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Library shopping for stained glass windows
In a joint effort to bring art into the Sweet Home Public Library, the Library Board and the…
Law may fix cell phone puzzle
Sean C. Morgan The hands-free cell phone law will change Jan. 1, and it should clear up confusion…
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City seeks volunteers to fill vacancies on committees
The city of Sweet Home has several positions open on committees. The city has two openings on the…
Camera tells story for cops
Sean C. Morgan Act like an idiot – cursing, yelling and carrying on –and guess what? If a…
Jamboree weekend concert plan gets compromise OK
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council split the difference July 12 on a request for a…
Early closure part of plan for Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan Ticket sales are running ahead of last year, and the final pieces for the 19th…
Local tree farmers honored
Sean C. Morgan Dr. Henry Wolthuis and Mollie Wolthuis were named Linn County Tree Farmer of the Year…
Camel a popular performer in library hit parade
Local exotic animal enthusiast Frank McCubbins brought his Bacterian camel, Big Mac, to the Sweet Home Library Wednesday,…
Jessica Brocard, Stephen Gay to marry in September
Nancy and Joseph Brocard Jr. have announced the engagement of their daughter Jessica to Stephen Gay of Salem.…
County’s cleanup of Foster continues
Sean C. Morgan Linn County Parks and Recreation has removed most of the wood debris from Foster Lake.…
City Council says saloon should get another chance
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council recommended approval July 12 of a liquor license for the…
Medical school gets set to open
Scott Swanson The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest will open July 30 with a…
Swanson named Sportsman’s queen during lively show
Sean C. Morgan Kimber Swanson was named 2011 Sportsman’s Holiday Queen at the second annual Chips ’n’ Splinters…
Teachers and district reach agreement
Sean C. Morgan The School District 55 bargaining team and the Sweet Home Education Association bargaining team, representing…
Board cuts 4 days from school year
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board approved an agreement with employees to cut four days from…
Performing Arts in the Park to feature local dancers
Sean C. Morgan Gypsy Circle’s sixth belly dance festival, called “Performing Arts in the Park” this year, will…
Junior high engineering
The three-day engineering camp, held Tuesday through Thursday, was provided by members of the Oregon State University’s pre-college…
Locals among honorees, graduates
The following local students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for…
ODF crew fights fire with fire on Scott Mountain
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Department of Forestry personnel intentionally started a fire around the Scott Mountain transmitter complex…
Sara Brocard, Hans Teuscher announce engagement
Nancy and Joseph Brocard Jr. announced the engagement of their daughter Sara to Hans Teuscher, son of Mr.…
SHUHS Class of 1939 still going strong at reunion
Scott Swanson They aren’t as numerous as they once were, but members of the Sweet Home Union High…
New superintendent takes office
Sean C. Morgan School District 55’s new superintendent, Don Schrader, went to work on Tuesday last week. “The…
Students’ fire posters give warning on roads
Three local students’ forest fire warning posters are on display along local highways this summer. The three are…
Fair opens this week with entertainment ranging from country to renaissance
The Linn County Fair is rolling back to the renaissance this year as knights battle each other and…