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SH man found guilty of murder in death of man found in pond
A Linn County jury On May 6 found Donald A. Matzke guilty of murdering Tim Miller. Following an…
Holley School Auction
MICHELLE KEENE, with mic, passes out goodies to children, from left, Gavin Wahlberg, Cole Baxter, Maren Weld, Trent…
Safeway eScrip cash
Local schools and a church collected on their Safeway eScrip earnings during a check presentation at the Sweet…
Honor for veterans
Korean War veteran Matt Schuld hugs his great-grandson, Cade Gaskey, 12, after throwing the first pitch Saturday afternoon…
May Week royalty
Sweet Home High School celebrated May Week last week, with a variety of activities ranging from a Talent…
City Council members done with marijuana prohibition
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is no longer entertaining proposals that would prohibit marijuana in…
Husky Stadium turf project ‘energized’ by anonymous $100,000 donation
Scott Swanson A $100,000 anonymous contribution has energized fund-raising efforts to install an all-weather synthetic turf surface at…
Robert Shamek named new Jamboree director
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree announced Monday afternoon that Robert Shamek will be its new festival director.…
Art award winners
These Sweet Home Junior High art students won gold or silver medals in the Scholastic Art Competition, the…
School Board: Write-in candidate to seek Cascadia seat
Another write-in candidate on Monday, May 4, announced interest in the vacant seats representing Cascadia. Debra Brown, whose…
Retired accountant seeks School Board’s Crawfordsville seat
Staff Carol Babcock, a retired accountant, is seeking the Crawfordsville seat on the Sweet Home School District Board…
Sunshine invites public to chat about disability community
Sean C. Morgan The public is invited to attend a special event next week, a conversation, at Sunshine…
SHHS foresters win first-ever state team championship
Sweet Home’s Forestry Club won its first state team championship Saturday at Central Oregon Community College in Bend.…
City seeks grant for park land
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council passed a resolution last week to pursue a grant from…
Planning Commission approves expansion to Harvest church
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission Monday approved a conditional use permit for Harvest Christian Center…
Deceased pilot identified after plane crash on Mt. Tom
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has idenified the deceased pilot found in a recent plane crash that occurred…
School Board: Watershed educator seeks Foster write-in votes
Sean C. Morgan Angela Clegg, the South Santiam Watershed Council watershed education coordinator, is seeking the Foster seat…
Officials warning against looming danger of wildfire
Sean C. Morgan Fire officials are spreading the message “Wildfire Knows No Season” in the run-up to fire…
Boys & Girls Club Lebanon auction exceeds expectations
The Boys & Girls Club of the South Santiam’s spring auction at the Lebanon clubhouse on Saturday night…
Little Promises auction raises $9K toward van
More than 100 people attended the Little Promises Children’s Program dinner and auction on May 2. They raised…
Huskies lose at Sisters after baseball win over Elmira
The Huskies lost 4-0 in varsity baseball at Sisters on Friday, maintaining a narrow lead over Elmira in…
Proposal would move $500k to bolster SHPD
Sean C. Morgan City Manager Craig Martin has proposed transferring $500,000 to the police department in the 2015-16…
Arbor Day tree plantings
Arbor Month Poster Contest winner Johnny Lyons, above, a first-grader at Sweet Home Charter School, {{more)) plants a…
Experiencing booming attendance, local church plans big expansion
Sean C. Morgan Harvest Christian Center is planning to expand its church building by nearly 13,000 square feet…
Quilting club welcomes all to join in 83-year tradition
Audrey Gomez Each Tuesday and Thursday, local seamstresses gather at the Senior Center to continue a tradition that…