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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…
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…