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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…
SH’s first baby of 2012 has rough arrival
Scott Swanson Natalie Renee Looney is Sweet Home’s first baby of 2012 but her arrival came with a…
Fire calls drop in 2011; medical calls set record
Sean C. Morgan 2011 was the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s busiest ever for medical calls, while…
Minimum wage increases, new rules take effect
As you read this, your neighbor’s minimum-wage salary has gone up, you run a greater risk of getting…
SHEDG, Jamboree provide more than $255,000 in 2011
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group announced Monday that the 2011 Oregon Jamboree provided more than $255,000 in…
Board plans 4-day school week forum
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 will host an open forum at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 to…
FBI report: SH crime rate up
Sean C. Morgan According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, Sweet Home has a higher crime rate than…
SHEDG staffers say new offices raise profile, cut costs
Scott Swanson After more than 10 years in the 1300 block of Long Street, the Oregon Jamboree has…
Neighbors say skate park woes persist
Sean C. Morgan After complaining to the City Council on Nov. 8 about pervasive foul language and other…
Skating at the next level
Sean C. Morgan Anthony “GQ” Warner, 33, has been a longtime roller skater, but now he’s taking his…
Well-traveled local man heads out again – on mission to Philippines
Sean C. Morgan Gary Myers has a yen for travel – and ministry. This week the former Sweet…
Senator to visit
Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Linn County at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at…
Local colleges announce Honor Rolls
The following Sweet Home-area students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher…
SHARE doubles downtown improvement dollars in 2011
Sean C. Morgan 1/4/12 In its third year of existence, the Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort has more…
Hold on to that Wilco ad!
The flyer included in this week’s advertisements from The New Era for the grand opening of the new…
4-day school week is old hat for many area districts
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board will continue discussing Monday night whether to switch Sweet Home…