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Clark Mill scale shack burns
Firefighters get set to pump water onto flames that destroyed an old scale shack at 1400 Zelcova St.,…
Grampa Tom’s Car Show draws unique, vintage vehicles
Sean C. Morgan David Kem’s new vehicle is a motorcycle, at least according to the Division of Motor…
Huskies say good-bye
Scott Swanson On a balmy, summer-like Friday evening, the Class of 2013 said good-bye with memories of their…
‘Teachers’ get upgrades to administrative positions, pay
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board voted Thursday to hire Josh Dargis as assistant principal at…
Council opts to take the money for Edgewood lien due to foreclosure
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council decided Tuesday, May 28, to accept an offer to settle a…
Library invites youngsters to ‘Dig In’ for summer reading
Scott Swanson For youngsters who like reading, this summer is a chance to “Dig In” for the Sweet…
Summer pool offerings to include more recreation, new programs
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Community Pool is expanding recreational swimming opportunities as part of its new…
Key Club student members invest energy in community change
Sean C. Morgan Community organizations recognized Sweet Home High School Key Club members recently for their work in…
Hal Huschka calling it quits after 18 years as SHJH principal
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Junior High School Principal Hal Huschka is hanging it up after 18 years…
Local students among Oregon State University graduating class
An estimated 5,267 students will receive degrees this spring from Oregon State University, which will hold its 144th…
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…