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Health Fair turnout exceeds expectations, organizers say
Scott Swanson It looked like a mid-summer version of the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Show Saturday, Aug.…
Mollie Andrews, proprietor of legendary bakery for 42 years, dies at 95
Scott Swanson There’s not a lot of variety in the memories longtime Sweet Home residents have of Mollie…
After community escapes fires during hot weekend, blaze ignites south of Holley Monday
Sean C. Morgan While temperatures reached at least 105 degrees in Sweet Home last week, the Sweet Home…
Linn County judge weighs arguments in $1.4B lawsuit
Audrey Caro Gomez What is the Greatest Permanent Value of Oregon’s forests? The answer to that question is…
Psychostock 7 offering tunes for wide variety of tastes
Sean C. Morgan From bluegrass to metal, about a dozen local bands are expected to perform at Sankey…
Courtney Hall, Cyrus Hankins to wed
Courtney Hall and Cyrus Hankins of Sweet Home have announced their engagement to be married. The bride-to-be is…
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…