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Husky Royalty proceeds
Participants in this year’s Husky Royalty pageant display the $3468.78 they raised through donation jugs, work crew, waiting…
SHEDG board decides to increase its number
Staff The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors decided to expand the size of the board…
Cops arrest one suspect in tire store break-in
Sweet Home police have arrested one suspect and are seeking another in the burglary of Les Schwab Tire…
High-schoolers hand out $5,200 in grants aid to SH nonprofits
Scott Swanson For students in Sweet Home High School’s Leadership Class, giving out $5,200 was a learning experience.…
Council to discuss pot on May 6
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week set May 6 as the date for a…
Bicyclist, hit by car, suffers broken legs
A crash Thursday afternoon, April 16, broke both of a 51-year-old Sweet Home man’s legs. Bicyclist Louis Carreiro…
Livability participants report
Some 25 people gathered Tuesday, April 7, to discuss progress made in implementing some of the results of…
Taking care of Ames Creek
Robert Sayers, left, and Gilbert Guzman remove blackberries from the banks of Ames Creek below Weddle Bridge in…
Mental health expert gives cops options
Sean C. Morgan A local police officer responds to a call and finds a subject who is clearly…
Planners present annual awards
The Sweet Home Planning Commission presented its annual Quality Development Awards during its regular meeting held on April…
Community involvement key for new SHALC coordinator
Community involvement has long been part of Sharon Kanareff’s life, and it’s one of the reasons she has…
OSEA members asking community to register for free books
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home members of the Oregon School Employees Association are asking local residents to register…
Pinwheels draw attention to child abuse
Audrey Gomez Children romped through the grass in front of the Sweet Home Police Department on Friday, planting…
School Board mulls supt. compensation
Sean C. Morgan Next year when the School Board searches for a new superintendent, Chairman Mike Reynolds told…
Changes in state code prompt look at city fence heights
Sean C. Morgan The default limit for fences in Sweet Home may change to 7 feet, up from…
Update: National Guard troops now returning April 15
Local Oregon National Guard troops are now scheduled to return to the Sweet Home and Lebanon area Wednesday,…
Eggcitement!
Sophia Adams, 1, enjoys meeting Pebbles the lamb and owner Barbara Ross, leading knight at the Elks Lodge,…
Closed wing at County Jail reopens
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has reopened a 48-bed block at Linn County Jail that…
Railroad-Country Lane trial delayed by ‘conflict’
Sean C. Morgan A civil trial of 14 Country Lane homeowners, who have refused to pay fees to…
Students learn fire safety techniques at annual event
Scott Swanson Fresh off some instruction from Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters on how to manage portable water…
‘Warm,’ ‘kind’ firefighter Roy Gaskey dies of ALS
Sean C. Morgan Roy Franklin Gaskey, 69, remembered as a kind-hearted and generous man, dedicated to his community…
Rock Show winner
This display by Larry Shipley of Lebanon is the People’s Choice Award winner for the 67th Annual Gem…
Local blues fans establish bi-weekly jam session at local eatery
Sean C. Morgan Steve Magnolia and his blues band, Symplistic Soles, have started hosting a regular blues jam…
Addition of code enforcement puts SH cops at record call load
Sean C. Morgan Counting code enforcement activity, 2014 was the Sweet Home Police Department’s busiest year in history.…
Child abuse prevention: SHPD plans pinwheel event
As part of National Child Abuse Awareness Month, Sweet Home Police Department is inviting everyone to join in…