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Local couple says small-engine LP gas conversions can benefit SH
Scott Swanson A Sweet Home couple is launching a new business enterprise that they say will provide local…
Winner sets course record in fifth annual Dam Run 5K
Jakob Hiett took a break Saturday morning from high school cross-country to – win another race. Hiett set…
District student performance, like state, down a bit
Sean C. Morgan Student performance on state tests fell in School District 55 last year, 2012-13, just like…
ODFW warns dog owners of salmon danger
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning dog owners that it is planting salmon carcasses in…
Sweet Home students named to OSU, Linn-Benton summer Honor Rolls
Names of local students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll for summer term have been announced by…
BLM timber sale includes Linn County parcel
Approximately 16.7 million board feet of timber was sold for a total of $3,273,369 at oral auction by…
Community forest meeting Monday
A town hall meeting to give local residents a chance to ask questions and give input on the…
Fire destroys N. River residence, motor home
Fire burned through a motor home, then jumped to a nearby home before Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
High school students, teachers focus on school pride, responsibility
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School Principal Keith Winslow made sure he had the undivided attention of all…
After a year away, Colleen Henry back at SHJH ‘ as principal
Scott Swanson Colleen Henry loves junior high students. It’s pretty obvious. The enthusiasm in her voice rises noticeably…
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…