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Local board positions lack candidates as March 16 election filing deadline looms
As of March 13, five candidates had filed for 10 open local government board positions that will be…
State grant funding available for humanities, arts, history
The Linn County Cultural Commission is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Technology to save lives
Sean C. Morgan Picture this: An individual down the street from you suffers a heart attack and dies…
Huskiettes host annual dance exhibition as they prepare for state
Sweet Home’s dance/drill team, the Huskiettes, above, hosted their annual dance exhibition Monday night at the Main Gym,…
City offering area businesses credits for jobs they create
Sean C. Morgan A job credit program approved recently by the City Council will pull down barriers and…
SHFAD starting to buy needed items with bond funds
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District closed the sale of $1.575 million in bonds…
Barbara Baumgartner named community’s Distinguished Citizen
Scott Swanson Lin Gagner, last year’s Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, said she had one thought…
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…