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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…
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…