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Updated: Aaron Lewis, Ben and Noel Haggard, added to Jamboree line-up to replace late Merle Haggard
The Oregon Jamboree announced last week that Aaron Lewis will replace the late Merle Haggard as headliner of…
Kyle Winslow, Leilani Adams to wed May 30
Kyle Winslow and Leilani Adams have announced their engagement to marry on May 30, 2016. The groom-to-be graduated…
Sweet Home Christian Church beginning PTSD class – for women
Staff Life’s challenges can have long-lasting negative effects on a person, and may even result in Post Traumatic…
Council cites law in declining to talk about Martin exit
Sean C. Morgan Hobbled by concerns over the legality of commenting on a labor issue, Sweet Home city…
Alumni sought for High Q Award
Sweet Home Alumni Foundation has assumed the coordination of the prestigious Sweet Home High School High Q Award…
Scholarship offers free LBCC tuition to locals
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
Two boys charged in mobile home fire
Two boys have been charged in connection with a fire that destroyed a manufactured home on April 25,…
Holley Auction
Photo by Scott Swanson Participants survey the merchandise Friday evening, May 6, at the Holley School PTC Auction…
New detective, crosswalks on budget table
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department plans to maintain its current levels of service while the…
Praying in and for Sweet Home
Photo by Scott Swanson Members of the community gathered at City Hall, the School District administration building and…
Quartzville Road improvements under way, to continue through summer
Staff Linn County Road Department last week started a comprehensive $5.3 million improvement project along the Quartzville Corridor,…
School Board adopts drug test plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted 7-1 Monday to adopt a new drug testing policy…
Drop in enrollment prompts possible SHHS staffing cut
Sean C. Morgan Facing a sustained reduction in enrollment at the high school level, the Sweet Home School…
Charter School students get hands-on carpentry practice building birdhouses
Staff Some students at Sweet Home Charter School got their first shot at building something on Thursday, May…
New district ranger lands job she’s long wanted
Scott Swanson New Sweet Home District Ranger Nikki Swanson found her calling in a summer job. Swanson, who,…
Alleged attempted cop shooter charged
Staff Brian Eugene Eller faces 10 charges from a March 25 shootout which left him critically injured. Eller,…
SHHS students celebrate May Week with traditional fun and games
Sweet Home High School students celebrated their annual spring May Week last week with competitions ranging from the…
100-year-old remembers sometimes challenging life mostly with appreciation
Scott Swanson Lucille Rapp really isn’t sure why she’s lived to celebrate a century, but she’s delighted to…
Council members hear questions about manager’s forced retirement, describe visions for city
Sean C. Morgan Hobbled by concerns over the legality of commenting on a labor issue, Sweet Home city…
Burn to Learn on Ames Creek
Firefighters spray a burning house in the 43200 block of Ames Creek Road during a burn-to-learn training exercise…
Volunteer coach arrested on suspicion of online corruption involving student
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home High School volunteer wrestling coach Wednesday afternoon, May 11, on charges…
SHHS Forestry Club finishes second at state
After winning it all a year ago, Sweet Home High School’s Forestry Club, pictured, took home second-place honors…
Budget Committee recommends cutting Public Works supervisory position
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee last week cut funding for the city’s Public…
‘Our Miss Brooks’ returns to SHHS stage
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School will present “Our Miss Brooks” in performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday…