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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…
Study seeks to determine how descent from dams affects fry
Sean C. Morgan For a young salmon or steelhead, going over a 450-foot dam can be a big…
Water rate discussion to proceed without consultant
Sean C. Morgan The City Council has abandoned plans to hire a consultant to review its water and…
A&W, cheer win top honors in Sportsman’s Holiday parade
Sweepstakes: Sweet Home A&W Restaurant Sportsman’s Holiday Parade Committee Choice: Sweet Home Cheer Dignitaries: First place, VVA Chapther…
School Board balks at sports fee increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted 7-1 Monday to hold sports fees constant at Sweet…
Public Safety Fair to be combined with concert at Sankey Park Thursday
In a different time and place, the annual Jim Bean Public Safety Fair begins at 5 p.m. on…
Childhood friend staging benefit for cancer patient
Audrey Gomez When Kerry Claasen Modin learned her friend Raquel Gonzalez-Ndzeidze, 33, needed to raise money for cancer…
Storm gives brief respite from severe fire conditions
Sean C. Morgan The hot weather relented in a big way last week as lightning and a little…
Legislature puts ACT program on hold for Class of ’16
Sean C. Morgan A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would limit the growth of “fifth-year” high school programs…
Warm-weather tourist traffic has ‘overwhelmed’ county parks in biggest year ever
Scott Swanson Linn County Parks Director Brian Carroll and his staff knew if they ever had a mild…
5K to benefit local charity that provides clothes for kids
Sean C. Morgan Local runners and walkers are invited to raise money for Hope’s Closet Friday night in…
Mysterious early-morning fire destroys pickup on Main Street
Sweet Home Police Department is investigating a fire that destroyed a pickup truck and damaged Seamingly Creative early…