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Alleged assault on mother leads to arrest
A Sweet Home-area man was arrested Saturday, April 28, after allegedly assaulting his 79-year-old mother, Linn County Sheriff…
City cracking down on wayward cans – sort of
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home has urged residents to get their trash cans out of…
Ashton Scholarship deadline May 7
Completed applications for the 23rd annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship must be turned in by Monday, May…
Krystina Tack returns home to help prostate victims
Sean C. Morgan After developing a career as a medical physicist with prostate cancer research and clinical experience,…
Students learn to deal with invasive species
Sean C. Morgan Four Sweet Home High School students spent Saturday morning, April 28, finding and cataloging invasive…
City Council: Ex-Frontier should get new chance
Sean C. Morgan Ernie Volkers and Manuel L. Victor are hoping to soon reopen the old Frontier bar…
School funding picture looking slightly rosier
Sean C. Morgan While forecasts are optimistic for school funding in the 2013-15 biennium, School District 55 will…
Fire Women’s duck contest to float Saturday
Sweet Home Fire Women’s Association will hold its second annual Duck Race at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5,…
Cross-country cyclists, led by ex-cop, ride for pot
Sean C. Morgan Three men riding bicycles across the country, from Newport to Savannah, Ga., Passed through Sweet…
Drug collection event nets 128 pounds
The Sweet Home Police Department, in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration, reported that 53 people dropped off…
Linn Shuttle rapidly reaching capacity, thanks to growing ridership
Scott Swanson The recent sharp increase in fuel prices has increased ridership of Linn Shuttle buses to the…
Ashton scholarship available to local students before May 7
04/24/12 Applications for the 23rd annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College…
City budget for 2012-13 14% leaner
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home’s proposed 2012-13 budget is 14 percent smaller than the 2011-12…
Lifesaver
Sean C. Morgan Custodian credited with aiding choking third-grader When 8-year-old Mary Maschke started choking during lunch on…
Foster Dam Road to close for 3 weeks of fish tests
Fish passage tests at Foster Dam will close Foster Dam Road during the day and restrict traffic to…
Incumbent commissioner faces Position 3 challenger
Sean C. Morgan Tucker says he’s experienced, gets things done Commissioner Will Tucker says he brings experienced, proven…
CEO of rural revitalization group takes over B&G Club
Scott Swanson Kris Latimer spent the last 23 years working for an organization dedicated to revitalizing the economies…
Linn zombies to invade area towns this month
Sean C. Morgan LB Productions is planning to make the streets of central Linn County run red with…
Keegan Burnett returns home, benefit planned
Scott Swanson Keegan Burnett arrived home last Friday, April 13, and will continue his rehabilitation from injuries he…
Council holds line on bill for departed cops
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council denied a request by the city of Lebanon for a…
Levy asks voters to buoy pool
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 is asking voters to approve a local option levy to pay for…
Snow forces board to add 1 extra day
Sean C. Morgan The school year will be extended by one day to make up for one of…
Sportsman’s Holiday Parade Committee seeking funds for insurance, awards
Sean C. Morgan The Sportsman’s Holiday Parade committee must raise $530 for insurance by the end of the…
Budding foresters learn safety at Fire School
Sean C. Morgan Seventeen members of the Sweet Home High School Forestry Club spent three days last week…