City looking for grant for sidewalks around SHJH
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home is pursuing a grant to construct sidewalks around Sweet Home…
Editorial: Councilors must avoid quorum on D.C. trip
Sean C. Morgan Public meetings laws are important for us, the citizens of Oregon. At the risk of…
Fire officials stay on high alert following first rain in 71 days
Sean C. Morgan While mild weather and a little rain dropped the fire danger from “extreme” to “high”…
Kindergarten Boot Camp
Sean C. Morgan Oak Heights kindergarteners and their teachers got a jump on the new school year in…
Home stretch rounding into sight for Capitol Christmas Tree
Sean C. Morgan Christmas in Sweet Home is coming early this year, with a day-long celebration and parade…
Interest in CEIP program rising in SH
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home business community is taking advantage of the city’s new Commercial Exterior Improvement…
City Council stalls on rate increase for recycling
Sean C. Morgan After telling Sweet Home Sanitation last month by consensus to go ahead and move forward…
N. 18th property owners concerned about well water quality
Sean C. Morgan With arsenic, diesel, heavy oil and formaldehyde well contamination detected in well water supplies of…
Realities of pot production not looking so green for growers
Sean C. Morgan A report released by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area this month shows that…
Leadership Lessons
Sean C. Morgan A group of 27 young people spent Friday kayaking around Foster Lake – learning about…
Finding that perfect fir
Sean C. Morgan The hunt for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree hit the final stretch last week with…
Voters to choose on pool levy
Sean C. Morgan In the Nov. 6 general election, voters will decide whether to continue a local option…
Hot temps send fire danger to extreme
Sean C. Morgan The fire danger level in east Linn County went to extreme Tuesday morning, Aug. 14,…
Brand new vans first-ever for Sunshine Industries
Sean C. Morgan For the first time in its history, Sunshine Industries has been able to purchase brand…
Sweet Home church looks to future with new name, pastor and affiliation
Sean C. Morgan With a new pastor and a new name, the former Sweet Home Assembly of God…
Health Fair to offer resources, info mixed with fun
Sean C. Morgan The Third Annual Sweet Home Health Fair will provide Sweet Home residents another chance to…
Planners OK another pot retail store
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission on July 30 approved a conditional use permit for a…
‘Successful’ Jamboree draws crowds of 12,000-13,000 in ‘nice’ weather
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree Festival Director Robert Shamek summed up the weekend as “a successful weekend for…
New logos warn bicyclists to stay off sidewalks
Sean C. Morgan The city has painted sidewalks at downtown corners with a warning to bike riders to…
New planning associate moves from Youth Watershed Council
Sean C. Morgan South Santiam Youth Watershed Council Coordinator Angela Clegg is serving as the city’s associate planner…
Free movie night featuring ‘Coco’ to lead off late-summer parks activities
Sean C. Morgan The city is gearing up for two events in Sankey Park in the next couple…
Pool supervisor lands in dream job after nearly opting for next best thing
Sean C. Morgan A. Jay Bronson earned a degree and went to work as a teacher so he…
Jamboree: Eyes on the thermometer are optimistic this year
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree Festival Director Robert Shamek sums up his excitement for the 2018 Jamboree in…
Speeding complaints prompt use of radar trailer, collection of ‘data’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police volunteers have been moving the department’s radar trailer to different spots around…
Was this us?
Sean C. Morgan Since nobody really knew what to expect, members of the Sweet Home High School Class…