Council agrees to explore alternatives to water billing formula
Sean C. Morgan Editor’s note: In last week’s (May 16, 2018) edition of The New Era, a story…
Forum attendees learn about district response to threats
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District and Sweet Home Police Department have two different programs to…
SHFAD’s $3.2 million budget proposal includes personnel, equipment
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee approved a $3.2 million budget on…
New Husky Field sign reflects students’ handiwork
Sean C. Morgan A new sign is taking shape at Husky Field as Sweet Home School District staffers…
Students’ efforts to unearth 1973 capsule are frustrated
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School AP History class dropped by the Sweet Home Wastewater Treatment…
Schools budget includes pool equipment, PERS changes
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District Budget Committee approved the proposed 2018-19 budget Thursday evening, May…
School Board adopts new five-year Strategic Plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board last week adopted a new five-year Strategic Plan aimed at…
Council reaches consensus on water rates
Sean C. Morgan Editor’s note: In this week’s edition (May 16, 2018) of The New Era, a story…
Bus Driver Training
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District needs more bus drivers. Constantly running light on enough drivers, its…
SH joining other cities to hire RAIN ‘venture catalyst’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home has joined seven other cities in Linn and Benton counties in pooling funds…
School district’s proposed budget includes new positions
Sean C. Morgan The proposed 2018-19 budget for the Sweet Home School District includes approximately six new full-time…
Fire staff promotes prevention in May
Sean C. Morgan With the weather warming up and the 2018 fire season looming, state fire officials are…
City to maintain its budget levels
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home is proposing to maintain budget levels into the next fiscal…
Veterans honor Finley Cemetery vets with new flagpole
Sean C. Morgan Dale Jenkins and Stanley Grey corrected a situation at Finley Cemetery Friday afternoon, May 4,…
Bohemian owners to celebrate 10 years at historic SH business
Sean C. Morgan Clint and Heather Pollock are celebrating their 10th anniversary as owners of the Bohemian Club…
School District launching new forum series
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District this month will introduce a new series of forums to…
Councilors decide to re-up on enterprise zone
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted last week to move forward with renewal of the…
Corps testing waters at Foster Lake to learn whether fish weir works effectively
Sean C. Morgan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fish biologist Fenton Khan is confident the new weir at…
1973 time capsule to be opened soon
Sean C. Morgan In the next few weeks, Sweet Home High School will open a time capsule buried…
Marty Lovik, Carolyn Croxford installed as veterans leaders
Sean C. Morgan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3437 installed Marty Lovik as its new commander and the…
Local housing shortage sends renters down road
Sean C. Morgan As is true elsewhere in Oregon, property values are climbing in Sweet Home, and so…
City loading up to streamline building, take on park
Sean C. Morgan With a personnel shift and funding in hand, the City of Sweet Home is putting…
Mona Waibel, local city leader, advocate, dies
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home community was Mona Waibel’s life until she died Tuesday, April 17. She…
Council finalizes design details for new SH City Hall
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council selected a floor plan for the new City Hall last…
Canine cop Gemma graduates from training
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Officer Sasha McDonald’s canine partner has graduated and joined her in patrolling…