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Live exercise in Sweet Home gets firefighters ready for real thing
Fire season and regulated use restrictions officially took effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 29. That same week,…
Council OKs change in trash rates
Sweet Home customers are likely to see a new method of structuring garbage collection rate increases, based on…
Crawfordsville woman accused of fraud, thefts
A Crawfordsville woman was arrested last week on 23 counts in connection with a reported fraud, Linn County…
OSU graduates include SH names
The following local residents were among graduates from Oregon State University this spring. OSU’s commencement was held June…
New city Public Works director veteran in field
Sean C. Morgan Greg Springman comes to Sweet Home as the city’s new Public Works director with 30…
SH resident, Lebanon cop, wins awards
Lebanon Police officer and Sweet Home resident Travis Luttmer, right, and pictured, left, interacting with the crowd during…
As residents object, city slows on plan to evict park caretakers
Sean C. Morgan City officials have hit the brakes on a plan to evict the caretaker at Northside…
Wiley Creek staffer boosts residents’ spirits with stuffed ‘pets’
Retirement home residents often have to leave a lot behind when they move to assisted living – like…
2017 Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Kylie Armstrong
Kylie Armstrong, 16, will be a senior at Sweet Home High School next fall. She is the daughter…
Internet safety should be part of summer plans
With summer here, we don’t think twice about slathering sunscreen all over our kids to keep them protected…
Sweet Home High School announces spring Honor Roll
SHHS Honor Roll Criteria: Students on Honor Roll are required to have at least 5 letter graded classes…
2nd Semester E. Linn Christian Honor Roll
12th Grade 4.0 – Wesley Anderson, Lucia Davis, Julia Donner, Ninfa Horner, Joshua Miner, Alexandra Moore , Qin…
SHJH third trimester Honor Roll issued
Eighth Grade 4.0 – Teja Abbott, Jaxsen Brown, Starla Davis, Emily Farthing, Savannah Hutchins, Trace Marler, Kyle Murray,…
Pregnancy Center in process of facility expansion, new services
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Pregnancy Care Center has been busy over the past year, routinely assisting…
Fourth of July fireworks: Keep them safe and legal, officials warn
Fireworks sales in Oregon opened June 23. “I want to remind all Oregonians that consumer legal fireworks can…
SHJH Celebration sends eighth-graders off to high school
Eighth-graders, above, line up to receive their certificates during Sweet Home Junior High School’s annual Eighth-Grade Celebration Promotion…
Sweet Home garage fire prompts spontaneous combustion warning
Spontaneous combustion is believed to be the cause of a fire that broke out late Saturday afternoon, June…
Vigil for missing man: Daniel Oberg’s family, friends gather to call for information, action
Sean C. Morgan Friends, family and community members gathered Saturday evening at the corner of 18th and Long…
Junior High Science Fair award winners announced
Winners of the Sweet Home Junior High Science Fair, judged by attendees on May 23, have been announced:…
2017 Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Elizabeth Chelstad
Elizabeth Chelstad, 17, will be a senior at Sweet Home High School. She is the daughter of John…
Ranger District seeks comments on plans to thin 4,700 acres
The Sweet Home Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest is seeking public comment on proposed projects of…
Nuisance dogs will have their day per ordinance introduced to council
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week held the first reading of an ordinance that…
Ranger District archeologist Tony Farque honored for Cascadia Cave work
Tony Farque, archeologist for the Sweet Home Ranger District received the national Keepers of the Gate Award for…
Chamber sells its building
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce has reached an agreement to sell its building while continuing…