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Jamboree ticket sales on pace
Sean C. Morgan With ticket sales running ahead of last year, the Oregon Jamboree announced the final members…
Locals among winners as Willamette Speedway opens season
The 2011 season kicked off Saturday night, April 23, at Willamette Speedway with Monster Energy Night at the…
Exchange students at SHHS from far and wide
Sean C. Morgan Rozaliya Minigulova and Alejandra Ramirez Grau are both students at Sweet Home High School this…
New gym aims to build, ride wave of fitness in Sweet Home
Sean C. Morgan Sarah Shamek and Tiffany Lynn are aiming to take Sweet Home youth sports to the…
Stranded at church
Sean C. Morgan Two ponies, a horse and a llama were seized by Sweet Home police Thursday, April…
Union, district get personal over debate
Sean C. Morgan During their third bargaining session Thursday evening, representatives of the classified association told representatives of…
Local man sentenced for poaching trophy bighorn
A Sweet Home-area man was sentenced April 7 following a conviction related to an investigation by Oregon State…
Warrant leads to two arrests
Sweet Home police arrested two persons in connection with a search warrant served at 941 13th Ave. on…
Driver dies after SH crash, then burglars strike
Sean C. Morgan The driver in a single-car crash Thursday night remained in critical condition at Legacy Emanuel…
Human trafficking activist says Oregon’s problem big
Megan Sanderson For the New Era Sold into the sex trade at 14 by her mother, “DJ” had…
History illustrated
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Genealogical Society, in connection with the East Linn Museum, is asking the…
Mr. Husky brings out the, er, cream of SHHS crop
John Markert competes in the Talent event. Mr. Husky finalists pose after the crowning of Derek Jaques, center,…
LBCC accepting Ashton Scholarship applications
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
Board learns local school jobs pay less
Sean C. Morgan According to a salary comparison presented to the District 55 School Board Monday night, Sweet…
School district website gets new look, bells and whistles
Sean C. Morgan School District 55’s new website went live last week, featuring more information and the ability…
Sweet Home to host training on Linn County resource sites
Sean C. Morgan Front desk personnel from the U.S. Forest Service and other public agencies and private organizations…
USFS names new district ranger in SH
Cindy Glick, a forester with a variety of professional experience, has been named the new district ranger for…
Cuts leave TIP facing its own trauma
Sean C. Morgan The Trauma Intervention Program of Linn County faces the possibility of closure on June 30…
Foster Lake trail run planned
The renovated Foster Lake Trail will get a test Saturday, April 16, with the inaugural Up The Creek…
Arbor day tree to honor Bob Waibel
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home’s Tree Commission will plant a celebration tree at Sankey Park…
Lebanon Chorus, SH residents, to perform Sunday
“Sunshine, Rain and Romance” is the theme of the Lebanon Community Chorus Spring Pops concert scheduled for 3…
SH TIP volunteer just wants to help
Sean C. Morgan Laura Grove, a 17-year-old senior at East Linn Christian Academy, volunteers in an unusual capacity…
Fire school moves home
The annual fire camp was held Thursday through Saturday in Sweet Home after a late cancellation at its…
Burned bowling alley coming down
Sean C. Morgan Ron and Mary Ann Rettke have decided they won’t rebuild Sweet Home Lanes after fire…
Rainbows reign at rock show
Sean C. Morgan Fossils were the theme, but rainbows were the winners at the 63rd Annual Rock and…