Teacher takes classroom outside via video
Kelly Kenoyer On a brisk autumn morning, as fog clung to the hillsides, Natural Resources Instructor Blake Manley…
Governor’s new orders to result in local shutdowns
Kelly Kenoyer Local businesses and organizations are adjusting to new requirements set down by Gov. Kate Brown Friday,…
Parent to board: School ‘is not working’ for kids
Kelly Kenoyer Last week’s Sweet Home School Board meeting opened emotionally as a desperate parent, Jenna Northern, told…
Little Promises opens doors after drilling new well, negotiating COVID
Kelly Kenoyer When Little Promises Children’s Program closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no way Nelia…
Councilors approve plan to refinance debts, save city money
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home City Council is looking to refinance some of its debts to take advantage of…
Compression drops, meaning SH will get more levy revenue
Kelly Kenoyer Compression rates have gone down significantly in Sweet Home, which means the recently passed police and…
New Community Court offers positive options to defendants
Kelly Kenoyer Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories dealing with the challenges facing…
Governor pleads for Oregonians to stay home, stop COVID spread
Kelly Kenoyer After record-shattering spikes in COVID-19 cases across Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown held a press conference on…
Dispute threatens parking for theater, liquor store, gym customers
Kelly Kenoyer After signs saying “No Rio Theatre Parking” appeared in the downtown parking lot between the theater…
Local school doors closer to opening
Kelly Kenoyer A change to school re-opening metrics announced Friday, Oct. 30, by Gov. Kate Brown has changed…
Councilors decide to purchase new street sweeper for city
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home city councilors voted Oct. 27 to buy a new street sweeper using a loan…
Governor loosens restrictions on kids returning to school
Kelly Kenoyer Of The New Era Governor Kate Brown announced a change to school re-opening metrics today that…
County-funded library program gives kids opportunity to learn, have fun
Kelly Kenoyer Even with sports canceled and schools closed, youngsters in Sweet Home still have the chance to…
Family reunited with local homeless man after 20 years of silence
Kelly Kenoyer On a bright Saturday morning in mid-October, Louis Carreiro anxiously waited for a car he wouldn’t…
Council aiming to upgrade downtown
Kelly Kenoyer After years of watching stagnation continue in downtown Sweet Home, City Council is ready to make…
Sweet Home getting taste of France with new cooperative venture
Kelly Kenoyer A taste of Champs Elysées is coming to Main Street. Sweet Home will soon have its…
City seeking proposal for downtown streetscape upgrades
Kelly Kenoyer The City of Sweet Home is requesting proposals for a streetscape and parking plan in the…
New officer from Land of Ten Thousand Lakes
Kelly Kenoyer There’s a new cop in town, and he’s come hundreds of miles to join Sweet Home’s…
Fire department to use old City Hall for training
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home’s old City Hall will be used as a training facility for Sweet Home Fire…
City to staff water/sewer treatment
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home’s wastewater and water treatment plants are going to be handled in-house next year for…
New COVID cases surface in SH as county numbers rise
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home has two new cases of COVID-19, as of Oct. 7, which brings the overall…
School staff talk tricks of their trade during COVID
Kelly Kenoyer When classes go online, it can be tough to keep kids engaged. That’s especially the case…
Coronavirus’ effect on businesses that are open: empty shelves
Kelly Kenoyer Spots on store shelves remain empty of stock across Sweet Home, as gaps in inventory have…
Suppliers scramble to meet ‘significant demand’ for wood
Kelly Kenoyer Anyone working with wood right now knows it’s a hot market for lumber. Plywood has more…
School officials frustrated by shifting rules, numbers
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home Public Schools is trapped in a tug of war between rising cases of COVID-19…