June 29, 1950
Police are looking for a marauder who apparently rode out of the woods on horseback to loot the Lampson farm house eight miles north of Sweet Home in the McDowell Creek area. He escaped with almost $300 worth of household items (plus binoculars, clothing, axes, a gun scabbard and riding boots) while the Lampsons were away from home in the afternoon.
Before passing the budget, City Council heard from one resident who asked for clarification about the allotment of $5,300 salary for paid firemen – $3,300 for fireman John Phillips and $2,000 for a part-time fireman to assist with a 24-hour radio system.
June 26, 1975
The proposed Cascadia Dam got new life when the public works subcommittee of the House of Appropriations Committee recommended approval of the first $400,000 sought for a restudy of the project. However, the funding must still be approved by the House Appropriations Committee, House and Senate. The U.S. Corps of Engineers estimated a cost of $834,000 for the restudy to determine the feasibility of the dam.
June 28, 2000
Linn County deputies and Oregon State Police SWAT team members forcibly captured a Sweet Home man after a standoff that lasted nearly a day. Police took Wayne Marvin Harris, 35, into custody for allegedly aiming a rifle at Deputy John Lovik, who had slowed his unmarked car near Harris’ remote residence to make a call. Harris was taken to the hospital for mental evaluation.
Jim Riggs was honored this week when the community center in his name was dedicated during its grand opening. The one hour ceremony marked the end of a seven year journey to provide a new facility that would serve the needs of many. It also signaled the start of a new adventure as youngsters and senior citizens come together each day in the new facility.
Students of Patricia Kagler’s fourth grade class held a ceremony to donate stories written by themselves to the Foster School Library. The students each wrote a short story – most were fiction – as part of their classwork, then presented them to the library. Dallin Holden said they hoped their stories would inspire other kids to write books.