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Lebanon hospital leadership changing in Samaritan corporate restructuring
Samaritan Health Services recently consolidated its senior leadership structure to better reflect a redesigned health model that focuses…
Arbitrator: District’s 4-day week violates contract
Sean C. Morgan An arbitrator on May 28 ruled that School District 55 violated its contract and implied…
Chief change: Ceremonies, dinner mark Bob Burford’s retirement as Jeff Lynn takes leadership of Sweet Home police
Scott Swanson Chief Bob Burford retired Friday and passed over his star to his successor, Jeff Lynn, in…
Public, veterans urged to see ‘Honor Flight’ film Saturday in Lebanon
Sean C. Morgan Jay Burcham would like to see Lebanon and Sweet Home residents to show up Saturday,…
Study-related lake levels may benefit more than fish
Scott Swanson The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to improve life for young steelhead and salmon moving…
Forestry 101
Fifth and sixth graders from Oak Heights and Holley elementary schools attended the annual Forest Field Day at…
Runners to hit the streets Saturday
Runners will hit Sweet Home’s streets Saturday morning for the inaugural Hero Half Marathon and two shorter races.…
Memorial Day events highlight memories of GIs’ sacrifices
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home veterans organizations and residents honored the memory of departed soldiers Monday at special…
Fire destroys mobile home on Hwy. 20
Fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home west of the Narrows on Saturday. Sweet Home firefighters responded to the…
Buddies build access ramp for recovering veteran
Sean C. Morgan The Northwest Veterans Motorcycle Club and its support club, the Northwest Patriots, escorted Jim Allyn…
Incumbents retain seats
Sean C. Morgan District 55 School Board incumbents Dale Keene and Jan Sharp retained their seats in the…
Schools budget includes teachers, cop, technology
Sean C. Morgan The School District 55 Budget Committee on Thursday approved a $19.8 million budget, the largest…
Community stepping up for cancer patient
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home man fighting a physical battle against cancer has found that battle has…
SH driver’s quick thinking avoids grass fire as truck burns
A commercial truck transporting logs received major fire damage Tuesday morning, May 14, after a fire reportedly started…
10 finish at top of academic ranks, to lead SHHS graduation
Sweet Home High School has a record number of top-ranked students this year – 10 – who will…
SHFAD committee sends $2.25M budget to board
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee approved a $2.25 million budget for…
Relocated kids’ fishing derby is effort to improve experience
This year’s Free Fishing Day children’s fishing derby has been moved from Foster Lake to Roaring River Fish…
Huskies advance in softball, track
The Sweet Home softball team shut down host Douglas Thursday in a OSAA 4A play-in game, 6-0. The…
Veterans’ cycle club puts down roots helping in SH
Sean C. Morgan By the time veteran Jim Allyn returns to Sweet Home after several neck surgeries, the…
Fireworks show gets new life
Sean C. Morgan The 2013 Sportsman’s Holiday fireworks display has been funded – and then some. The Sweet…
Harvest fest in, cop out, in city budget puzzle
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home Budget Committee restored funding for the Harvest Festival, which had…
Board blocks move toward 5-day week
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board turned down a proposal Monday night that could have led…
Crash scenario designed to drive home realities of DUI driving
Sean C. Morgan A horror story involving a drunk driver and a family of victims unfolded last week…
Department veteran Jeff Lynn named police chief
Sean C. Morgan Sgt. Jeff Lynn has been named Sweet Home’s new police chief. Sweet Home City Manager…