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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.…
Fire danger moves to “High”
The local level of fire danger will increase to “high” Friday, Aug. 12, the Oregon Department of Forestry…
Scholarships available to get people trained for available jobs
Audrey Caro Gomez The Community Services Consortium is accepting applications for vocational scholarships and has expanded some educational…
Local artists team up in Linn County guild, gallery
Audrey Caro Gomez A last name isn’t the only thing Don Ross shares with Bob Ross, the iconic…
New superintendent’s initial focus on getting to know school district, people
Scott Swanson Tom Yahraes likes to plan ahead, but he probably wasn’t anticipating a heavy focus on lead…
Council places tax marijuana on Sweet Home ballot for November
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first two readings of two ordinances that will…
T-riffic Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan “From Toby Keith to Trevor Tagle, festival gives fans top stars along with new talent”…
SH marijuana questions now in voters’ hands
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved two ballot measures that will allow voters…