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Supporters plan ways to keep pool open till election
Sean C. Morgan Supporters of keeping the swimming pool at Sweet Home High School open are planning to…
Superintendent outlines $2.3 million in possible cuts
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Larry Horton outlined a set of possible reductions for the 2011-12…
Sweet Home man arrested on murder charges after allegedly shooting son
Sweet Home police arrested a man for allegedly shooting his son Saturday night, Feb. 19. Police responded to…
Megan Wilson, Matthew Diercks engaged
Megan L. Wilson and Matthew J. Diercks have announced their engagement to be married. The bride-to-be is the…
USFS recreation planner named to city parks board
The Sweet Home City Council appointed Jonathan Meier to a four-year term on the Parks Board during its…
New Jamboree mascot is a real McCoy
Scott Swanson The newest member of the Oregon Jamboree staff has, well, a bit of a kick. Bunny…
Sprenger focusing on timber issues, education
Sean C. Morgan House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger is planning to bring several constituent concerns and issues…
SH girl finds honesty pays
Sean C. Morgan Do the right thing, and it can still pay off, like it did for 8-year-old…
Red Hat Society marks member’s anniversary
Santiam Red Hat Society members gathered at the Skyline Restaurant Thursday, Feb. 3, to celebrate the 65th wedding…
Sweet Home Citizens Police Academy to start Feb. 16
The Sweet Home Police Department is offering a Citizen’s Police Academy which allows residents of Sweet Home the…
Gregorys celebrate 60th anniversary
Robert and Betty Gregory celebrated 60 years of marriage with a family reception on Feb. 5. They were…
Fire destroys Brush Creek residence
Fire destroyed a Brush Creek home on Feb. 2. “We’re doing OK,” said owner Michelle Street, who lived…
Quarry issue continued
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 2 continued a public hearing for a…
Explosive strike
Sean C. Morgan The McCubbins family has a reputation around Sweet Home for doing things just a little…
Police conducting seatbelt crackdown
The Sweet Home Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon by conducting safety belt and…
Bowling alley fire leaves officials unsure of cause
Sean C. Morgan Ron and Mary Ann Rettke are simply relieved to have escaped the fire that ripped…
Hawthorne’s hustle wins school $5,000
Scott Swanson Thanks to a surge of last-minute support from Hawthorne School parents and friends over the holidays,…
OSU study shows rainbows play big role in steelhead health
David Stauth Oregon State University Writer Genetic research is showing that healthy steelhead runs in Pacific Northwest streams…
SH youth give 29,823 pennies to polio effort
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home children have donated 29,823 pennies to help eradicate polio throughout the world. Members…
Truck takes bath in Calapooia
A Vancouver, Wash. man lost control of the semi tractor he was driving south on Interstate 5 Wednesday…
Council OKs sewer rehab deal
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council Jan. 25 approved a $5.8 million contract with K&R Plumbing…
Skilled labor
Sean C. Morgan Imagine playing a game for a living – a comfortable living. For Matt Matuszak, it’s…
Oh say, can you see?
Photo by Sean C. Morgan First-graders from Hawthorne School sing the National Anthem Friday before the varsity boys…
School officer position gets ax
Sean C. Morgan In response to falling revenues, the Sweet Home Police Department is moving the school resource…
City officials see drop in revenue looming
Sean C. Morgan With revenue expected to drop in the oncoming months, Sweet Home officials say they don’t…