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Turkey deaths spark neighbors’ ire
Audrey Gomez Residents in the area of Mountain View and Elm have different opinions about turkeys frequenting their…
SH says good-bye to Neil
Audrey Gomez Sweet Home turned out in force Friday, Feb. 5, to say good-bye to Neil Nightingale, who…
Superintendent search down to 5
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District conducted interviews with five candidates for superintendent Monday through Wednesday…
Planning Commission approves mobile home placement on abandoned property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved two variances Monday night that will allow a retired…
SH steps up for crash victims
Audrey Gomez A couple of major fund-raisers kept Sweet Home well-fed last week, while helping the families of…
Truckers remember Neil
Truckers roll through Sweet Home Friday, Feb. 5, as part of a procession to honor the memory of…
High school’s graduation rate climbs
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School’s four-year graduation rate increased by 3.59 percentage points in 2014-2015. The…
Commissioners tell governor they won’t follow planned wage hike
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Board of Commissioners is telling the state that it will not participate…
Upscale Riggs Hill project construction to start once city issues final permits
Sean C. Morgan The Lund family is nearing completion of Lake Pointe Estates, their new high-end subdivision overlooking…
Sweetheart 10K, 5K and kids runs at Sankey Park Feb. 13
Sweet Home’s second annual Sweetheart Run will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, with a start…
Threat of natural catastrophe prompts planning by city officials
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home officials are taking a close look at dangers to the community posed by…
Legislators seeking ways to keep fifth-year program alive
Sean C. Morgan A legislative concept that’s on the list for consideration during the Oregon Legislature’s short session,…
Local recyclers charged with compliance violations
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives concluded a compliance check last week of all six metal recycling businesses located within…
Department reports review city’s progress in variety of areas
Sean C. Morgan Department reports created by the City of Sweet Home, filled with details about its activities…
Proposed updates to city water plan include storage, conservation, delivery improvements
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week received a draft copy of proposed updates to…
Victims’ families ‘holding on’
Audrey Gomez Community members are offering prayers and raising support for two Sweet Home men who were injured…
Fire board pondering district needs
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District needs new apparatus, firefighting, rescue and radio equipment, a…
Local anglers build platform for public, disabled access
Scott Swanson Anglers who are disabled will soon have much better access to fish in the South Santiam…
Council calls on Samaritan for more services
Scott Swanson City Councilor Greg Mahler laid out his case Tuesday, Jan. 19, for urgent care in Sweet…
Sweet Home’s first baby came a little late this year
Sean C. Morgan When Kristin Birky was born – at 11:40 a.m. on Jan. 7 at Samaritan Lebanon…
‘New’ principal DeSouza back in action, at Oak Heights
Sean C. Morgan Glenna DeSouza says she’s happy to be back in Sweet Home filling in as principal…
Fire destroys Long Street home
A pinched power cord is believed to have caused a fire that destroyed a home at 2456 Long…
Universities, Guard program announce graduates
Isaiah Blake of Sweet Home was among 86 graduates, 47 undergraduates and 39 master’s degree recipients, who graduated…
Hwy. 20 wreck sends two truckers to hospital
Oregon State Police is continuing its investigation into a crash that occurred just before 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan.…
Merle Haggard to headline Jamboree; McCoy, Gracin, Carpenter and Faith also signed
Country music legend Merle Haggard has been signed as the final headliner for the Oregon Jamboree’s 2016 festival,…