The first total eclipse of the sun viewable in Sweet Home in nearly 40 years left impressed spectators behind Monday morning, but that was about where the excitement ended, according to local officials.
Monday afternoon, City Manager Ray Towry, Police Chief Jeff Lynn and Fire Chief Dave Barringer agreed tongue in cheek, that their emergency operations center, located at Sweet Home Police Department, proved a pretty “boring” experience.
“We had a campfire (call),” Barringer said.…