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A glimpse into the minds of local 8-year-olds: Letters to Santa
Here are the annual letters to Santa produced by second- and, in some cases, third-graders in Sweet Home…
Trail, forest plans take shape as collaborative zeroes in on nonprofit status
Scott Swanson The South Santiam All-Lands Collaborative is about to become more structured as the final steps for…
Fire board moves forward with proposed charges for aid calls, traffic accidents
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Ambulance and Fire District Board of Directors held the first readings Dec.…
Organizer: Record turnout for shopping day
The fourth annual Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, together with a Kids Store shopping event, drew about 100…
Wreck stops traffic on HIghway 20
Passers-by and rescue workers attend to the passengers of two vehicles that collided on wet pavement in the…
Ready for a change of scenery? Try Yaquina Head
During this holiday season, the Bureau of Land Management invites visitors to enjoy storm watching, whale watching, hiking,…
With 3 feet of snow on ground, Hoodoo to open this Friday
After two years of snow-less slopes, Hoodoo Ski Area has announced it will open this Friday, Dec. 18.…
Missing mushroom hunter found in Whitcomb Creek ‘rough terrain’
A Lebanon man who got lost while hunting mushrooms in the Whitcomb Creek area was found Thursday afternoon,…
Wood milling firm making move to SH
Sean C. Morgan The owners of a Eugene-area wood products company have chosen to relocate their business in…
Shop with a Cop goes local
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department personnel teamed up with approximately 35 Sweet Home children for a…
Local man gets 7½ years for attack on woman with pipe, cinder block
Audrey Gomez A Sweet Home man, who struck a woman over the head with a pipe and cinder…
Wet weather rapidly making up for months of drought
With flooding and flood warnings across the state, the rain keeps coming, and there’s snow in them thar…
Museum Nativity, Little Promises kids party among weekend Christmas activities
Christmas holiday activities and celebrations continue this weekend in Sweet Home with a live Nativity at the East…
Missing mushroom picker found north of Sweet Home
A Lebanon man who got lost while hunting mushrooms in the Whitcomb Creek area was found Thursday afternoon,…
Planning Commission approves land use requests
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved two conditional use permits and one variance during following…
Lebanon radio station owner beefs up signals to Sweet Home
Audrey Gomez Charlie Eads has seen, and made, a lot of changes at KGAL since he bought the…
Sweet Home drug search warrant results in three arrests
Three Sweet Home residents were arrested early Thursday morning, Dec. 3, after a narcotics-related search warrant served at…
Wet weather has local lake levels on rise
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s local reservoirs are handling a lot more rain in recent weeks after Green…
SHFAD board to consider fees for non-hospital medical calls
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors will hold two public meetings…
Death of longtime city maintenance supervisor Pat Wood leaves a void
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home city staff was one man down last Friday night for the annual Christmas…
Life Skills craft fair
Life Skills class members show off some of their wares Wednesday, Dec. 2, during their annual craft fair,…
Christmas card displays out for viewing throughout SH
Lighted Christmas cards, painted by local artists, have been set up for viewing around Sweet Home. Card display…
Municipal Court October 15
Oct. 15 – Kevin Joseph Bachand, no contest, third-degree theft, sentenced to 24 months bench probation, four days…
SHEM Thanksgiving
SHEM volunteer Ralph Meyers, right, hands a turkey to Shawna Thibert during a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway Wednesday, Nov.…