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Sweet Home man stabbed in fight
A Sweet Home man is recovering from “life-threatening” stab wounds allegedly suffered during a fight with a friend,…
Hope Center needs volunteers, supplies
The new year for the Hope Center doesn’t look good, its leaders say. The center at 12th Avenue…
SH police to offer first self-defense class
Scott Swanson Sweet Home police are offering a self-defense course for women, something they say has been a…
Driver in rollover faces meth charges
Holly Marie Craig, 31, who was involved in a high-speed pursuit through Sweet Home on Jan. 13, is…
SHEDG to ask county for Knife River property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors voted Wednesday, Jan. 21, to ask…
SHHS basketball player injured in North River crash
Sweet Home High School junior Tyler Plebuch was injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, on…
Longtime watershed coordinator departs to take new post
Eric Hartstein has resigned his position as coordinator of the South Santiam Watershed Council to go to work…
Students, teacher say ‘Beauty and the Beast’ strikes close to home for them
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Junior High School will present “Beauty and the Beast” this weekend. The…
SHFAD receives ‘new’ ambulance – 2011 Duramax to fill void
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has received shipment of a used 2011 Chevrolet…
Citing questions, council decides to hold off on committee appointment
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Oct. 13 tabled a request to appoint William C.…
School official: Common Core raises bar for district students
Sean C. Morgan Common Core standards are not really anything new, Director of Student Achievement and curriculum director…
Driver in rollover faces DUII charges in SH, other case
Holly Marie Craig, 31, injured in a crash following a high-speed pursuit through Sweet Home on Jan. 13,…
Were you in the dark?
This broken power line, at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Nandina Street in Sweet Home, knocked out…
SHFAD sets records in medical, total calls
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District set records in total number of calls, 2,792,…
Coordinator sought to steer Livability, more
Scott Swanson Wanted: someone to engineer and coordinate big changes proposed for Sweet Home and the forests surrounding…
Officer Dave Hickcox named SHPD Employee of the Year
Sweet Home Police Department staff members have named Officer Dave Hickcox Employee of the Year last week. “He’s…
Police Department’s call load highest ever
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department reached the highest call load in its history in 2014,…
Foundation accepting applications for local grants
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has begun its annual grant cycle. The foundation’s goal is to provide funding…
Chamber awards nominations sought
Nominations for Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce awards are being accepted. The 71st Annual Awards Banquet will be…
Boy, 7, delivers donation to Manna program from ‘Chippin’ project
When Bryan Gardner decided to offer to chip people’s Christmas trees for $5 donations to charity, his 7-year-old…
Mayor likes city’s direction, puts sewer treatment plant at top of 2015 agenda
Sean C. Morgan As Jim Gourley begins his third year as mayor, he believes the community is headed…
New laws change legal landscape in areas ranging from scholarships to titles
With the new year come new laws for Oregonians, including the most well-known of them all – legalized…
School board to review 4-day week
Sean C. Morgan Over the next month, District 55 School Board members will consider the idea of returning…