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District has 21 new faces behind desks as new school year begins
Sweet Home School District has 21 new licensed staff – principals, counselors and teachers – as this year…
Storm slams Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Lightning struck near a local school and buildings flooded Thursday, Sept. 6, as a rare late-summer…
Enrollment up, superintendent says, as Sweet Home kids return to school
Scott Swanson Despite a day without computers that ended with a freak storm, which knocked out power to…
School board chooses former member Ellis
Scott Swanson Sweet Home School Board members on Monday chose one of their former colleagues to fill a…
Foster Dam-area roads to be closed for Sept. 14 run
The City of Sweet Home Youth Advisory Council is sponsoring the fourth annual 5K Run across Foster Dam…
Late football: Banks puts brakes on Huskies, 34-13
Sweet Home’s football team, coming off a big win over Redmond the previous Friday, got more than it…
Aerial recovery
Sean C. Morgan A helicopter operated by the Croman Corporation on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service successfully…
Linn Shuttle offering new schedule, new bus connections
Scott Swanson In response to increased demands for local bus service, Linn Shuttle is adding routes and synch-ing…
Grant, new leaders help put Sweet Home Gleaners back on feet
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Gleaners recently received a $2,500 grant from the Siletz tribe to help…
Library loading up on books, fall programs as warm weather ends
Sean C. Morgan Summer’s just about over, and the Sweet Home Public Library is setting up its fall…
Rio Theater has about 15 percent of funds needed for projection equipment
Sean C. Morgan Between donations and a price hike of $1 per ticket, the Rio Theater has raised…
SH motorcyclist found not guilty of manslaughter
Sean C. Morgan A jury found Bobby Ray Hancock of Sweet Home not guilty of first-degree manslaughter and…
Trashed beauty salon reopens doors with help from new friends
Scott Swanson When Paula Whitehead opened the back door to her newly finished beauty salon on Aug. 16,…
Trees for fish
Sean C. Morgan The sound of running water in Soda Fork Creek, 25 miles east of Sweet Home,…
Now is no time for GOP timidity on Obamacare
Bill Wilson Three-and-a-half years ago, every single Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives — and 34…
Oak Heights ‘home’ for new principal
Staff Courtney Murphy was sad to leave a community she loved, Sandy; but she did it for the…
Cool Soda comment period approaching
Staff Administrators of the Cool Soda Planning Area project expect to solicit public comments in October, and the…
Common Core, pool funding lead list of school to-do’s
Staff Entering his fourth year as District 55 School Board chairman, Jason Redick says the list of things…
Cops to be out in full force for Labor Day
Kicking off the Labor Day holiday weekend Friday, Aug. 30, travelers on Oregon highways should see an obvious…
City seeks input on vision for future; plans community discussion meeting
Sean C. Morgan Members of the city-led vision committee are seeking more involvement from the community as they…
Council rates City Manager Craig Martin ‘very good,’ awards pay hike
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council gave City Manager Craig Martin a positive evaluation during its…
Crawfordsville to host Bridge Day celebration this Saturday
Crawfordsville Bridge Day is Saturday, and the public is invited to visit and enjoy the festivities as Crawfordsville…
Church’s backpack giveaway draws large response
The line was long, but the wait was worth it for the large crowd who showed up Saturday…
River rescue
Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Fire Department and rescue workers from around Linn County, including Sweet Home, rescued a…
YAC sets Sept. 14 for 5k
The city’s Youth Advisory Council will hold its fifth annual 5K Dam Run/Walk with an optional 2K Walk…