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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…
Reunited after nearly 40 years, mother and daughter find comfort in tough circumstances
Sean C. Morgan In 1970 Joan Ann Smith was in a difficult situation. She was pregnant with her…
Superintendent hands over keys, heads to Reedsport
Sean C. Morgan Retiring Sweet Home schools Superintendent Larry Horton dropped his key off to his longtime secretary,…
Banjos on their knees
Sean C. Morgan Some 150 banjo players gathered at the home of Dick Martin on west end of…
Sweet Home man severely injured in quad accident near Big Lake
Almanzo Kurtz, a coach with the Sweet Home Mat Club, was severely injured Sunday in an ATV accident…
Sportsman’s Holiday starts Thursday with coronation, Chips ’n’ Splinters
Scott Swanson Sportsman’s Holiday activities will kick off once again this year with a Chips ’n’ Splinters show…
Survey says most support chickens
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will likely consider an ordinance proposal in late July or…
Council OKs $25.6 million budget, charity
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted 5-2 to adopt its 2011-12 budget during its regular…
East Linn Christian Academy Spring honor roll
12th Grade 4.0 Jonathan Beeghly, Briana Cowan, Whitley Garber, Laura Grove, Rebekah Lehman, Kate Libra, Shea Rediger, Katelin…
Chamber makeover in progress
Sean C. Morgan Financial problems that have forced the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce executive director to work…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court 2011
Laura Grove Laura Grove, 17, is the daughter of Charlie and Susan Grove. “I saw this as an…
SH survey sheds light on business
Sean C. Morgan A survey of 22 Sweet Home businesses generally confirms that the Sweet Home Active Revitalization…
Census: SH population 8,925 in ’10
Sean C. Morgan 06/29/12 Sweet Home’s population has grown just over 10 percent in the past decade, according…
Car show draws close to 300 Sweet Rides to Sweet Home
More than 300 cars rolled onto the Sweet Home athletic field south of Husky Field Saturday for the…
County takes formal control of Foster debris cleanup
Sean C. Morgan Linn County has signed an agreement with the U.S. Corps of Engineers allowing the county…
Local man tinkers his way to better fuel economy
Sean C. Morgan When Clarence Mansfield bought a 1978 Ford pickup in the 1990s, it had a typical…