New pastor Colton Emmert returns to his home church
Sean C. Morgan As a toddler, Colton Emmert began attending the newly formed River of Life Fellowship with…
Extrication tools, ambulance upgrade top list for bond money expenditures
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has purchased a new set of extrication tools…
City contracts for water pipe repairs to decrease leakage
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved a $170,000 contract to replace waterlines on…
SHFAD budget includes increases in personnel, material costs
Sean C. Morgan The proposed $2.6 million 2017-18 budget for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District shows…
Sweet Home named Tree City for 30th year in a row
Sean C. Morgan This year is the 30th in a row in which the City of Sweet Home…
Little Promises to get new fencing, thanks to SH Foundation grant
Sean C. Morgan A $2,500 grant from the Sweet Home Community Foundation and a $500 from the City…
Radio operators step up in ‘emergency’
Sean C. Morgan When everything goes pear shaped and sideways, the power is out, gas lines broken, telephones…
5 school board members on May 16 ballot
Sean C. Morgan Five candidates have filed for five different Sweet Home School Board positions. Jim Gourley is…
School Board write-in candidate has multiple connections to education
Sean C. Morgan With no candidate filed for the position, Benjamin Emmert has thrown his hat into the…
Little libraries to help keep printed page in front of kids
Sean C. Morgan If the staff and volunteers at the Sweet Home Public Library and the Friends of…
Review: 2001 bond paid for dozens of school improvement projects
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District Business Manager Kevin Strong told the School Board last week that…
SHPD joining newly narcotics enforcement team
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is preparing to join a new interagency narcotics enforcement team…
School board takes a stand on OSAA reclassification proposal
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District Board of Directors is planning to speak out against the…
Child abuse awareness event includes walk, pinwheel planting
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home residents gathered with Sweet Home Police Department volunteers and personnel Saturday, April 8,…
Chamber faces tough decisions with no money, missing records
Sean C. Morgan Facing deep debt and little revenue, all options up to and including discontinuing operations are…
Local organizations receive grants from Community Foundation
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Community Foundation awarded $12,343 in Alice Blazer Endowment Grants to seven nonprofit…
Mineral show just rocks
Sean C. Morgan The colors of the rainbow are not only meant for the sky. They decorate the…
Planners OK permit for firm to raise pot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission unanimously approved Monday evening a conditional use permit that will…
Improved insurance rating could mean lower rates for SH residents
Sean C. Morgan Many Sweet Home area property owners outside the city limits may see lower property insurance…
City Council approves $500 grants for Little Promises, Farmers Market
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved $500 grants for Little Promises preschool and…
Local stores get a rush after Bottle Bill refund doubles
Sean C. Morgan Taking advantage of an increase in the deposit on beverage containers from 5 to 10…
Ordinance would stiffen control of nuisance dogs
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will consider a new ordinance next week that will give…
New centenarian Olga Markert attributes long life to ‘keeping busy’
Sean C. Morgan Olga Klara (Gali) Markert may have the clean living part down, but really, attitude plays…
Conceptual design puts ideas on paper for new City Hall
Sean C. Morgan A conceptual floor plan for the new City Hall will feature open work areas for…
Rock and Mineral Show will feature wide variety of displays
Sean C. Morgan A Springfield rockhound will demonstrate how he makes spheres during the 69th Annual Rock and…