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Hobbs wins council seat in a coin toss
Bruce Hobbs won a coin toss in a tiebreaker for the fourth City Council seat in the Nov.…
SHFAD receives $100K from donor
Sean C. Morgan After reading in the newspaper about the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s need for…
Bus hits wire, knocks out power
Audrey Gomez About 1,700 people were without power for a couple hours Thursday evening, Dec. 11, after a…
City Council race ends in a tie – again
It’s official. Following a hand recount of the Sweet Home City Council election ballots, the Nov. 4 council…
Bob Waibel was a man of action, adventure
Scott Swanson Bob Waibel was one-of-a-kind – larger than life. He was a country boy who melded into…
Nick Augsberger selected to fill school board seat
Sean C. Morgan The School Board appointed Nick A. Augsberger Monday evening during its regular meeting to fill…
Rotarians seeking donations to ‘Story Time’ literacy program
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Rotary Club members are asking for help to improve literacy among young Sweet…
No threat found in Sweet Home High School lockdown
Sweet Home police are investigating a disturbance at Sweet Home High School Monday morning that prompted officials to…
Hunt more than success for SH couple
Sean C. Morgan When Cara O’Brien of Sweet Home shot a nice four-point buck on the opening day…
Indians tour local forest management project
Sean C. Morgan Johan Hogervorst and Saibal Dasgupta have a lot more in common than they may have…
Recent FBI crime report for 2012-13 shows little change in SH crime rate
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s crime rate did not change much from 2012 to 2013, decreasing by 2.3…
Museum Christmas celebration to include classic cars this weekend
Sean C. Morgan Christmas festivities at East Linn Museum will not include the usual carriage rides Saturday evening.…
SH tree trimmer falls to death
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Sweet Home man who fell while trimming…
SH man arrested after chase by alleged gas theft victim, officers
A Sweet Home police officer and Linn County deputy arrested a 28-year-old Sweet Home man for allegedly stealing…
Burglary wave continues with more break-ins
Sweet Home police are investigating two new burglaries and vandalism at three businesses last week in addition to…
SHFAD buying new (used) ambulance
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has ordered a used ambulance to bolster its…
Leaders say livability report provides good chance for SH to assess itself, chart course
Scott Swanson Local leaders say the Livability Assessment and Recommendations for Sweet Home, released Nov. 21, is an…
Council OKs speed tables for 1st Ave.
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved a plan to place four speed tables…
SHFAD Sharing Tree short on givers
Cassie Richey and Shannon Strubhar of the Sweet Home Volunteer Firefighters Association say the Sweet Home Fire and…
Musicians add zing to Singing Christmas Tree
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Singing Christmas Tree will present “The Wonder of Christmas” this week. Most…
Community 101: Class introduces students to world of nonprofits
Scott Swanson On a school day in mid-November, Sweet Home High School Leadership students sat in their classroom…
Metal shop burns
Sean C. Morgan Fire destroyed a former downtown business structure Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 1324 13th Ave.,…
Woman arrested on drug charges after search warrant
Sweet Home police arrested a woman in connection to a search warrant they served Friday morning, Nov. 21.…
In the big Times
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home was front and center on the National Page of The New York Times…
Election tie may be broken Wednesday
Sean C. Morgan The fourth-place tie in the Sweet Home City Council election may be resolved Wednesday evening.…