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Kyle Winslow, Kristen Tolle named Jr. First Citizens
Sean C. Morgan Seniors Kyle Winslow and Kristen Tollen have been selected as Sweet Home High School’s Junior…
Charter School ‘outstanding,’ with others close behind
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Charter School received a rating of “outstanding” in school report cards released…
Cemetery running out of cash; puts levy on ballot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Cemetery District is proposing a five-year 8-cent local option levy in the…
‘Leave us alone’
Sean C. Morgan Cascadia-area residents sound off on Post Office closure question Closing the local Post Office will…
Jeep, slain man inside, found near Yellowbottom
A black 2010 Jeep Patriot associated with homicide investigations in Oregon and Everett, Wash., was recovered Saturday, Oct.…
Sunshine Industries purchases Clark Mill Road land
Scott Swanson Sunshine Industries has purchased land to which it plans to relocate from the site it has…
Calligraphy conference draws enthusiasts to SH
Sean C. Morgan They enjoy creating beautiful letters, the way scribes did before the invention of the printing…
Sweet Home lawyer serving in USAF JAG corps
Scott Swanson While in the ROTC at the University of Oregon in the early 1990s, Mike Adams got…
Board to mull 4-day week for schools
Sean C. Morgan A four-day school week in Sweet Home schools is a possibility for next school year.…
SHHS graduate Bissell earns Ph.D in optical engineering
Luke James Bissell, a 1997 graduate of Sweet Home High School, successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Experimental…
Sharing Tree, food basket drives start
It’s the time of year when the citizens of Sweet Home come together to help less fortunate local…
Gardeners plan geranium giveaway
Anybody out there want a piece of the floral contents of Sweet Home’s Main Street median? Members of…
Teens needed to fill vacant Youth Advisory Council seats
Sean C. Morgan The City Council is seeking students to fill nine seats on the Youth Advisory Council.…
Council zeroes in on final decision on chickens, pets
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will likely make a decision on whether to allow many…
LBCC brown bag series features local academics
The Linn-Benton Community College Physical Science Department is offering a brown bag speaker series each Wednesday from noon…
Fire at chip mill
Firefighters battle a fire in a woodpile located at 28859 Hwy. 20, a WPK Industries chip mill west…
Rise in ridership forces addition of more Linn buses
Scott Swanson The number of passengers on the Linn Shuttle buses has increased to the point that Manager…
Levy to be first option for pool
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 officials will look into using a local option levy to fund the…
Sweet Home man arrested after fatal motorcycle crash
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home man on Friday in connection to a fatal motorcycle crash on…
Singing Christmas Tree needs some more singers
Sean C. Morgan Rehearsals for the 30th Annual Singing Christmas Tree performance are under way, but the choir…
New SH librarian has always had yen for books
Sean C. Morgan Rose Peda had a library in her garage when she was in the fifth grade.…
Artist’s talent for painting bloomed late
Scott Swanson Judy Dean always has loved art, but she really didn’t get serious about it until four…
Police: Lock or pay price
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is wondering what it’s going to take to get…
Fern Ridge fire destroys shop
Fire engulfed a shop located at 27455 Fern Ridge Road early Sunday. At right, a firefighter prepares gear…