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Finally: The true story of why firemen wear red suspenders
Roberta McKern This month we continue with some excerpts from the very interesting book “The Golden Arrow and…
Visit to museum turns into career move for local history teacher
Sean C. Morgan A conversation about her history class in the right place and at the right time…
New Charter School principal brings organizational experience to job
Audrey Gomez Tavia Thornton has started her 10th year at Sweet Home Charter School, but this time in…
Rare lunar show
The eclipse was a rarity in that it occurred during a supermoon, which happens once a year and…
Crash outside Crawfordsville
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District rescue workers assist a Brownsville woman whose vehicle, right, rolled over Friday…
Nandina apartment fire
Photo by Scott Swanson Firefighters work to evacuate a smoke-filled apartment at 1237 Nandina St., apartment 7, Friday…
Working together best means of accomplishment
A recent National Geographic magazine article tells the story of a team of five bold, experienced adventurers who…
New public trash cans being installed around SH
Sean C. Morgan If they ever had a good excuse for dropping trash along Sweet Home’s streets, litterers…
Fire scorches 4.4 acres of grass on Marks Ridge
Fire burned 4.4 acres of brush and grass in the 42255 Marks Ridge Road on Sept. 15. Firefighters…
Green Peter pool soon too low for boats
Green Peter reservoir is expected to be inaccessible to boaters as early as this week and only one…
City removes street trees around 13th, Long for replacement
The City of Sweet Home removed nine street trees along 13th Avenue, near Steelhead Fitness, Santiam Feed and…
Hunters’ diaries could reveal dark secrets
Just what goes on up in the woods during hunting season? To help answer that question, all hunters…
SHFAD celebrates 75 years
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District staffers and volunteers hosted the public Saturday, Sept. 12, in an open…
Sheep Creek Bridge project under way
Scott Swanson Sheep Creek Bridge on Highway 20 is sliding, and the fix will be costly in time,…
Former local heroin dealer to serve 6 years in federal prison
Rockie Eugene Morse, 42, who once bragged of being Sweet Home’s “biggest heroin dealer” and whose activities created…
Council to get law banning public drinking
Sean C. Morgan The Public Works Committee is preparing an ordinance proposal to prohibit public drinking in Sweet…
Numbers up at 3 schools, but overall student population down
Scott Swanson Enrollments are up at three Sweet Home elementary schools while down at two others, the junior…
Local authors invited to strut stuff at library’s Open Mic Night
Sean C. Morgan Local writers are invited to the Sweet Home Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 24, to…
Crosswalk enforcement exercise results in seven citations, ‘educated’ drivers
Staff Passersby in downtown Sweet Home may have noticed a few police cars near the the corner of…
SH B&G Club offers fall programs, plans fund-raisers
After overcoming funding obstacles earlier this year, the Sweet Home branch of the Boys & Girls Club is…
Contention reigns on Christmas parade plans
Audrey Gomez Two parade permit applications were filed with the Sweet Home Police Department within half an hour…
Council votes to postpone rate hikes discussion till 2016
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week formally voted to postpone discussion of water and…
Fire severely damages home on 14th Avenue Monday
Fire severely damaged a home on 14th Avenue Monday afternoon. Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel responded…