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New OSU forest research institute to address challenges facing timber communities like SH
Scott Swanson Thomas Maness stands in a grove of hardwood trees on a slope near the South Santiam…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court : Sierra Owen
Sierrah Owen, 15, is the daughter of Greg and Carolyn Owen. Owen is one of five princesses on…
Officer Chris Wingo honored for saving a life
Sweet Home Police Officer Chris Wingo received the Sweet Home Police Department’s Lifesaving Medal for saving a man’s…
City Council declines to make changes on fluoridation
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council Tuesday evening chose not to take action on a request…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court: Kayleen Keeney
Kayleen Keeney, 16, is the daughter of Chanz and Christy Keeney. Keeney is one of five princesses on…
Smith & Wesson autos still rank among best ever
– by Jeff Hutchins Smith & Wesson doesn’t get the credit it deserves for its innovations in the…
Local schools announce spring term honor rolls
LBCC The following Sweet Home students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or…
Rose Festival queen has local connections
Emma Audrey Waibel, a junior at West Linn High School, was named the 100th Portland Rose Festival Queen…
Illegal fireworks can cost
The season for fireworks sales in Oregon opened Monday, June 23. Legal fireworks may be purchased only from…
Gubernatorial candidate Richardson says he represents more than ‘I-5 Corridor’
Sean C. Morgan Since announcing his candidacy nearly a year ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dennis Richardson’s message around…
Change of leadership brings familiar face back to SHFAD
Sean C. Morgan Fire Chief Dave Barringer has begun work for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District…
Ten move on in karaoke contest
The annual Double D Karaoke Contest continues into the finals at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Vets…
Council to hear from public on fluoridation
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will hear from the public about whether to continue fluoridating…
Wave of senior school district staffers head for retirement exit
Nine School District 55 long-term staff members are retiring this summer, six of them with more than 20…
Cops investigating gunshot injury
Sweet Home police are investigating a shooting incident that wounded a 31-year-old man the morning of June 10.…
RV goes up in flames
Update: FIRE destroys a 1989 Jamboree RV in the 40300 block of Highway 228 on Saturday. Firefighters responded…
Annual karaoke contest now a local staple
Sean C. Morgan The annual Double D Karaoke Contest got under way Saturday evening with 20 singers competing…
$18.5 million city budget approved with a few tweaks in old budget
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council adopted a budget for 2014-15 along with several resolutions transferring…
Clutch delivery: SHFAD medics deliver 2 babies en route to hospital in less than a month
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home medics had just been watching training videos on obstetrics when they got a…
Painter’s generosity helps freshen up local church building
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Christian Church, located at 18th and Long, started giving its building a facelift…
2014 Linn County Fair
The Linn County Fair was held last week in Albany. Results of the 4-H livestock competitions and other…
Jurors find for SH in former park caretakers’ lawsuit
A federal jury has found in favor of the City of Sweet Home in a lawsuit filed by…
History teacher looks forward to new role as elementary principal at Foster
Sean C. Morgan Luke Augsburger says he loves teaching children, and working as an elementary principal is a…
Five from Sweet Home finish Girls on the Run program
Five Sweet Home girls finished the first Girls on the Run program with a 5K (3.1-mile) fun run/walk…