Snow, followed by ice storm hit Oregon
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home started the year with more snow then more snow again on Monday. Sweet…
Eighth-grade girl to join leadership forum in DC
Sean C. Morgan Megan Moser, eighth grade, will travel to Washington, D.C., in March to participate in the…
Consultant to study treatment processes to improve energy use
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week authorized Public Works Director Mike Adams to move…
Snow, ice steal holiday cheer
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home area joined the rest of the Willamette Valley late for a dose…
Q&A session foreshadows creation of city youth council
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home High School class on civics and government takes a hands-on approach that…
Board continues to allow groups access to schools
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board decided last week to leave its policy regarding distribution of…
Rain causes minor flooding, turns to snow by nightfall
Sean C. Morgan Hard rain caused some minor flooding in the Sweet Home area Saturday before turning to…
Oak Heights students to tackle Discovery Project
Sean C. Morgan Oak Heights fourth graders will embark on a two-day trip of exploration in February. Discovery…
Brownsville-Sweet Home route designate scenic byway
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home was officially placed on a scenic byway last week. The Oregon Tourism Commission…
Cascadia fire Station done; grand opening planned in ’04
Sean C. Morgan The promised Cascadia fire station has been completed with the paving of its parking lot…
SHEM faces higher demand for food with less money
Sean C. Morgan It’s an hour after Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has closed on Wednesday. Director Rebecca McClaskey…
City to proceed with I and I project
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a plan to go forward with designing a second…
Hawthorne teacher earns National Board Certification
Sean C. Morgan Hawthorne special education teacher and consultant on autism Tami White on Friday became the first…
Still time to assist with Sharing Tree
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s Sharing Tree had exceeded 200 names last week…
SHEDG to front cost of sprinkler system for fields
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors has agreed to a proposal to…
Administrators, board officials reach agreement on contracts
Sean C. Morgan District 55 School Board officials and administrators reached an agreement for 2003-04 contracts, which includes…
Police academy still not under construction, SH site cleanup less than believed
Sean C. Morgan Environmental cleanup costs on the former Willamette Industries Sweet Home Sawmill site will likely be…
School Board considering four new goals for 2003-04
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board is reviewing four new goals for possible adoption at its…
Soldier: we’re doing good things in Iraq
Sean C. Morgan While media report increasing numbers of casualties and resistance in Iraq, Marine Sgt. Jeff Lanter…
Four vying to be 2004 rodeo queen
Sean C. Morgan Four girls are competing to become the 2004 rodeo queen. They include 2003 Duchess Teri…
S.H. crime rate decreases, retains lowest rate in county
Sean C. Morgan The crime rate in Sweet Home decreased about 6.7 percent from 2001 to 2002, according…
Former SH officer catches man with local deputy’s ID
Sean C. Morgan Linn County Deputy Bruce Davis might have been surprised to learn he had been stopped…
Property values fall, rates rise, city faces shortfalls
Sean C. Morgan While Sweet Home’s combined tax rate increases this year, overall assessed property value in the…
District 55 facilities policy simplified, plans underway to change information distribution
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 revamped its community facilities use policy for the second time this year,…
Dean Hawkins plans to keep late wife’s dream alive
Sean C. Morgan At one time after his wife’s death, Dean Hawkins thought about walking away from The…