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‘Ambitious’ intern named SHFAD Firefighter of the Year
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District named Alex Donahue its Firefighter of the Year Thursday evening at…
No stick in the mud
A 1978 Datsun, with a 427, blasts out of a hole that stopped many Saturday at the annual…
New SHHS principal says he’s eager for move to western Oregon
Sean C. Morgan New Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown said he’s looking forward to settling with…
Husky Field turf project, financial campaign continue
Scott Swanson A proposed artificial turf field for Husky Stadium is rapidly becoming reality. Organizers of the effort…
Goetz resigns from SH school district
Sean C. Morgan Dave Goetz signed a resignation agreement as human resources, transportation and maintenance supervisor at the…
Developers seek high-tech occupants for east SH land
Sean C. Morgan The owners of the approved Santiam River Club development are hoping to attract the attention…
After 40 years of four-wheel-drive fests, Fricks still love mud
Sean C. Morgan Then-newlyweds Don and Nancy Frick started organizing an annual mud festival for four-wheel-drive enthusiasts in…
B&G Club town hall: Leaders of effort to save SH club say fund-raising is progressing, but more is needed
Sean C. Morgan The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam are planning to reorganize and asking…
City to offer adopt-a-park opportunity
Sean C. Morgan Local groups interested in cleaning up and taking care of Sweet Home’s city parks are…
Council backs SHEDG’s effort to acquire Knife River property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed Feb. 24 to send a letter to the Linn…
Phones, TV, Internet down in SH
An equipment problem has caused problems for 145 residences and three businesses that use Comcast for their phones,…
Volunteers put in hours each week feeding fellow seniors
The New Era Three days each week volunteers for Meals on Wheels take over the kitchen at the…
Mr. Husky getting a new look as girls enter renamed competition
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School is expanding Mr. Husky to include girls this year and will…
SH invited to Livability Share Fair on Tuesday
Scott Swanson Ready to talk about what would make Sweet Home a better place to live? Sweet Home…
Quartzville campground, road work set to start this summer
Scott Swanson Linn County is gearing up to start campground construction and work on Quartzville Road this summer,…
Enjoyed that sunshine? Forecasters say wet winter weather may be getting set to return
Sean C. Morgan As of the beginning of this week, precipitation in Sweet Home is drastically lower than…
SH schools, cops implementing Standard Response Protocol for incidents
Sean C. Morgan Suppose an armed intruder were to be spotted entering a building of a local school.…
SHEDG board moves forward on Knife River land
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors agreed Feb. 18 to seek an agreement…
Man gives silhouettes to agencies
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home man honored the Sweet Home Police Department and Sweet Home Fire and…
Cops chill in Corvallis
Sweet Home Police Officer Gerrit Southard, left, leads the charge down the ramp into the icy Willamette River…
Local Kiwanians celebrate organization’s 100th birthday
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Kiwanis Club celebrated the 100th birthday of its parent organization Friday evening…
City looks to establish new eastside park
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home will seek money from the state to establish a new park on the…
Efforts mounting to develop funding for Sweet Home for B&G Club
Scott Swanson The Boys and Girls Club of the South Santiam is aiming to raise $40,000 by the…
ODOT: Work on Sheep Creek bridge, slide to start this summer
The Oregon Department of Transportation will repair a landslide and the Sheep Creek bridge on Highway 20 beginning…
Wendy Smith calling it quits as Sportsman’s Holiday Court coordinator
Sportsman’s Holiday Court Coordinator Wendy Smith is resigning and seeking a successor. “The last five years, I have…