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SH man who fled court, three others arrested
A Sweet Home man who fled the Linn County Courthouse after a trial in September was arrested Tuesday…
Candidates hear about litany of problems at Northwest forum
Sean C. Morgan At a somewhat impromptu forum held Saturday evening on the corner of 12th Avenue and…
Seven arrested in Nandina Street drug bust
Seven people were arrested early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, after police officers executed a narcotics-related search warrant at…
Smashed car destroyed again by fire early Sunday morning
FIREFIGHTERS extinguish a car fire located in the parking lot next to the Sweet Home High School tennis…
Homecoming Court pick gives up spot in act of kindness
Sean C. Morgan A post he saw online at a soccial media site inspired Sweet Home High School…
All not what it seems in schools’ state report cards
Sean C. Morgan Really, really poor performance might not normally be a good indicator of success, but in…
Warm, dry weather prolongs fire season
Sean C. Morgan It may be October, but even after a storm system rolled through nearly two weeks…
Logging lessons: Simulator, provided by equipment firm, gives teens an ‘eye-opener’ on business
Scott Swanson At the Sweet Home High School Auto Shop Tuesday morning, Sept. 30, Nikolas Dishaw was getting…
Library’s new windows popular with public
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home last week dedicated the new stained glass windows inside the…
Huskies score overtime win over Elmira
Sweet Home’s Brandon Keenon scored on a five-yard run in overtime to lift the Huskies to a 13-7…
Wanna be a cop? SHPD’s looking
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is accepting applications for its new reserve officer program. “We’ve…
Sunshine spaghetti feed
Sunshine Industries held their annual spaghetti feed Friay October 3 at their new facility at 1333 Clark Mill…
Election brings local measures before voters
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home voters will decide whether to approve revisions to the Sweet Home City Charter,…
Highway 228 crash sends two to hospital
MEDICS and firefighters tend to Tami Linn Dugan, 57, at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway…
Forest Service seeks input as it decides what to do with roads
Sean C. Morgan The Willamette National Forest cannot afford to keep all of its roads open, and forest…
American Legion seeking to re-establish presence in SH
Sean C. Morgan Dale Jenkins, commander of Sweet Home’s American Legion Timber City Post 133, is leading a…
Taking game laws too lightly can have truly blasted results
Scott Statts Two bucks stood very still in a small clearing of the ponderosa pine forest – actually…
Samaritan Health officials working to meet patients’ needs
Scott Swanson The addition of a new physician last week to the Sweet Home Family Medicine staff is…
New Samaritan records system allows patients increased access
Following years of preparation and work by care providers, clinic and hospital staff and behind-the-scenes technical experts, all…
Four arrested after cops discover two fugitives at Brush Creek home
A Sweet Home man who fled the Linn County Courthouse after a trial in September was arrested Tuesday,…
New doctor says Sweet Home’s just the place for her
Scott Swanson Dr. Tessa Reff is happy to be in Sweet Home, because this is exactly the kind…
General Election 2014: City Council candidates state positions on key issues
Editor’s note: Seven candidates for four open Sweet Home City Council seats makes the Nov. 4 election one…
Scott McKee resigns from City Council
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Councilor Scott McKee Jr. resigned during the City Council’s regular meeting on…
County completes road repairs on Marks Ridge, North River
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Road Department has completed two major projects in the Sweet Home area…