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Harvest Fest
Sweet Home held the annual Harvest Festival at Sankey Park on Saturday, Oct. 5. The bridge was full…
Late Score: Elmira 28, Sweet Home 6
Check out our Wednesday edition for Brett King’s report on what went down at Elmira Friday night.
Public works director: City utility rate hikes likely in spring
Sean C. Morgan Public Works Director Mike Adams expects to recommend higher utility rates next spring when the…
Harvest Fest Saturday to feature lots of vendors, fun
Sean C. Morgan The annual Harvest Festival, with a variety of activities for children and families, kicks off…
Kindred spirit marks Little Promises leadership switch
Scott Swanson After 30 years as director of Little Promises Preschool, which she founded, Anita Hutchins needed to…
Hancock gets 90 days; seeking damages from Sweet Home, county
Sean C. Morgan Bobby Ray Hancock, 42, was sentenced on Sept. 25 in Linn County Circuit Court to…
Elks Back-to-School Night
The Sweet Home Elk’s Lodge held their Back to School Night event on Monday, Sept. 30. The Sweet…
Non-union city staffers get raises
Sean C. Morgan The City Council approved raises and a new benefits package for the city’s non-represented employees…
Cougar search continues
Wildlife agencies continue to look for a cougar that was sighted on 43rd Avenue two weeks ago. So…
Superintendent’s aim to get schools up to speed, technologically
Sean C. Morgan It’s the 21st century, and teachers and students ought to have something like an iPad…
Foster Lake trail repair
Jayce Owen, Nicholas Mattson and John Shaver of Boy Scout Troop 395 were among the Boy Scouts enacting…
Safety Log
Sept. 29 12:51 a.m. – Nathan Allen Deffenbaugh, 37, cited for driving while suspended, careless driving and driving…
Fire season ends up being quick, relatively painless for SH
Sean C. Morgan At the beginning of the summer, Craig Pettinger said the fire season was running about…
Camas field burn
Sweet Home Ranger District staff members, above, tend a burning meadow next to Moose Creek, east of Cascadia…
Investigation does not lead to charges in SH injury crash
The Major Traffic Accident Investigation Team and Sweet Home Police Department have concluded their investigation into a vehicle…
SHEDG demolishes ‘eyesore’ house
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group demolished the house, 1525 Main St., adjacent to Speedee…
Cougar sighting at close quarters prompts effort to trap cat
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police have called in a government trapper to help evaluate the situation after…
SH crime up during period when police ranks dipped
Sean C. Morgan The number of aggravated assaults in Sweet Home more than doubled, from nine in 2011…
SH alum moves along in music world with new act, album
Sean C. Morgan Andy Wylie (Slaght) has had a busy summer, playing an eclectic selection of folk, country…
Forum raises questions about ATV opportunities, liveability
Sean C. Morgan The predominant public intrest points Monday night, Sept. 16, seemed to be getting something for…
Moving Day: Down to the wire, local loggers provide equipment, expertise to relocate depot
Scott Swanson With groundbreaking at the future Bi-Mart site waiting to happen, local logging contractors provided the proverbial…
Ronak Patel, Sefali Shah wed
Ronak Patel and Sefali Shah, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., were married on July 20 at the Westin…
RARE worker brings love of small towns to job
Sean C. Morgan Laura Goodrich, who started work last week in Sweet Home coordinating activities related to the…
Fire damage minimal, thanks to timely rain
Sean C. Morgan Fire damage has been minimal this year, and wet weather is putting a damper on…
Pastures even playing field
Sean C. Morgan There’s nothing like a bunch of uneven pasture ground to even things up for golfers.…