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SH canines to face off against nation’s best
Sean C. Morgan Two Sweet Home dogs will compete among the best purebred dogs in the nation in…
Help us find best holiday displays
Disappointed that no Christmas display contest is being held in Sweet Home this year? We have good news.…
Building activity in Sweet Home hits 20-year low
Sean C. Morgan With economic trouble everywhere, Sweet Home’s building activity levels have reached their lowest levels in…
Sprenger says she’s running again
Representative Sherrie Sprenger announced that she filed for her candidacy for re-election of Oregon State Representative of House…
Standoff results in apparent suicide
A Sweet Home man died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Ken Weld promoted, Zach Lincoln hired by SHFAD
Sean C. Morgan With the retirement of Battalion Chief Doug Emmert, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has…
Man arrested after alleged stabbing
A Sweet Home man stabbed last week underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition, while his alleged…
Genealogy Society set to unveil new photo book
Sean C. Morgan “Sweet Home: A History in Pictures” will be released Saturday during an open house at…
Cascadians meet to save Post Office
Sean C. Morgan Cascadia residents are tossing around ideas to keep a Post Office in Cascadia, and Rep.…
Former parks caretaker files civil rights suit
Sean C. Morgan A former Sankey Park caretaker is suing the city of Sweet Home for civil rights…
Helped by friends, family, fire victims picking up pieces
Sean C. Morgan It looks like Ground Zero after 9/11, but Bob Hubler is back at work on…
Santiam Supply auto parts changes hands after 61 years
Scott Swanson After 61 years, Sweet Home’s oldest family-owned business has been sold. Santiam Supply parts store, at…
Bentley to headline Sunday’s Oregon Jamboree Performance
Sean C. Morgan Dierks Bentley will headline the Sunday night show during the 20th Annual Oregon Jamboree next…
Board mulls 4-day week, budget cuts
Sean C. Morgan Facing an as-yet unknown revenue shortfall for the 2012-13 school year, the District 55 School…
Elks Lodge decides its building isn’t for sale any more
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks Lodge is no longer for sale. Things have turned around, and…
Young Marines learn life skills in SH camp
Sean C. Morgan In a cabin in the woods off Old Hufford Road, youngsters listen as a teenager…
Council takes first step on garbage rate hike request
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Sanitation is seeking a 4.3-percent increase in residential rates for garbage collection services…
City Council suspends grant program in cost-cutting move
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council suspended its community grants program last week as part of…
Catherine Moser, Larry Maccarone exchange vows
Catherine Loraine Moser and Larry Milo Maccarone of Sweet Home were married on Nov. 11 at Sweet Home…
Essay contest for high schoolers
High school students and their teachers are invited to participate in the sixth annual Being an American Essay…
SH man named Veteran of the Year has heart for kids
Sean C. Morgan Don Austin has spent decades working with youth. He’s been involved in the Boys Scouts…
Thanksgiving meal draws a crowd, bucks for SHEM
The Point Restaurant, and owners Mike and Mira Hall served a Thanksgiving holiday meal with all the trimmings…
30th Singing Christmas Tree to kick off holiday season
The Christmas season in Sweet Home starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday with the first of three performances…
Swimmers have experience, but girls lack depth
Scott Swanson Wanted: Girls (and boys) who aren’t afraid of water and work. That’s the word from Doug…
School bus gets up close with cougar
Scott Swanson Ginger Allen said she enjoys driving the Cascadia school bus route, partly because of all the…