling fun
Thousands turned out Saturday, March 11, to a farm between Holley and Crawfordsville to enjoy the Santiam Four-Wheel-Drive…
SH man found dead in pond had asked for help at hospital previous night
Audrey Caro Officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Sweet Home man on Feb. 24…
Commissioners OK recreational marijuana shop
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve a conditional use application for Going…
After 66 years, couple still ‘in love’ – despite different views of flying
Sean C. Morgan Ruby Geralinde “Gerri” (Beaver) Moore, 81, and Arlen Moore, 86, of Sweet Home celebrated their…
Permit requests indicate building is booming in Linn County
Audrey Caro The Linn County Planning and Building Department is busy with a building boom. “We’re so busy,…
Council OKs ordinance allowing cited subjects to be trespassed from city property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week adopted an ordinance that will allow police officers…
Combined event honors public safety workers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and the Sweet Home Police Department presented their…
Chip truck slides off snow-slicked Hwy. 20 into South Santiam
The driver of a commercial truck that slid into the South Santiam River, east of Cascadia, escaped serious…
Corrections
A report about Sweet Home Emergency Ministries (SHEM) and its pantry director, Cindy Rice, should have stated that…
Genealogical Society offers many resources for historical, family research
Jessica Hurst The Sweet Home Genealogical Society is all about history. Yours. The society’s library is a treasure…
Local pastor turns heads downtown as he distributes ‘Ashes to Go’
Pastor Joe Medley and Linda Rowton walked the downtown area Wednesday, March 1, placing ashes on willing recipients…
Google beefing up technology for school district
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District recently moved all of its email to Gmail and provided…
Mat Champions: Huskies win state wrestling team title; Olson repeats
Scott Swanson Years of focused hard work paid off Saturday as Sweet Home won its first state title…
Preparing for mud
Matt Jordan of the Santiam Four-Wheel Drive Association watches, ready to assist, as Joe Richard of JTI Supply…
Samaritan to look at options to better serve SH’s health
Sean C. Morgan A Samaritan Health official last week told fellow members of the Sweet Home Health Care…
2 file for School Board election
Two candidates had filed to run as of Monday, Feb. 27, in the May 16 election for the…
Council poised to appoint Susan Coleman to fill vacant position
The Sweet Home City Council expected to appoint Susan Coleman to fill a vacancy on the council during…
More statistics show decrease in most serious crimes in SH last year
Sean C. Morgan Statistics continue to indicate that most types of serious crimes declined in 2016 from previous…
SHHS student among D.A.R. Good Citizen honorees
Santiam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented its “Good Citizen” awards on Feb. 22 at…
Saw display offers flashbacks to days of old in the woods
Roberta McKern If you were to ask, “Where can I find an intriguing collection of crosscut and chain…
ELCA announces first-semester Honor Roll
East Linn Christian Academy has announced its first-semester Honor Roll. Honorees are: Seniors 4.00 – Wesley Anderson; Rebecca…
Serving others is multi-facted exercise for SHEM’s Cindy Rice
Audrey Caro Cindy Rice has been serving the community of Sweet Home in some capacity for decades. When…
Local Democrats report increased interest, turnout to party activities
The Linn County Democratic Central Committee has seen a huge increase in turnouts for its monthly meetings since…
Polar Plunge
Photos courtesy of Gina Riley The Sweet Home Police Department had 31 local staff members, friends, family and…