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Stock remembered as warm, loving ‘angel’
Sean C. Morgan James “Skip” Stock and his brother Ted performed many funerals together, but Skip always made…
Election 2012: County Commission candidates square off: Mark Spence
Sean C. Morgan Mark Spence, a historian, sees connections among all kinds of issues, national and local. Klamath…
SHEDG gives thumbs up to indie festival
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors Oct. 17 authorized Oregon Jamboree Festival…
Fire season ends with largest blaze of year
Sean C. Morgan The weather is wet. Fire season is finished. The burn ban has ended. Fire danger…
Josai program gets green light from feds
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program, better known as SEVIS, has approved Sweet…
SHHS to enforce dress code
Keith Winslow Our leadership class and our Making A Change (MAC) student group have attended trainings and are…
Kristen Peterson, Colton Schilling are Jr. First Citizens
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School seniors Kristen Peterson and Colton Schilling have been selected as Sweet…
Working together
Sean C. Morgan Unique cooperative effort on display in Cool Soda field trip Hydrologist Lance Gatchell stood above…
Dentist to offer cash for candy
Scott Swanson So your kid(s) brought home 10 pounds of candy from Halloween. What now? Do you let…
Chamber looking to upgrade
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce members voted Oct. 18 in support of refinancing their building at…
Cougar shot near Pleasant Valley
Scott Swanson Whether cat was one involved in horse’s death is uncertain Mitch Walker says has seen three…
Election 2012: County Commission candidates square off
Sean C. Morgan Roger Nyquist Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist is interested in improving Linn County’s economy. It…
SH man pleads to lesser charge in killing of son
Jerry Ray Milligan, 66, was sentenced on Oct. 10 in Linn County Circuit Court to seven years, three…
End is nearing for fire season
Sean C. Morgan As of Monday, fire season was still in effect, but fire officials are lifting restrictions…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Phil Barnhart, House District 11
Sean C. Morgan Phil Barnhart isn’t done yet. The problem that brought him to the Oregon legislature isn’t…
Pursuit ends with arrest, wrecked police and private cars
A police pursuit into a residential area in Sweet Home ended Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, after the suspect…
Ames Creek ‘natural’ fish ladder project completed
Scott Swanson A weir system intended to open the mouth of Ames Creek to winter steelhead and cutthroat…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Sherrie Sprenger, House District 17
Sean C. Morgan Sherrie Sprenger wants to continue representing the people of House District 17 to Salem. “I’m…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Steve Frank, Senate District 9
Sean C. Morgan Steve Frank says the existing tax system is unstable and needs reform. “When I walk…
Local schools’ report cards mirror last year’s results
Sweet Home Charter School received a rating of “outstanding” on its 2011-12 report card, while all other District…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Fred Girod, Senate District 9
Sean C. Morgan Fred Girod says he’s the guy to stand up for rural Oregon in the state…
Council pulls plug on proposed lighting ordinance
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Council members last week indicated that they were not interested in adopting…
City sees tad more revenue than expected
Sean C. Morgan Although most real market values declined again this year, the city of Sweet Home expects…
New day for Sunshine as it breaks ground for facility
Scott Swanson Before a crowd of well-wishers and clients, Sunshine Industries broke ground Wednesday, Oct. 10, for a…
Election 2012: State office candidates lay out views: Kelly Lovelace, House District 11
Scott Swanson Kelly Lovelace believes that turning around the economy and creating more jobs will turn around Oregon.…