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Sportsman’s Holiday Court : Faith Black
Sponsored by Sweet Home Sanitation Faith Black, 15, is the daughter of Robert and Angela Burger and Richard…
Diploma Day
Scott Swanson On a picturesque summer-like evening, Sweet Home High School’s Class of 2014 departed into the sunset.…
Crash Saturday evening: no injuries
MEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS help around the scene of a crash Saturday evening. No one was injured. Steven Leroy…
Three arrested after home invasion robbery report
Three men have been arrested in connection with a reported home invasion robbery that occurred Saturday morning, July…
LBCC to graduate 874 students Thursday, including 35 from SH
The 46th annual Linn-Benton Community College Commencement Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at…
Superintendent gets new contract
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board approved a new contract for Supt. Don Schrader Monday night…
Student artists’ posters warn of fire danger as summer nears
Sean C. Morgan Fire officials have selected fire prevention posters by three Sweet Home children to post near…
Camping season starts with average turnout at parks
Scott Swanson East Linn County’s camping season kick-off over the Memorial Day weekend wasn’t a record-breaker, but “overall,…
50 years of marriage
Keith and Betty Looney of Sweet Home recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a quiet weekend at…
County gets EPA grant for mill site cleanup
Sean C. Morgan Linn County has received a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct…
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…