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Council members to select likes, dislikes in ‘livability’ ordinance
Sean C. Morgan Members of the city’s Public Safety Committee will pick out the things they like in…
City Council sends City Manager Craig Martin into ‘involuntary retirement’ after 18 years
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council and City Manager Craig Martin entered into an agreement Tuesday…
South Santiam collaborative gets nonprofit status, increasing ‘transparency’
Scott Swanson The South Santiam All Lands Collaborative is seeking federal 501c3 nonprofit status after incorporating as a…
Huskies beat Elmira in softball
Elmira lost its first softball game of the year today (April 19) when Sweet Home defeated the Falcons…
Consultant describes bio-char plans
Sean C. Morgan A forestry consultant told members of the Sweet Home All Lands Collaborative Monday afternoon about…
Fire district bond in hands of voters
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District voters will decide in the next few weeks whether…
Judge refuses to let accused SH man represent himself
Staff After arriving 15 minutes late for his scheduled plea and sentencing, Allen Maurice Diggs declined to enter…
SHPD dealing with more dogs these days
Sean C. Morgan It may not quite be “Who let the dogs out?” for the Sweet Home cops,…
Fire destroys truck camper
A fire destroyed a camper, located with some stored manufactured homes behind Slip ‘n’ Snip, 4500 block of…
Council considers lowering base-charge water allotment to 300 cubic feet
Staff The Sweet Home City Council last week moved closer to deciding how it will adjust water and…
Burglary suspect arrested during traffic stop after tips from public
Following tips received from the public, Sweet Home police arrested James Vernie Seiber, 53, during a traffic stop…
New, larger Dial-A-Bus opens doors to more riders
Scott Swanson Linn Shuttle’s new Dial-a-Bus van will open doors for people who might have had trouble using…
Commissioners allow property split to avoid flag lot configuration
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission on April 4 approved a pair of variances to allow…
Local pastor engaged in conversion of different flavor
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home worship pastor is interested in converting you. To good beer! He wants…
Salem man dies in SH tractor accident
A Salem veterinarian died in Sweet Home on Friday, April 8, when a tractor flipped on top of…
Tired Huskies still deliver boatload of personal bests in T&F
Coach Allyson Bodenbach was excited following Sweet Home’s track and field teams’ trip to Elmira for a four-way…
Foundation presents $9,000-plus to local organizations
The Sweet Home Community Foundation awarded over $9,000 in grants to local organizations April 5 in a ceremony…
School district gets $1.4 million grant to pay for earthquake fix to SHHS auditorium
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District learned Thursday that it qualified for a $1.4 million grant…
Pinwheels offer reminder battle against child abuse
Sean C. Morgan A small crowd of adults and children gathered Friday afternoon, April 8, at Sweet Home…
Jamboree OSU Mystery Concert a near sell-out
If you’ve got plans to see the Oregon Jamboree’s April 27 Mystery Concert at LaSells Stewart Center on…
Jamboree director: Replacing Haggard a matter of ‘timing’
Scott Swanson The death of country music legend Merle Haggard last week leaves the Oregon Jamboree and other…
Six-plus acres of forestland burn east of SH in early-season wildfire
Sean C. Morgan Local firefighters stop-ped a 6.3-acre wildland fire Thursday near the intersection of Soda Fork Road…
Earth, wind and fire: High-schoolers get real-life training in wildland firefighting
Sean C. Morgan Pat MacMeekin fanned flames uphill toward a house Friday morning as he demonstrated fire behavior…
SHHS alum stepping down after successful track coaching career
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse head women’s track and field coach Pat Healy has announced his retirement effective at…
Awana awards
Jonathan Leever, left, receives a Meritorious Award from George Virtue at Community Chapel’s Awana awards night on March…