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Concert series proving to be big hit for local restaurant
Scott Swanson Mike Hall, owner of The Point restaurant, has toyed with the idea of staging musical entertainment…
Funding shortfall means library back to Wednesday closures
Due to lower-than-projected revenues, the Sweet Home Public Library will reduce its hours, closing on Wednesdays. Director Rose…
Elks’ Flag Day ceremony commemorates history of Stars and Stripes
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Color Guard held a…
Sweet Home Sweet Ride organizers hoping for big turnout Saturday
Sean C. Morgan Kimi Nash is busier than usual this week as she and a large group of…
Backyard burn ban on as firefighters gear up for dry weather
Sean C. Morgan The annual open and backyard burn ban is in effect in Linn County, and the…
Motorcycle vs. vehicle crash
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel carry an injured motorcyclist to a waiting LifeFlight helicopter at Sunnyside…
Shopper bus to extend service to six days, trips to lake
Scott Swanson Demand for the Sweet Home Shopper bus service has risen to the point that Linn Shuttle…
County: Clock ticking on Knife River property
Audrey Caro The clock is ticking on a land transfer agreement between Linn County and the City of…
Stroke leaves 15-year-old, family, in need
A Sweet Home High School freshman who suffered a stroke last week is at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital…
Class of 2017 graduates
Sean C. Morgan No, no. After 51 years of high school graduations, Spanish teacher Eileen McHill was not…
2017 Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Bethany Gingerich
Bethany Gingerich, 17, is a junior at Sweet Home High School. She is the daughter of Troy and…
Board reviews drug testing
Sean C. Morgan Following a discussion by the Sweet Home School Board Monday night, Supt. Tom Yahraes will…
School district saying good-bye to 11 retirees
Five teachers and six classified staff members are retiring at the end of this school year: – Nancy…
SH fire prevention poster contest winners announced
The Oregon Department of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service have announced their 2017 Smokey Bear Poster Contest…
Ex-SH wrestler Cowger, who excelled in college, honored with High-Q award
Scott Swanson Years ago, the writer of this article was out on a run early one weekend morning.…
Sign-ups start June 14 for library’s summer reading program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library’s Summer Reading Program kicks off this week with registration beginning…
LCH Foundation announces scholarship winnners
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation has awarded scholarships to seven students from Linn County studying in medical-related fields…
Police locate, assist lost S. Oregon woman
Police last week assisted a 63-year-old Grants Pass woman, who had been reported as a missing person, when…
Students learn hands-on science – and more – in beekeeping
Scott Swanson Tyler Becker, swathed in a white shirt and elbow-length gloves, and wearing a white hood under…
Municipal Court June 6, 2017
April 26 – Donald Wayne Ames Jr., guilty, misdemeanor driving while suspended, sentenced to 60 months probation and…
Local youths get face time with governor, legislators in Salem
Sean C. Morgan Members of the Sweet Home Youth Advisory Council last week spent a day visiting the…
SH residents among COMP-NW graduates
Audrey Caro Two Sweet Home residents were among the 94 graduates at Western University of Health Sciences College…
2017 Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess JessiLynn Thomas
JessiLynn Thomas, 17, is a junior at Sweet Home High School. She is the daughter of Richard and…
Sportsman’s Holiday proceeding with volunteers
Sean C. Morgan Despite the difficulties it faces, the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is moving full speed…
City working on changes to nuisance law
Police Chief Jeff Lynn and City Attorney Robert Snyder are working on updates to the city’s chronic nuisance…