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Newberry offers volcanic experience
It began with a sound like distant thunder – but the skies were clear. Suddenly the ground shook…
Two SHHS seniors receive National Merit commendation
Sweet Home High School seniors Sierrah Owen and Brendan Bittner have been named Commended Students in the 2015…
SHEDG to confirm it’s interested in potential park site
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors will tell the Linn County Board…
Council: Back to drawing board on water filling station
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council unanimously voted to reject all bids for a proposed bulk…
Two arrested after cops locate missing car via tracking device
Sean C. Morgan Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested two last week in connection to a vehicle reported stolen…
Summer-long efforts pay off in spruced-up city parks
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home city staffers and volunteers stayed busy over the summer in Sankey Park cleaning…
Mysterious fire:
Sean C. Morgan Fire investigators looking into cause of blaze that gutted vacant 14th Avenue house after re-igniting.…
Oregon Jamboree delivers $19,215 payout to high school
The 2014 Oregon Jamboree has closed its books and the Sweet Home Economic Development Group is ready to…
Rain’s arrival triggers end of fire season
Sean C. Morgan Fire season, regulated use and the burn ban ended last week as fire danger plummeted…
Drug investigation results in seven arrests
Police arrested seven people early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, after police officers executed a narcotics-related search warrant at…
Rookie SH drag racer wins Powerpuff competition at Woodburn
Sean C. Morgan Kourtney Dixon, 18, of Sweet Home won the Powderpuff drag racing competition at the Woodburn…
Locater device in stolen car leads to two arrests
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, Oct. 14, recovered a vehicle stolen earlier in the day in Sweet…
Council candidates talk future and problem-solving at forum
Sean C. Morgan City Council candidates who participated in a forum last week at the Sweet Home Police…
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…