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Owners: new Main Street store not ‘adult shop’
Sean C. Morgan A Lebanon couple opened a shop selling tobacco and adult novelties on Main Street March…
HS athletic director arrested
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police arrested Sweet Home High School Athletic Director, Kostanty Stephen Knurowski, 33, last…
Seminar teaches teens to take lead in solving school problems
Scott Swanson A group of high school students stood in the bright sunshine Thursday afternoon, April 5, vigorously…
Council raises sewer rates but draws line on water
Sean C. Morgan Beginning in July, residential water rates will remain at the same level as they have…
Sweet Home Junior High names Winter Term Honor Roll students
Seventh Grade, 4.0 GPA Kristen Anne Adams, Janel Louise Aiello, Madisen Michelle Barringer, Erin Renee Bauer, Kali Suzanne…
Finance panel urges city to collect on cops
Sean C. Morgan The city Administration and Finance Committee is recommending that the City Council charge the full…
Council to consider new variance code
Sean C. Morgan If the Sweet Home City Council follows the Planning Commission’s advice, Sweet Home residents may…
Historic rose to be planted at museum
Sean C. Morgan Northwest Rose Historians will plant a descendant of a rose bush Samuel R. Nothiger brought…
Sweet Home boy’s exhibit wins first place award at rock show
Chase Branson of Sweet Home was the overall winner in the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Show’s People’s…
City poised to receive 25th straight Tree City designation
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home will receive receive its 25th Tree City USA award on…
Linn-Benton Community College names Winter Term Honor Roll
The following students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12…
Firefighter of the year has business in his bloodlines
Sean C. Morgan Firefighting is in Jared Huenergardt’s blood. He grew up around firefighters, and going to work…
Council decides to settle part of claim by former park caretakers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed on March 27 to settle a wage claim by…
Hoy’s honored as national ‘Best Hardware Store’
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Hoy’s Hardware has been recognized as one of 12 “Best Hardware Store in Town”…
Volunteer of the Week
Linda Rowton Linda Rowton volunteers as a driver with Meals on Wheels. She is the Manna Free Meal…
Climate change
Sean C. Morgan Spring blasted into Sweet Home last week with a blanket of wet snow that downed…
A&E Railroad, neighbors work through issues
Sean C. Morgan Property owners who have railroad crossings have been concerned about a letter sent by Albany…
Elks ‘successful’ year ends with new exalted ruler
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks Lodge installed Jim Heimbuck as exalted ruler, along with a new…
OSU to host college, pro western logging qualifier
Oregon State University will host the Western Qualifier for the Stihl Timbersports Series on Friday, March 30, featuring…
Downtown businesses on the move
Sean C. Morgan Changes are happening along two blocks of Sweet Home’s downtown corridor as businesses are swapping…
All about books
Friends of the Library members want to raise their profile in the community, where, they say, too many…
FireMed benefits to change
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is changing the way the FireMed program works…
Wallowa native is new ODF supervisor
Sean C. Morgan Neil Miller, a former teacher, snow plow driver and an experienced firefighter, has succeeded Jim…
Suspect arrested after gas station hold-up
A Sweet Home man was arrested early Tuesday morning, March 20, after allegedly robbing the Shell gas station…