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LBCC iLearn program provides college for non-traditional students
Scott Swanson Looking to learn more about business? Office skills or technology? Does your boss want you to…
Council-Samaritan talks begin about Sweet Home’s medical needs
Sean C. Morgan Samaritan Health Services is interested in getting more involved in Sweet Home, although it has…
Swath of destruction
A Pacific Power and Light crew works Friday morning, March 25, to replace a power pole sheared off…
Boy, 13, rescued after sinking to chest in lakeshore mud
Staff Sweet Home firefighters rescued a 13-year-old boy who was stuck chest-deep in the mud at Calkins Park,…
Super Hero preparation
Dave Bauer of Steelhead Strength and Fitness and Amy Wingo work last week on plans for the April…
Guy Smith named SHFAD Firefighter of the Year; Jonathan Lemar Rookie of the Year
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Battalion Chief Guy Smith was named Firefighter of the Year…
Local medical team ministers to poor villagers in Guatemala
Staff It might seem hard to imagine caring for more than 300 dental patients without the luxuries of…
SH couple’s native American-style jewelry among attractions at annual rock show
Sean C. Morgan John and Brenda Burford find beauty in the things they dig up out of the…
Activities director keeps Wiley Creek residents engaged, entertained
Staff Each Monday Jamie Pace, activities director at Wiley Creek Community, adds a little color to the dining…
Early-morning fire damages former T&M Pizza building
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel responded early Monday morning, March 28, to a structure fire in…
James Goble appointed
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council appointed James Goble to fill a vacancy left by the…
Free books program aims to get local kids hooked on reading
Sean C. Morgan Every Sweet Home child age 4 or younger is eligible to receive a free book…
Sidebar: Multiple repeat offenders pose an ‘issue’ for law enforcement
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department arrested 31 individuals five or more times in 2015. Those individuals…
Samaritan PA aims for ‘compassion and understanding’
Audrey Caro Gomez Meaghan O’Connor was conflicted about being a nutrition major when she worked at McDonald’s while…
March ESPY winners
Sweet Home School District’s March ESPY Award winners include, from left, Shylo Gustine, Sweet Home Junior High; Molly…
New members Diane Gerson, Jared Cornell elected to SHEDG board of directors
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group elected two new members to its board during its…
Fire damages former T&M Pizza building
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel responded early Monday morning to a structure fire in the former…
ODOT: Studs need to come off by March 31
March 31 is the deadline for Oregonians to remove studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced this…
Sweet Home man dies in Highway 20 crash
A Sweet Home man was killed Wednesday afternoon, March 23, in a collision with a chip truck on…
Teen rescued from mud at Foster Lake
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel rescued a 13-year-old boy who was stuck waist-deep in mud at…
Warrants issued by local court on the rise – at higher rate than other towns
Sean C. Morgan The number of warrants issued by Sweet Home Municipal Court has rapidly increased over the…
Child abuse to get close look in Linn County
Sean C. Morgan Child Abuse Awareness Month will kick off April 1 with a Child Abuse Prevention Summit…
County commissioners file $1.4 billion suit against state
Linn County Commissioners filed a $1.4 billion class action lawsuit against the State of Oregon and the State…
Killer of Christine Smith sentenced to life in prison
Linn County Circuit Court Judge DeAnn Novotny found Devin P. Hansen of Albany guilty of murdering his 29-year-old…
Lin Gagner named Distinguished Citizen at chamber awards banquet
Scott Swanson Lin Gagner was named Sweet Home’s Distinguished Citizen for 2015 and Kristen Adams was named First…