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SHFAD makes changes to intern, resident volunteer program
Sean C. Morgan Fire Chief Dave Barringer has ended the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s intern medic…
Council puts brakes on 1st Ave.‘speed bumps’ plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council sent city staff members back to the drawing boards in…
Donations push Boys & Girls Club over first goal to keep branch open
Audrey Gomez The Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club started last week about $8,000 short of its $40,000…
Councilman proposes that city outlaw pot
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will vote at its next meeting, April 14, whether to put a…
SHFAD shuffles budget to cover negative balance
Sean C. Morgan As the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District prepares to enter its budget sessions, board…
Courts round-up: Local man pleads guilty in heroin case
A Sweet Home man pleaded guilty last week to drug charges stemming from a case in which a…
Demolition of foreclosed ‘problem’ house gladdens neighbors
Sean C. Morgan The neighborhood around Poplar Street and 11th Avenue is much quieter now in the wake…
Writers enjoy mutual support in Sr. Center group
Audrey Gomez When a writing class offered through Linn-Benton Community College was cancelled, a group of Sweet Home…
BG Club sets goals, deadlines to stay open
Audrey Gomez The Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club was bustling with activity during spring break, even as…
School officials support college program at senate hearing
Sean C. Morgan Staff and students from school districts across the mid-Willamette Valley, including Sweet Home School District,…
Three file for School Board; Six seats open
Three candidates have filed unopposed for three of six seats open on the Sweet Home School District Board…
Two join SHEDG board
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Economic Development Group members last week elected two new faces to the organization’s board…
Glittering gems at Mineral Show
Visitors look for deals at vendor tables during the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society’s 67th Annual Gem…
Public invited to SHEDG annual meeting, election Wednesday
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at…
Holley Science Fair
Holley Elementary School held its 2015 Science Fair on Wednesday, March 11th. The event has grown significantly over…
Pancakes at Foster School
Boy Scout Matthew McKinnon, left, with friends Jorel Leyba, center, and Nathaniel Coleman, set tables for the annual…
Chamber winners
Longtime local teacher and volunteer Ben Dahlenburg was honored with the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Service…
Officials want to get public’s opinion on pot
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
School counselor honored for saving student
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Schools Supt. Keith Winslow last week recognized Foster and Oak Heights Counselor Joe…
Sweet Home youths get taste of government during ‘City Day at the Capitol’
Officials from the city of Sweet Home joined more than 175 local government representatives from across the state…
Public meeting to talk pot?
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
Clearing the view at Foster
A group of Sweet Home-area residents, led by Todd Branson and Bill Langdon, spent Thursday morning, March 5,…
Livability open house, workshop attract local interest, raise hard questions
At the end of an all-day workshop on what to do with Sweet Home’s Livability Assessment Wednesday, March…
End of a long run together: Sweet Home Real Estate agents turning in keys
Sweet Home Real Estate will close its doors Saturday, March 14, but June Wortman and Mary Maynard have…
2015 LBCC Skills Competition winners
Sweet Home students, above, show off their winnings at the Linn-Benton Community College High School Industrial Skills Contest…