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Final new School Board trustee sworn in
Debra Brown was sworn in Monday evening, Aug. 10, as the Cascadia member of the Sweet Home School…
Lightning strike leaves Fern Ridge residents picking up pieces
Scott Swanson Ron and Connie Womack were in a bedroom of their home near the crest of Fern…
Craaaaaazy country: Record heat doesn’t squelch massive turnout for 2015 Oregon Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home contractor Tim Murray has been a faithful Oregon Jamboree attender for the duration…
Car Crash
JARED SEVERNS looks around the scene of a crash in the 1800 block of Ames Creek Drive just…
Front-seat fan has been part of Jamboree since infancy
Audrey Gomez Most tweens are not concerned about preserving their baby clothes, but 11-year-old Alyssa Carlan is working…
City seeks kids’ input on Strawberry Park
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Parks Board is working with two University of Oregon graduate students to…
Hot weather requires extra plant care
Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Writer With the high temperatures this summer, it’s vital to take care to…
Cancer benefit
Trevor Tagle and Lexi Tucker perform at a country music benefit concert held July 24 at South Pacific…
Voters to get say on pot sales
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first reading of two ordinances last week that…
LCSO arrests 4, recovers drugs, more in Cascadia
Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested four adults in connection with a search warrant served July 30 at 49295…
New SHPD officers working right where they feel at home
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department has hired two new officers, both of whom were raised…
Council members OK 2.4 percent trash rate increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted 6-0 on July 28 to approve a requested increase…
Sheep Creek project to slow Hwy. 20 traffic
Delta Construction Company of Eugene has been selected as the contractor on a project to address landslide activity…
Fire dangers shut down forests
Sean C. Morgan Ongoing drought and warm weather that have elevated wildfire danger this summer, with particularly severe…
Search warrants result in nine arrests, ongoing investigations
Narcotics-related search warrants resulted in the arrests of nine people in Sweet Home last week and police say…
Vacation, vintage-style
Sean C. Morgan For a growing number of folks, car shows are a thing of the past. The…
Committee mulls alcohol, smoking rules
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Safety Committee is weighing options on what to do about drinking in…
Chamber’s new gift shop features local arts, crafts
Scott Swanson Kristina Crabtree was getting tired of watching tourists roll right by the Sweet Home Chamber of…
Oregon Jamboree expects ‘big’ crowds
Sean C. Morgan Ticket sales are running about the same as last year as Oregon Jamboree officials and…
New state law puts marijuana sale ban back on table in SH
Sean C. Morgan The City Council has decided to move forward with a process outlined in House Bill…
1946 Ford Woody is best of show in Sweet Home Sweet Ride
Best Make-Out Car: 1958 Oldsmobile owned by Larry Sprinkel of Albany. Best Investment: 1971 AMC Javelin SST owned…
Councilors quibble over trash collection rates
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week turned down a request by Sweet Home Sanitation…
Sharrah installed as Elks district deputy
Ron Sharrah of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge has been installed for a second term as district deputy…
Tuesday morning drug bust results in arrests
Six people were arrested Tuesday following a narcotics-related search warrant served at 1238 2nd Ave. Sweet Home Police…
Sweet Home medics, Search and Rescue, help injured firefighter
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District medics and officials from other agencies worked together to rescue an injured…