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SH Gleaners back in business after shutdown
Sean C. Morgan Following a brief closure, a new board has reopened the Sweet Home Gleaners store and…
Council elects Gourley mayor
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council elected Jim Gourley mayor in a 4-3 vote during its…
Schools policy ‘silent’ on guns
Sean C. Morgan As it turns out, School District 55 Sc hool Board members learned Monday night, the…
City Council opts to eliminate 7th Avenue school zone
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council decided to remove the school zones on Seventh Avenue near…
The Sweet Home Public Library has received a $1,191 grant to improve public library services to children. The Ready to Read Grant funds will provide programs, incentives and books for this year’s summer reading program. This year’s statewide summer readi
On Feb. 9, several Sweet Home Police Department officers, family members and friends will join hundreds of zany…
Grenade handled carefully
Sweet Home grenade scare brings bomb squad Incident ends withresident being taken into protective custody as police pursue…
School district continues to struggle to fund PERS, board members learn
Sean C. Morgan Retirement payments will be one of the biggest issues School District 55 staff prepare the…
Convict Hopper faces additional sex abuse charge
A Sweet Home man, whose prison term for sexual abuse was to end this month, has been charged…
SH Community Foundation accepting grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has begun its annual grant cycle and will accept applications through Feb. 28.…
Sweet Home Library receives grant to improve services to children
The Sweet Home Public Library has received a $1,191 grant to improve public library services to children. The…
Senator criticizes congressional ‘paralysis’
Scott Swanson Sen. Jeff Merkley made history Tuesday, Jan. 8, with a somewhat spur-of-the-moment visit to Sweet Home…
Adopted daughter, 9, makes call to save mom
Sean C. Morgan DeCima Lugo likes to make sure her children are independent and can take care of…
Forest project team starts
Sean C. Morgan Gathering at Lebanon’s River Center brings together some 50 interested people Monday The Oregon Solutions…
Review of 2012: Second half of the year included variety of ups and downs
July n Sweet Home firefighters and the Sweet Home Elks lodge held a memorial for Ron Fogel, who…
Holley Road closed as police investigate grenade in driveway
Sweet Home Police closed Holley Road between Fern Lane and 1st Avenue for nearly three hours this morning…
SHFAD calls down from ’11
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to fewer medical calls, 2,085, in 2012…
2013 brings new laws for Oregon residents
Scott Swanson Now that 2013 has arrived, Oregonians need to be aware of a number of new laws…
Sunshine Industries nearing fund-raising goal with grants
Scott Swanson Sunshine Industries has reported receiving more than $250,000 in grant funds from two foundations in recent…
Hoy’s makes switch to bigger-name supplier – Ace
Scott Swanson After more than four decades as a True Value Hardware affiliate and a year after being…
City seeks advisory group members
The city of Sweet Home is seeking interested city residents to serve on various city boards, commissions and…
Crime bumps up slightly in latest report
Sean C. Morgan The crime rate in Sweet Home increased a little from 2010 to 2011, according to…
Early-morning fire damages Clark Mill Road greenhouse
A fire caused minor damage to a greenhouse early Thursday morning. Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded…
School funding picture could be improving
Sean C. Morgan If Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget and retirement system reforms are approved, School District 55…
Roof over their heads
Scott Swanson Scout’s Eagle project creates shelter for skate park, wins city recognition Paden Tyler decided when he…
Community Forest Solutions Team first meeting to be Jan. 7
Scott Swanson The Oregon Solutions Project team established to create a South Santiam Community Forest Corridor between Sweet…