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School Board looks at four-day week, alternatives
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board continued mulling the idea of a four-day school week Monday…
Mayor: ‘Hard work and perseverence’ key in 2012
Sean C. Morgan Funding problems are at the heart of what looks to be a tough slog this…
Tickets for Mudfest go on sale early Saturday
Mudfest tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, through Ticketmaster. The Mudfest, which typically…
Police: Keep your eyes open
Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is asking members the public to keep an eye out for suspicious…
City moves to renew cable deal
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first reading on Jan. 24 of an ordinance…
Beautification Committee celebrates community facelift
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Beautification Committee honored Sweet Home volunteers with a volunteer appreciation dinner on…
Small farms conference features 21 workshops
Registration has opened for the 12th annual Oregon Small Farms Conference on Feb. 25 at Oregon State University.…
Trauma team continues under new name
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Trauma Intervention Program has changed its name to Linn County Fire Corps…
SLCH Foundation accepting applications for scholarships
The Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and Auxilary are accepting applications for the following health career scholarships: n…
District Ranger’s aim is more, better uses of forest
Scott Swanson Nine months into her tenure as District Ranger in Sweet Home’s U.S. Forest Service headquarters, Cindy…
New officers fill void at SHPD
Sean C. Morgan Two new police officers, one a former college football player and the other a veteran…
Shallow gas line accidentally cut
A worker for K&R Plumbing last week accidentally cut through a gas line located three inches below the…
Philomath equestrian honored for local volunteer efforts
Philomath resident Joel Starr has been selected as the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 6 Individual Volunteer of the…
Twin Oaks plans special memorial service
Sean C. Morgan Avamere Twin Oaks of Sweet Home and Signature Hospice of Eugene will host a general…
Wynonna coming back to Oregon Jamboree
Scott Swanson The artist who started it all, Wynonna Judd, will return this summer to headline the Saturday…
Ti Squared moving operations to larger facility in Lebanon
Sean C. Morgan Ti Squared has decided to move to Lebanon within the next few months. The company…
Residents worried nasty curve could become killer
Scott Swanson Vern and Faye Tunnell have lived at 28495 Pleasant Valley Road, in a pleasant pocket on…
Community weighs in on 4-day week
Sean C. Morgan If School District 55 doesn’t go to a four-day school week next year, it’s going…
Wanted: director to lead Singing Christmas Tree
Sean C. Morgan “Help wanted: no pay, long hours, little recognition – Dream Job.” That’s how Sweet Home…
Storms: SH escapes severe flooding
Sean C. Morgan While other parts of the Willamette Valley suffered from flooding during last week’s torrential rains,…
School driver hits cougar on Fern Ridge
Scott Swanson For the second time in two months, a Sweet Home School District driver has spotted a…
Sweet Home VFW Post 3437 marks 75th anniversary
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3437, marked its 75th anniversary on Jan. 9.…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court applications being accepted
The 2012 Sportsman’s Holiday Court application process is open to young women in grades 10 through 12 who…
Council OKs trash rate hike
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council adopted ordinances last week raising garbage service rates by 4.3…
Trip to timber sale set, input sought
The Sweet Home Ranger District will host a public field trip to the Toll Joe timber planning area…