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Planners approve use of RV as temporary dwelling
The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved on Sept. 8 the use of a recreational vehicle as a temporary…
Tour DaVita takes hundreds of cyclists hundreds of miles – to SH
If you noticed large numbers of bicyclists riding along roads through and surrounding Sweet Home Sunday, you witnessed…
Fires reminder of ‘extreme’ danger
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit responded to five calls on Thursday, two…
Entertainers planning ‘Hee Hee Haw Haw’ dinner show
Sean C. Morgan To help raise cash for a project at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, Shirley Austin…
Enrollment stays about same as last school year
Total enrollment in School District 55 is about the same as it was at the beginning of the…
Schools off to smooth start
Sean C. Morgan While district officials report a smooth first week of school, they continue adapting to Common…
Officer Hamlin named SHPD Employee of the Year
Sean C. Morgan The staff of the Sweet Home Police Department named Officer Geoff Hamlin Employee of the…
Second man sentenced in home invasion
Brian Lee Lindsay was sentenced on Aug. 18 to 78 months in prison in three cases, including a…
Struggle to have baby ending for SH couple
Sean C. Morgan Joe and Stephanie Borello of Sweet Home have struggled to have a baby for eight…
BMX project under way
Sean C. Morgan Over the past two weeks, James Goble and city staff have been busy repairing and…
Couple celebrates 65th anniversary
Fred V. and Edi (Stanton) Smith celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 1 with many of their…
Fall Car Care tips from NAPA Auto Parts of Sweet Home
Natalie Grove Advertising Writer NAPA, which stands for National Auto Parts Association, is all about parts. With over…
Fire danger reaching highest level of season
Sean C. Morgan While fire ripped across some 100 acres in Corvallis, forcing the evacuation of more than…
BLM sells timber east of Sweet Home
Approximately 15.6 million board feet (MMBF) of timber was offered for sale at oral auction by the Bureau…
Voters get green light on city charter ballot measure
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home voters will decide on Nov. 4 whether or not to revise the city…
School district brings in 11 new teachers, one a returning veteran
School District 55 has added 11 new teachers and certified staff members this school year. Among them are:…
When your car is your home, it’s time to give some care
Our homes may be our castles, but as we do more and spend more time in our vehicles,…
Customer service is goal for staff at SH’s Les Schwab Tires
Natalie Grove Advertising Writer Les Schwab’s Tires stands for quality customer service. Open since 1967, the Sweet Home…
Seven candidates running for four City Council seats
Seven Sweet Home residents have filed to run for four City Council seats in the Nov. 4 election.…
Rikki Glick, Zach Heath marry
Dave and Cindy Glick of Sweet Home are celebrating the marriage of their daughter, Rikki, to Zach Heath…
SHHS vice principal back in old stomping grounds
Sean C. Morgan Mark Looney was no stranger to Sweet Home when he accepted his new position as…
Labor Day single-vehicle crash takes the life of Lebanon woman on Highway 34
Oregon State Police is investigating a single-vehicle traffic crash that killed a Lebanon woman along Highway 34 near…
Looking for lifesavers
Sean C. Morgan Local trainer joins program to train disaster search dogs: It takes a special dog to…
Local Elks’ Ron Sharrah assumes role in organization’s regional leadership
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Elks Past Exalted Ruler Ron Sharrah is serving as district deputy to the…
Husky volleyball team has height and numbers; now it just needs experience
Scott Swanson Last year, Sweet Home’s volleyball team’s stated goal was to make it into the state playoffs.…