Homeless shelter at Fir Lawn offering help to needy on cold nights
Sean C. Morgan A group of volunteers, called ONE SHELTeR – Sweet Home Emergency Low Temperature Refuge, are…
New group running mud event
Sean C. Morgan While the Santiam Four-Wheel Drive Association is not running its Mud Fest this year, an…
Council OKs effort to procure $243,000 grant for Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved plans to pursue a $243,000 grant from…
Construction work continues steadily at new City Hall
Sean C. Morgan The exterior of the new City Hall, in the Midway area of Sweet Home along…
Schools officials ask city to ease charges for water
Sean C. Morgan In response to a proposal from the Sweet Home School District to waive water fees…
SHHS drop-out rates falling
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is doing more than ever to track down students who…
Driver, 60, rescued after 14 hours in snow on Highway 20
Sean C. Morgan Scott Kessner spent approximately 14 hours stuck on a mountain hillside after crashing down a…
SH resident named ODF 2nd-in-command
Sean C. Morgan Lena Tucker of Sweet Home has been named the state’s deputy forester. Tucker follows Nancy…
Holiday patrols elicit one DUI arrest, tickets, lot of warnings
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police arrested one person for driving under the influence during the Christmas season…
District pursues options to help homeless
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is looking for new ways to help its large group…
SHHS graduation rate increased slightly in past year
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate increased slightly in the 2017-18 school year, but its…
Ethics panel rules against commissioner on two counts
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Government Ethics Commission last week determined that Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey violated…
Sweet Home’s Kittson-MaQatish sworn in as Circuit Court judge
Sean C. Morgan Newly elected Linn County Circuit Court judges Rachel Kittson-MaQatish and Michael Wynhausen were sworn in…
Grant to fund bike safety program for fifth-graders
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District will begin a sort of driver’s education program for fifth-graders…
Council gives OK to police car purchase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a supplemental budget allowing the Police Department to spend…
Equestrians start horseback season with trophy outing
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School equestrian team opened its competitive season Jan. 10-13 in Albany…
Planting Seeds on Career Day
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s sixth-graders spent the afternoon Friday, Jan. 18, at Foster School learning about various…
School Board gives Yahraes positive marks
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board gave Supt. Tom Yahraes positive marks during its annual evaluation…
Sellout? Jamboree ticket sales on record pace
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree ticket sales are strong and could set records for the event. “Ticket sales…
Committee mulls options for assisting local homeless
Sean C. Morgan Members of the community’s homelessness committee kicked around ideas Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, on how…
Leak detection turns up 68 spills from city pipes
Sean C. Morgan A contractor has located 68 leaks in the City of Sweet Home’s water distribution system,…
Police see decline in call volume, but more crime reports in 2018
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department saw a decline of 3 percent in its call volume…
Treasure hunters club donates record $10,000 to Food Pak program
Sean C. Morgan The East Linn Treasure Seekers recently donated a record $10,000 to the Kids Food Pak…
Number of freshmen on track to graduate climbs
Sean C. Morgan The percentage of ninth-grade students on track to graduate at this point in the school…
Mayor: City going in right direction
Sean C. Morgan Although it may not be as fast as he would like, Mayor Greg Mahler believes…