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Ranger district offers guidance in the fine art of finding hidden gems along the river
Sean C. Morgan Spend a little bit of time in the right place on the Sweet Home Ranger…
Toxic tansy ragwort spreading throughout Oregon
Mark Floyd, Oregon State University writer The near-eradication three decades ago of tansy ragwort, one of Oregon’s most…
Bottom line better for rodeo
Sean C. Morgan This year’s Sweet Home Rodeo reduced its shortfall from last year by at least 50…
Utility rates remain unchanged
Sean C. Morgan Take a look at your water and sewer bill for the past two months. You…
Proposed animal ordinance would allow minimum of six chickens in city
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will likely hear a proposal this month to allow at least six…
New postmaster brings experience in midst of change
Scott Swanson Carrie Wilson may be new to Sweet Home’s Post Office, but she brings plenty of experience…
Bridge bras event raises $900 to fight breast cancer
The third annual Bras Across the Bridge fund-raiser to combat breast cancer raised $900, organizers said. The event,…
Johnston Field getting a facelift
Sean C. Morgan The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam are in the midst of improving…
Triathlon festival to put swimmers in Foster, bikers and runners on roads
Scott Swanson Nearly 200 triathletes are expected this weekend for the inaugural Best in the West Triathlon Festival,…
Local firefighters respond to Warm Springs-area blaze
Fire season has started late, but after last week’s giant thunderstorms, it’s come on with a vengeance, fire…
Manager retires after 42 years at welding shop
Scott Swanson After 42 years on the job at Industrial Welding Supply – and long before it was…
Council awards $3,000 in grants to schools, nonprofits
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council awarded $3,000 in grants to five community organizations during the…
Arbitrator next for city, cops?
Sean C. Morgan Police employees union representatives had not responded as of last week to a July 15…
Rescue on the fly
A 68-year-old man with apparent life-threatening injuries was air-lifted from the site of a head-on crash on Highway…
SH artist finds self-expression in totem pole
Megan Sanderson When Mike Stone took a trip to the San Juan Island and saw the totem poles…
SH man ‘healthy as a horse’ as he celebrates 100th
Sean C. Morgan Alfred Finnell celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 21. He can hear a little out…
Cougar killed on 50th Ave.
Sean C. Morgan Linn County trapper Jim Schacht treed and killed a cougar that had killed at least…
Council decides to consider stoplight at Pleasant Valley
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Traffic Safety Committee will take a look at installing a traffic light or…
Open vehicles thieves’ prime targets
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home has gone through a rash of vehicle break-ins in the past couple of…
Weekend rumor false; SH man still missing
Mike Hardin would like to quell rumors around town Sunday that his missing brother, Mark Hardin, has been…
A&W celebrates 50 years with cruise-in, music
Debbie Olson takes a break from selling 50-cent hot dogs and root beer to dance with the A&W…
School district completing changes to school bus routes
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 Transportation Department is still adjusting bus routes and has added back a…
Five arrested after search warrant at Nandina home
Sweet Home police arrested five people after serving a search warrant at 1280 Nandina St., on the northwest…
Searchers on lookout for missing man
Linn County deputies and search crews continued looking Tuesday for a man reported missing in the Upper Calapooia…
Library announces Summer Reading Program winners
The Sweet Home Library ended its 2011 Summer Reading Program with an Awards Day Aug. 3. Winners included:…