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SH woman gets 58 months for vehicle thefts
Audrey Caro Kimberly Mae Eller, 37, of Sweet Home, was sentenced Sept. 8 in Linn County Circuit Court…
Early morning fire report leads to arson arrest
Sweet Home Police arrested Matthew Allen Pitts, 29, for first-degree arson Monday morning. Sweet Home firefighters responded to…
School numbers are up as district kicks off new year, five-day week
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home school officials reported things went smoothly during the first week of school as…
Kindergarteners are first graduates from Dolly Parton program
Sean C. Morgan As he prepared to read “Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten” to a group of Sweet…
Library Open House to commemorate 75th year of operation
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Library will celebrate its 75th year of existence with an Open House Tuesday, Sept.…
Commission to consider retail pot use permit
The Sweet Home Planning Commission will hear a request by a marijuana retailer for a conditional use permit…
Officials: Quartzville blaze after rain reminder that fire season still here
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit, local landowners and a Weyerhaueser helicopter got to…
Staff outlines wastewater plant’s faults
Audrey Caro Sweet Home’s 70-year-old wastewater treatment plant, despite upgrades in 1974 and 1994, is outdated and continues…
Hill family timber trust marks 100th year
Cascade Timber Consulting at the end of August celebrated the 100th year of the 1917 Trust established for…
20th annual Longbow celebration includes two local CCC veterans
Audrey Caro “Roosevelt’s Tree Army,” “Tree Troopers,” and “Colossal College of Calluses,” are a few of the nicknames…
Singing Christmas Tree to start Sept. 14
The Singing Christmas Tree is starting rehearsals for its 2017 performance year, themed “The Love of Christmas,” from…
Governor promotes signing of $5.3 billion transportation package with statewide tour
Paris Achen EO Media Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown’s tour of the state last week to celebrate signing…
Superintendent’s ‘working document’ plans improvements for schools
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District spent the past school year making changes to turn around…
Before you toss it in the toilet…
Wondering what to do with that baby wipe you just used to clean up the mess your pet…
Sunshine Industries growing, progressing well, director says
Scott Swanson Sunshine Industries has weathered some significant changes in state policies governing services to disabled individuals and…
New police officer says he likes Sweet Home small-town vibe
Sean C. Morgan Searching for a position as a police officer, Christopher Sobremonte chose to apply only to…
Residential construction keeping Sweet Home builders busy
Sean C. Morgan Residential building activity in Sweet Home is continuing to rise, carrying on last year’s trend…
Hawthorne principal moves to Sweet Home Junior High
Sean C. Morgan Terry Augustadt, known around the district as Mr. A has moved from Hawthorne Elementary School,…
Foster playground gets finishing touches as school year nears
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District Maintenance Department is putting the finishing touches on a new…
Police taking action on review of department
Police Chief Jeff Lynn told the City Council that Sweet Home Police Department has begun implementing some of…
Retiree Claire Henthorne enjoys life as vacation rental host
Scott Swanson At an age when most people are contemplating retirement, Claire Henthorne and her husband decided to…
Museum collection tells story of Finley’s historic flour mill
Along a mile stretch of Highway 228, just west of Crawfordsville, is a thick growth of young firs,…
Council approves deal for sidewalks, street improvements in Foster area
Audrey Caro The Sweet Home City Council unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation…
Linn County Sheriff warns of check scam
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley last week warned county residents of a check scam – after he himself…