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Dave Bauer new director at B&G Club
Scott Swanson Dave Bauer has built a gym, practically from the ground up, and played a leading role…
All-day K, buses stay in budget
Sean C. Morgan The School District 55 Budget Committee approved on May 27 a budget that includes an…
Fluoride issue to get public hearing June 24
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will hold a public hearing on June 24 about whether…
Public Safety Committee decides to give RV issue more time
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Public Safety Committee members spent an hour Tuesday, May 27, trying to figure out…
Burn to Learn
Firefighters practiced fire training in a controlled burn Saturday morning, May 31. They must have 10 hours of…
Sixty-seven years later
These members of the Sweet Home Union High School Class of 1947 gathered May 18 at Skyline Inn…
Burnett, Olsen marry
McKenna Elizabeth and Jerad Allen Olsen married on Aug. 17, 2013 in an evening ceremony on the shady…
SH woman arrested for attempted murder
Sweet Home police arrested Sara Bejar-Suarez, 31, for attempted murder after she allegedly shot at her ex-boyfriend. Police…
Lakeside Market purchased
SURINDER KAUR stands outside Lakeside Market, which she purchased from Jesse Grewal on May 1. She is currently…
Operations supervisor appreciates chance to work in parks
Scott Swanson Kevin Hamilton wasn’t really planning to wear the hat he has on now – but it…
True story: The biggest fish I’ve never caught
Scott Staats Anybody can catch big fish. Anglers do it every day. The tricky part is to hook…
ODF: Drivers urged to follow forest rules
Sean C. Morgan During the final week of Wildfire Awareness Month, Keep Oregon Green and the Oregon Department…
Corrections May 28, 2014
After our May 21 issue went to press, we determined that the unidentified barbecue chef in the photo…
Voters to get say on charter clean-up language
Sean C. Morgan Proposed changes to Sweet Home’s city charter are expected to go to voters in November…
Debate over kindergarten delays school budget OK
Sean C. Morgan The School District 55 Budget Committee declined to approve the proposed 2014-15 budget during its…
Sweet Home Rememberances
Memorial Day observances were spread over several days in Sweet Home this year. Hawthorne School sixth-graders held a…
SHHS Auditorium repairs ready to begin
The Sweet Home Auditorium Remodel Committee has started repair work inside the Sweet Home High School auditorium, and…
SHFAD Budget Committee approves $2.3 million spending plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee approved a $2.3 million budget for…
Lindsey wins; pool, county law levies pass
Sean C. Morgan In the May 20 election, the Linn County Law Enforcement Levy and the School District…
Ecology Field Day
Local watershed district personnel took Sweet Home High School students from Laurie Almeida’s freshman and sophomore biology classes…
Postmaster says Sweet Home a good place to put down roots
Scott Swanson Wendy Lentz is finally home – in Sweet Home. Lentz has settled in as postmaster in…
Fund-raising nearly complete for fireworks
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Volunteer Firefighters Association is nearly done raising funds for this year’s fireworks…
Four SHHS students named valedictorians, one salutatorian
Sweet Home High School has named four valedictorians and one salutatorian. The valedictorians are Amanda Hubbard, Emily Marchbanks,…
Beauty and the Beast all set up for hunting season
Jeff Hutchins I’m kind of a procrastinator when it comes to getting my hunting rifles ready. It always…
Bi-Mart opening draws long line, big turnout of local ‘dignitaries’
Scott Swanson In front of a long line of eager customers, company employees and local community leaders, Bi-Mart…