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Willamette Speedway cancels Saturday races due to heat
Races for Saturday, Aug. 20, have been cancelled at Willamette Speedway. The decision was made due to the…
SH man arrested after neighbor’s truck burns
A Sweet Home man was arrested last week after he allegedly set a fire that destroyed a neighbor’s…
After vandals ruin initial public piano, volunteers step up to install a second
Audrey Caro Gomez An old piano that mysteriously appeared in the parking lot in front of Safeway during…
City Council members re-address goals set earlier this year
Sean C. Morgan The City Council got together last week to salvage its short-circuited goals for the current…
Local businessman sneaks piano into Safeway parking lot to connect folks
Audrey Caro Gomez A piano that mysteriously appeared at the corner of 15th and Main on July 27,…
After ‘high’ danger warning, power line failure sparks fire
Scott Swanson Fire Season might have been a bit delayed this year, but it’s here now – in…
Council puts pot sales tax on ballot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted last week to place a 3-percent sales tax on…
Local Ford Leadership alums produce plan for rural economic development
Scott Swanson A group of local community leaders is proposing the creation of an organization focused on promoting…
Public encouraged to take part in SH Health Fair this Saturday
Sean C. Morgan How’s your health? Or, perhaps more specifically, how’s your healthcare? Saturday, Aug. 20, might be…
Linn County – and many others have stake in lawsuits filed against BLM
Audrey Caro Gomez While environmental groups, local government and timber companies often disagree about how to best manage…
Former Husky quarterback now wearing a different – SH police –uniform
Sean C. Morgan Keenan Martin wants to serve and protect the public. The 23-year-old 2011 graduate of Sweet…
Firefighters extinguish burning excavator after it malfunctions
Local firefighters extinguished an excavator fire on the Sweet Home Ranger District Saturday evening. Firefighters from the Oregon…
Local physician heading to Papua New Guinea hospital
Scott Swanson Dr. Nathan Mason was interested in serving a rural population when he arrived at Sweet Home…
‘Play Me’ piano on corner in front of Safeway draws a crowd
Photos courtesy of Midge Knowles
Contract OK’d for $168K of seismic work on auditorium
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted Monday to approve a $168,000 contract to engineer and…
New Sweet Home doctor came in search of rural practice
Audrey Caro Gomez Sweet Home Family Medicine’s newest doctor has a reputation for exceeding patient expectations, in a…
SH woman completes seven year, 3,054-mile trek
Scott Swanson Susie Burns walked along a ridge in the Rocky Mountains as one of the summer thunderstorms…
Trout Creek plans include boosting wildlife, harvest
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Ranger District Thursday unveiled a variety of proposals for managing the Trout…
Talking about Sankey
Beginning the process of coming up with a plan for Sankey Park, University of Oregon Community Planning Workshop…
Local employer finds Sunshine alum does ‘excellent job’
Sean C. Morgan Jay Keesee can’t stand sitting around and not working. He has a learning disability that…
Fatal roll-over
An overturned pickup blocks the eastbound lanes of Highway 20 near milepost 23, about five miles west of…
Retired timber deputy found dead in forest
Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a death investigation near Sheep Creek the morning of Aug. 4, Under…
Woman killed while walking on Hwy. 20
A 41-year-old transient pedestrian died Saturday morning in a crash on Highway 20 west of Sweet Home. Sarah…
Fire danger starting to catch up to normal as things dry out
Sean C. Morgan While the 2016 fire season has been relatively mild so far, fire danger is increasing.…