Hawthorne principal moves to Sweet Home Junior High
Sean C. Morgan Terry Augustadt, known around the district as Mr. A has moved from Hawthorne Elementary School,…
Residential construction keeping Sweet Home builders busy
Sean C. Morgan Residential building activity in Sweet Home is continuing to rise, carrying on last year’s trend…
New police officer says he likes Sweet Home small-town vibe
Sean C. Morgan Searching for a position as a police officer, Christopher Sobremonte chose to apply only to…
Superintendent’s ‘working document’ plans improvements for schools
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District spent the past school year making changes to turn around…
Foster playground gets finishing touches as school year nears
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District Maintenance Department is putting the finishing touches on a new…
Plenitude of players bodes good things for girls soccer as season begins
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s girls soccer team lost some significant players to graduation last year, but Coach…
Sweet Home American Legion faces loss of building – to wear and tear
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home American Legion, Post 133, is looking for help with a deteriorating building…
Longtime teacher Barbi Riggs named principal at Hawthorne School
Sean C. Morgan Barbi Riggs, a veteran of the Hawthorne Elementary School teaching staff, has been named the…
Gleaners: Fair Share cooperative seeks new facilities
Sean C. Morgan When life goes sideways, sometimes people need a hand; and even with reasonably strong incomes,…
Sweet Home Gleaners needs volunteers, upgrades and equipment
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Gleaners have been making some improvements over the last couple of years,…
Father details son’s struggles, accomplishments in book
Sean C. Morgan In a lot of people’s eyes, Parker Seiber started life with a raw deal –…
Council OKs lease of police patrol unit
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week authorized Police Chief Jeff Lynn to lease a…
Council may fund chamber – with terms
Sean C. Morgan Following a discussion last week about whether to pay the Chamber of Commerce $15,000 to…
Aug. 19 Sweet Home Health Fair to be bigger, include public safety
Sean C. Morgan The second annual Sweet Home Community Health Fair will be significantly bigger than the first…
School district progressing with auditorium seismic upgrades
Sean C. Morgan Seismic upgrades in the Sweet Home High School auditorium are well under way and on…
School Board opts for random drug testing of athletes
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted 6-3 to revise its student athlete drug testing policy,…
Police call volume exceeds last year’s pace, but not record-setting
Sean C. Morgan Halfway through the year, Sweet Home Police Department is running just a little ahead of…
Jamboree fans turn out 14,000 strong despite heat wave
Sean C. Morgan If the smoke and hot weather bothered folks Friday afternoon, when the sun set they…
City trash rates now pegged to state CPI index
Sean C. Morgan After hearing a zealous argument from the manager of Sweet Home Sanitation in favor of…
Council awards $2,500 in grants to three SH organizations
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council awarded $2,500 in community grants to three organizations last week.…
New program will allow high-schoolers to prove dependability
Sean C. Morgan Beginning this school year, high school students who show up to school every day, do…
Watching news happen right before my wondering eyes
Sean C. Morgan Last Tuesday, July 25, we got a call from someone telling us that that a…
Float plane recovered after it overturns on Foster Lake
Sean C. Morgan A float plane capsized Tuesday afternoon, July 25, while traveling across Foster Lake at low…
Resident has big ideas for dog park improvements
Sean C. Morgan The Sunnyside dog park is pretty good and getting better for dogs, but Larry Willett…
Sunshine Industries expanding to meet demand for services
Sean C. Morgan With help from the Sweet Home community, Sunshine Industries has started constructing a new building…