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Closure means time to reorganize, combine two schools
Sean C. Morgan Crawfordsville Elementary School closes at the end of this school year. Preparations to merge Crawfordsville…
Police employee Teresa Groshong honored for service
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department Records Clerk Teresa Groshong was named Employee of the Year last…
Ill mom gets to see son graduate
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School senior Brandon Courteau is set to graduate this Friday but he’s already…
Medical school staff visits Sweet Home
Donavan Willems, left, representing Steelhead Strength and Fitness, talks to representatives of Western University of Health Sciences COMP-Northwest…
Graduate finishes in brother’s footsteps – no misses
Sean C. Morgan If Donald Rinehart doesn’t miss school this week, he will finish his pre-college schooling with…
With tears, humor, Crawfordsville says good-bye to its school
Sean C. Morgan Some are clearly saddened or upset by the closure of Crawfordsville Elementary School; their smiles,…
Rivers, lakes, crops all feel rain’s fallout
Sean C. Morgan It hasn’t been the wettest or coldest year on record, but summer’s late for western…
Remembering Bruce West
Military honor guard folds a flag to present Jeani West, to their left, at a memorial service May…
Equine virus outbreak has horse owners on alert
Scott Swanson An outbreak of equine herpes virus-1 in several western states, including Oregon, has put the brakes…
Sunnyside garden dedicated to Head Start teacher’s memory
Sean C. Morgan Sunnyside Head Start has dedicated a new garden to the memory of Karen Horton, a…
Teacher honored for saving choking sixth-grader’s life
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board on May 10 recognized Jerilyn Stone, an instructional assistant, for…
Fire Dept. budget proposal raises spending 6.25%
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee last week approved a budget recommendation…
Public’s input on chickens sought
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home has placed a poll on its website seeking input from…
One Messy Lake
Mahlon Jackson, in front, and Brian Wooley, U.S. Corps of Engineers employees, take their clean-up boats out of…
Downed power line stops traffic, sends woman to hospital
Power was cut to more than 2,000 Sweet Home residents and a woman was taken to the hospital…
Car show fruit of founders’ interest in ’Vettes, kids
Scott Swanson Susan Angland says she wasn’t really into cars until her husband Larry bought his 1965 Corvette.…
Teachers, district re-open talks at zero-raise point
Sean C. Morgan Bargaining teams for School District 55 and the Sweet Home Education Association Thursday exchanged proposals…
Ex-con tells kids how he made good
Sean C. Morgan While serving some 15 years in prison on four different sentences, Dave Dahl finally figured…
Army officer Jerry Farnsworth, SHHS alumnus, to speak at sports banquet
Lt. Col. Jerry L. Farnsworth will be the keynote speaker at the Senior Sports Awards Banquet June 1…
Fire season shaping up to be a slow one
Sean C. Morgan Fire season isn’t shaping up to be a big deal in the area this summer,…
School employees agree to pay freeze next year
Sean C. Morgan District 55 School Board and classified association representatives Friday finalized a tentative agreement freezing compensation…
County parks striking out on own, financially
Scott Swanson Linn County Parks and Recreation Department, for the first time in its history, is expected to…
Local firm featured
Sean C. Morgan A recent report from the American Forest Foundation features Fun Forest, a Sweet Home family…
Report: Family-owned forestland in jeopardy
Sean C. Morgan A report released recently by The America Forest Foundation details a “perfect storm” threatening America’s…
Hay Fire
Firefighter Mike Severns drags a hose toward burning hay stacked on a trailer on Ames Creek Drive. Sweet…