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Camper dies after fall from cliff
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a man who fell from a cliff near Gordon…
Junior high science teacher, daughter publish novels
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Junior High science teacher Mark Holden wrote a book more than 20 years…
SH girls finding it hard to gel as team in losses
The Huskies lost 5-1 to Pleasant Hill on the road in girls soccer on Sept. 8. The Billies…
John Wittwer celebrates 40 years as a Sweet Home attorney
Sean C. Morgan Attorney John Wittwer dryly discounts 40 years of business in Sweet Home as something anyone…
Boys soccer off to best start ever – 3-0 – with tough league approaching
After downing Valley Catholic 2-1 and Pleasant Hill 8-1 last week, Sweet Home is on a 3-0 winning…
Best in the West triathlon event back, bigger than ever
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Kambria Schumacher has been steadily rising through the ranks of Northwest triathletes over the…
Numbers not in yet, but first week of school was ‘good’
Sean C. Morgan School officials reported a smooth opening school week, with District 55 enrollments staying about the…
Committee: Delay rate increases
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Works Committee is recommending to the City Council that it hold off…
2015’s been hot year for campgrounds
Scott Swanson The record-breaking temperatures this year may have caused problems in other areas, but for the Linn…
City ordinance revision retains fence permit requirement but without fee
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Sept. 1 held the first reading of updates to…
New Holley principal says education, though not first career choice, is his calling
Sean C. Morgan Holley Elementary School’s new principal, Todd Barrett, is stressing empowerment and motivation as he takes…
Foster Forest to get facelift from local student groups
Sean C. Morgan The South Santiam Youth Watershed Council, the Sweet Home High School Forestry Club and Foster…
SHFAD to celebrate 75th anniversary with open house
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District will celebrate the Sweet Home Fire Department’s 75th…
Mallard Creek clubhouse destroyed by fire
Firefighters from several communities spent 2½ hours Monday night and Tuesday morning battling a blaze that destroyed the…
First Weyerhaeuser millsite meeting draws sizeable crowd
Scott Swanson The subject of what to do with the former Willamette Industries-Weyerhaeuser Sweet Home Mill site brought…
Season preview: Pieces in place for boys first run to soccer playoffs?
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s boys soccer team came closer to their goal, literally, last year when the…
Season preview: Cross-country boys can pack in the runners; girls experienced, but thin
Scott Swanson One way to describe the Sweet Home boys cross-country team’s prospects going into this season is:…
Fire destroys vacant house, but neighboring residences saved
Fire destroyed a vacant house at 2221 Main St. on Tuesday evening, Aug. 18. Firefighters responded to a…
New school resource officer Hamlin looking to fill a need
Sean C. Morgan Geoff Hamlin has begun serving as the Sweet Home Police Department’s new school resource officer.…
Cancer patient makes effort to thank congressman for help with big trip
Audrey Gomez Sandy Meador, of Sweet Home, has been undergoing treatments for pancreatic cancer on and off for…
District welcomes 20 newcomers to teaching ranks
The Sweet Home School District will have 20 new teachers this year. They are joined by two new…
Local family make their mark in national archery competition
Sean C. Morgan Travis Smith has been an all-state football player and a top bodybuilder. Now he’s ranked…
Photo by Sean C. Morgan North River grass fire
Firefighters mop up a fire that burned approximately .75 acres in the 42100 block of North River Drive.…
Council OKs pot ordinances – per state template
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Aug. 25 adopted two ordinances prohibiting new medical marijuana…
Recent retirements result in reshuffling of SHFAD staff
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s staff has undergone changes at the top with the…