Ex-board member returns to familiar school issues
Sean C. Morgan While he just missed voting on it, new Sweet Home School Board’s member Michael E.…
Board approves $4 million bond for May election
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board on Monday approved a resolution to send a request for…
SHHS alum, space mathematician, has asteroid named after him
Sean C. Morgan Fred Krogh doesn’t think it’s that big a deal, but the 1956 graduate of Sweet…
Employment on rise in most sectors
Sean C. Morgan The rate of unemployment for Linn County reached its pre-recession levels last year, declining from…
Record-setting winter leaves Willamette Valley well-watered
Sean C. Morgan This may not be a big surprise: Wet weather systems have set records in the…
High school Drama Club actors to stage ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Drama Club students will present the play “Pride and Prejudice” next…
School Board to weigh $4 million bond proposal
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School board will consider Monday, Feb. 13, whether to request a $4…
Competitive eater meets nemesis in SH: pancakes
Sean C. Morgan Ryan Rodacker faced his mortal enemy, pancakes, Sunday and lost. Rodacker, a competitive eater from…
Full schedule of events planned to celebrate library’s 75th year
Sean C. Morgan The Knights of Veritas stormed Sweet Home Saturday to vanquish the the myths of theatrical…
Increasing canine problems dog police, prompt calls for change
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Municipal Court Judge Larry Blake last week found a Third Avenue woman guilty…
Council takes step to ban offenders from city property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council held the first reading of an ordinance that would allow…
High school graduation rate improves by more than 4 percent
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s high school graduation rate has increased over the past year. Of Sweet Home…
Saved by a stranger: Transfusion gives local man, stricken by rare blood disease, new lease on life
Sean C. Morgan Fresh from a trip where he met the man who saved his life, Rich Little…
Bond passage will give schools $4 million match
Sean C. Morgan If Sweet Home voters approve a proposed $4 million bond measure in May, the Sweet…
Desire to spend more time at home prompts purchase of rental business
Sean C. Morgan Brad Hartsook isn’t Thelma Brady, but he’s following in her footsteps. Hartsook purchased Thelma Brady…
New chamber president brings extensive business background to table
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce has several new board members as of this month…
Chamber caught up on IRS Form 990s
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce has gotten caught up on its delinquent Forms 990…
Superintendent seeks ways beyond classroom to help students develop skills
Sean C. Morgan A big focus for Sweet Home School District is boosting academic achievement and test scores,…
Superintendent marshals resources to achieve classroom goals
Sean C. Morgan Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of reports about how Schools Supt.…
Committee weighs ways to improve medical care in SH
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council’s Community Healthcare Committee Monday evening briefly began planning its next…
Planning chairman says SH has room to improve
Sean C. Morgan New Sweet Home Planning Commission Chairman Lance Gatchell thinks Sweet Home has room to improve.…
Council sets rules for SH pot facilities
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council Thursday voted to prohibit marijuana facilities within 100 feet of…
New mayor wants city to focus on economic development, healthcare
Sean C. Morgan As Sweet Home’s new mayor, Greg Mahler sees his role as a mentor to a…
Planning Commission mixed on rules for pot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission sent a mixed message to the Sweet Home City Council…
Numbers of calls to SH police, fire drop during 2016
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department and Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District are starting 2017 on…