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Sweet Home’s population estimate now at 9,090 as city grows
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s population grew to 9,090 this year, an increase of 30 and the largest…
Elks donate to schools
Members of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge donate $4,500 worth of supplies, including 250 pairs of shoes, to…
E-system offers more options to permit applicants
Sean C. Morgan Contractors and property owners in Sweet Home now have the ability to apply and pay…
City Council approves pavement work for Mountain View, other streets
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a contract for a pavement overlay on Mountain View…
Turkey in the crosshairs
Victor Rehart helps Charlotte Williamson line up a shot during a turkey shoot Saturday morning, Nov. 14, sponsored…
Residents raise objections to proposed drug testing for athletes
Sean C. Morgan Two Sweet Home women told the Sweet Home School Board last week that it should…
Local man arrested after drug search
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home man Monday morning after a traffic stop on Main Street. According…
Over the edge on Marks Ridge
Rescue workers, stand on the edge of a ravine on Marks Ridge Drive, just north of North River…
Prepping Christmas cards
Audrey Gomez Most people haven’t gotten started on their Christmas cards yet, but when you’re preparing cards for…
5 arrested after drug search
Five people were arrested Friday morning, Nov. 13, after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at 2456 Long…
Public drinking ends Thanksgiving Day
Sean C. Morgan A new city ordinance banning drinking in public will take effect Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.…
Search for new Sweet Home schools superintendent begins this week
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board adopted a calendar and an outline of standards and qualifications…
Rising real estate values boost SH pool revenues
Sean C. Morgan Increasing real market values have led to more revenue than expected for the Sweet Home…
Locals lead effort to get injured veterans into outdoors
Scott Swanson On a not-so-dark night just before Halloween, Mark Worley and Timm Gunderson hunkered down in a…
Veterans Day now a holiday at OSU
Oregon State University will observe Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as an official holiday beginning this year. No classes…
SHPD serves warrant, arrests one
Sweet Home Police arrested one man in connection to a search warrant it served on Friday. Michael Joseph…
Voters pass city levies
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home voters approved local option levy renewals for the Police Department and the Public…
Remembering Mattie
Teachers Ryan Graville, center and Drew Emmert, decked out in camouflage, listen as student Mary Rouse sings the…
Chamber plans annual meeting
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeting at 5:30 p.m.…
Dad’s dance the night away with daughters
The event drew 126 participants and raised soime $1,500 for the Junior Cheer program coached by Kayla Rosa.…
A Christmas Carol
RICKIE BIRRAN of Springfield performs, as Man of Words Theater, a dramatic recitation of “A Christmas Carol” at…
Hawthorne honors veterans
While students narrated, counselor Stefani Brown sang Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up.” The focus of the program…
Ivan Wolthuis earns Mastership Award
Audrey Gomez A lot has changed in dentistry in the 16 years Ivan Wolthuis has been practicing. One…
Drug bust results in five arrests
Five people were arrested Friday morning after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at 2456 Long St. According…