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Community forest planner holding meeting to talk about youth, outdoors
If you’re a young person interested in the outdoors, or someone who works with kids, or in outdoor…
High School announces first-semester Honor Roll
Seniors 4.0 – Stephen Bishop, Lacey Carranza, Auna Davis, Maria Gutierrez, Amanda Hubbard, Christina Jenkins, Courtney Kent, Haley…
Sweet Home man completes USAF basic training
Air Force Airman Zachary K. Pratt graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,…
City official suggests offering depot to railroad owner
Sean C. Morgan Public Works Director Mike Adams plans to reach out to the Rick Franklin Corporation, which…
New store rising
Construction continues steadily on the Bi-Mart construction project, which is on schedule, according to Don Leber, marketing director.…
Sweet Home on Ice: Storm takes trees and wires down, knocks out power
Sean C. Morgan Schools remained closed in Sweet Home and elsewhere in the mid-Valley Monday, and Wiley Creek…
Safety Log for Feb. 12, 2014
Feb. 10 7:48 a.m. – Caller reported that a red mountain bike had been at the back of…
Just-installed stained glass windows throw new light on library
Scott Swanson Several years of fund-raising and planning came to fruition last week as stained glass artist Chuck…
Veteran school employees retire
Staff The District 55 School Board Monday accepted the resignation of Elena Barton, student services director and principal…
New pastor welcomed to Elm Street Baptist following Army career
Sean C. Morgan Craig Anderson first heard about Sweet Home in church. Anderson, a career Army officer, attended…
Committee to rule on ‘Diary’ Feb. 12
Sean C. Morgan A reconsideration committee is reviewing the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,”…
Fair Share Gleaners say new digs provide more space to help others
Sean C. Morgan Fair Share Gleaners have been busy over the past year not only helping their members…
County negotiating to buy Edgewater RV Resort, marina
Scott Swanson Linn County has an offer on the table to purchase Edgewater RV Park and Marina on…
IRS forms: Jamboree lost money in 2012
Sean C. Morgan According to tax documents filed late last year by the Sweet Home Economic Development Group,…
Planners OK Ti Squared expansion
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved two variances allowing Ti Squared Technologies to expand its…
Police seek suspects in SH tire slashings
Vandals slashed tires on at least 17 vehicles Tuesday night and Wednesday morning between 1st and 6th avenues…
Board appoints book review panel
Scott Swanson The School Board on Monday evening, Feb. 3, appointed nine people to a Reconsideration of Instructional…
Committee recommends superintendent keep book in school
Based on a recommendation from Supt. Don Schrader’s Instructional Materials Review Committee, he has decided to allow the…
Council approves parks master plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council adopted a new Park System Master Plan last week to…
Book brouhaha: Some parents voice concerns about use of novel containing mature themes in eighth-grade class
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 will convene a “reconsideration committee,” tentatively on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to begin…
Gorilla suit prompts police visit
A caller reported a man in a gorilla suit chasing a vehicle as it went by in the…
Sweet Home Elks plan improvements to high school auditorium stage
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks will host a community meeting this month to plan a fund-raising…
Book Review Committee to hold first meeting Wednesday
School District 55’s Reconsideration Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, to begin deciding the fate…
Victim remembered as ‘very athletic,’ with ‘kind heart’
Scott Swanson Family members recall Christine Marie Tiffany Smith as a “kind,” intelligent woman who intensely loved her…
High school sign goes digital
The days of Sweet Home High School Leadership students standing in driving rain, sticking letters onto the old…