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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…
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…
Board appoints book review panel
Scott Swanson The School Board on Monday evening, Feb. 3, appointed nine people to a Reconsideration of Instructional…
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…
Council approves parks master plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council adopted a new Park System Master Plan last week to…
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…
Cops seek passer of counterfeit money
Sweet Home Police are investigating two counterfeit $20 bills received by the Shell station, 1306 Main St. at…
Chamber seeks awards nominees
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet will be held March 8 at the Jim Riggs Community…
Dry weather results in unseasonal wildfires
Sean C. Morgan It’s not supposed to be fire season, but northwestern Oregon, the coast range and the…
Paintings in prose
Scott Swanson “Rising in a land of snow, Down my rushing waters go; Gathering force along my trail,…
Wreck in the Narrows
POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICS work around the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20. Oregon State Police…
Grant teaches youths with Steward program
LOCAL YOUTHS learn map and compass skills as part of the STEWARDS program through the South Santiam Watershed…
Traffic panel takes on 1st Ave., Main Street issues
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Traffic Safety Committee is continuing to work on a number of ongoing…
Newcomers add to staff at Sweet Home Family Medicine
Sean C. Morgan In the last few months, Sweet Home Family Medicine has added two people to its…
Public input sought on GP assessment review sought
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments on its draft environmental assessment of proposed recreation…
Community Foundation announces deadline for 2014 grant applications
Sweet Home Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals for its 2014 Community Grant Cycle. Completed applications must be…
Scholarships offered for E. Linn County medical students
Students from east Linn County who are pursuing a career in health care will want to check out…
Cops on alert for DUIIs during Super Bowl
Sweet Home and Lebanon police departments are participating in a “high-visibility enforcement campaign” to deter drunk driving on…
SH library plans service upgrade via online catalogue
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library is joining a countywide integrated online catalog in 2014, allowing…
Three arrested in DUII crackdown
During a crackdown on impaired driving during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the Sweet Home and Lebanon…
School board seeks Foster candidates
The District 55 School Board is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy in the Foster area. To be…