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SH response to Girls on the Run has been slow
Scott Swanson Sweet Home girls aren’t exactly running to participate in a nationwide program being introduced by the…
Boys and Girls Club looking to improve program offerings, stabilize funding, director reports
Scott Swanson In her second year as executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater…
Junior High announces second-quarter Honor Roll
Eighth Grade 4.0 – Samantha Hutchins, Austin James, Anthony Sedano, Ally Tow and Alexis Virtue. Eighth Grade 3.25…
Allison Olson, Ryan Gerdes marry in Sweet Home
Allison Rene Olson of Lebanon and Ryan Joseph Gerdes of Corvallis were married Sept. 7, 2013 at the…
Shuttle bus ridership on rise as new routes, schedule changes go into effect
Scott Swanson Ridership on Linn Shuttle buses is at an all-time high, thanks to expanded routes and more…
Plans to repair auditorium, stage get a start at Elks meeting
Sean C. Morgan An informal committee last week started gathering information and working on ways to raise money…
B&G Club baseball, softball sign-ups
The deadline for baseball and softball registrations at the Boys and Girls Club of Sweet Home is 5…
‘Part-Time Indian’ will remain in school
Sean C. Morgan Based on a recommendation from Supt. Don Schrader’s Instructional Materials Review Committee, Schrader has decided…
Council to consider free replacement of deteriorating sewer lines
Sean C. Morgan This month the City Council will consider a program that will allow anyone with deteriorating…
Nuisance property ordinance takes shape in committee
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 reviewed a second draft of an ordinance…
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…