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VFW provides hub for local veterans activities
Sean C. Morgan The Veterans Club offers a hub of activity for veterans as they complete work on…
School closure meetings planned
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Larry Horton will present findings from his initial study of whether…
Church to take Hope Center lead
Sean C. Morgan HOPE Center co-directors Nancy Robeck and Lynn Wiens and the center’s board of directors will…
3 incumbents, Angulo elected to City Council
Sweet Home voters re-elected three incumbents and one newcomer to the City Council on Nov. 2. Returning to…
Juan Ulep selected as Veteran of the Year to lead parade
Sean C. Morgan Juan Ulep of Sweet Home is one of three 2010 Veterans of the Year who…
Longtime staffer’s death comes as shock to high school
Sweet Home High School students and staff members were shocked and saddened last week by the death of…
Local singer plans album preview concert
Sean C. Morgan Deb Cooley of Sweet Home is putting the finishing touches on her fourth album, and…
Bullying takes flight
Holley School Counselor Terry Augustadt records video of the words written on students’ paper airplanes on Nov. 2.…
‘Spirits of the Fall’ fund-raiser Saturday at B&G Club
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam will host its annual fall fund-raiser, “Spirits of the…
Retired game warden still walks woods – at 100
Scott Swanson On a typical sunny day Paul Miller climbs into his grey-brown Ford Ranger pickup and drives…
Siblings found after two days, stuck in snow
Scott Swanson An elderly brother and sister, both former Sweet Home residents, were found Friday morning by a…
Kiwanis honoree
David Strom, of the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club was presented a plaque for his service as Lt. Governor…
Council agrees to make few changes to signs law
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council reached consensus on several key issues on the proposed rewrite…
One-act plays on SHHS bill
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School theater class will present five one-act plays next week. “These…
Downtown Tricks or Treats
Photos by Sean C. Morgan Hundreds of kids – of all ages in some cases – hit up…
Farmers’ Market holds third annual dinner
The Sweet Home Farmers’ Market shared the riches of the Sweet Home community when it comes to local…
Majority of councilors vote ‘neutral’ on bar
Sean C. Morgan Despite advice from the police chief to recommend to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission the…
Van rollover in mountains leaves one man dead
Linn County deputies are investigating a fatal crash involving a 10-person passenger van in a remote area of…
Halloween reward at Hawthorne
Friday, Hawthorne School hosted its third annual “PBIS Halloween Celebration of Excellent Behavior”. The gym was transformed into…
Yes, our Web site HAS changed…
Regular visitors to our Web site will notice that things have changed in recent days. Our site is…
Lights out again: Unexplained downed power line leaves town in the dark for second Friday night in a row
A power line fallen across Les Schwab Tire Center’s driveway, between Long and Main Streets on Friday night,…
SH schools receive grants of more than $100K for technology, college programs
Scott Swanson The GEAR-Up programs at Sweet Home High School and Junior High have received a total of…
Local quilters take craft in new directions
Scott Swanson Some people quilt for comfort and beauty. To others, like Peggy Schroeder and her colleagues in…
Local man honored for volunteer service
Tim Healy of Sweet Home was named East Linn County Volunteer of the Year Sept. 29 by the…
Band plans big show for Rio this weekend
Sean C. Morgan John Pelcher is planning a sonic and visual explosion Saturday night as his band, The…