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…
Cheer squad heads into competition season with eyes on top prize
Sean C. Morgan Despite a reduction in available personnel this season, Coach Amber Rosa expects her team to…
All about Linn County: Newly arrived transit buses vivid scenes to promote local area
Sean C. Morgan Senior Center Director Ken Bronson pointed to a photo of a Cascade Timber Consulting logging…
School superintendent lays out steps to improve performance
Sean C. Morgan In its quest to turn around plummeting test scores and student achievement in the past…
Volunteers install smoke alarms
Sean C. Morgan Volunteers from the Red Cross and Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District installed 177 smoke…
School district meetings aim to get teachers on same page to address student performance
Sean C. Morgan On a Friday morning earlier this month, a group of second-grade teachers from all of…
Sweet Home iced over but snow passes by
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home barely caught the edge of two winter storms over the past 10 days…
Council declares former 9th Avenue facilities surplus, with intent to sell
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week declared surplus the former Public Works maintenance facility…
SHPD seeks to address rising numbers of dog calls
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Chief Jeff Lynn told the city Public Safety Committee last week that…
City Council to consider street maintenance fee
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Safety Committee will move the concept of a street maintenance fee to…
SHJH science teachers honored by state association
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon School Teachers Association presented Outstanding Classroom Teacher Awards to Sweet Home Junior High…
Council adopts policy on naming city-owned facilities
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week adopted a resolution setting a policy for naming…
Officials: Jamboree benefits to SH exceed mere balance sheet
Sean C. Morgan Even when it doesn’t raise a net profit for the Sweet Home Economic Development Group…
Community steps up for Sharing Tree effort
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is delivering 384 boxes full of presents this…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court out and about as they serve
Sean C. Morgan It’s been a bit of a soft opening for the 2017 Sportman’s Holiday Court –…
School board moves toward bond election
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted 8-0 Monday to apply for a state matching grant…
Retiring Mayor Gourley intends to continue public service
Sean C. Morgan Dec. 31 will mark the official end of Mayor Jim Gourley’s 24-year career as a…
SHEDG reports loss for 2015, expects more red ink for this year
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group recently filed its 2015 Form 990 with the IRS,…
Jamboree personnel, coaches move box that impeded softball fans’ views
Sean C. Morgan Since the 1990s, spectators at Sweet Home High School varsity softball games have had to…
Council reserved in response to request for ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ support
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Council members last week declined to write a letter of endorsement for…
Planners OK variances for Dollar General store in SH
Sean C. Morgan Dollar General, a nationwide chain of discount variety stores, is planning to open a store…
Council opts to seek input from Planning Commission on pot rules
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week decided by consensus to seek the Planning Commission’s…
City considering possibility of moving Dahlenburg Bridge from Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan In response to vandalism, Public Works Director Mike Adams wants to move Dahlenburg Bridge from…
County transportation planners ask for help in assessing local needs
Sean C. Morgan Linn County is updating its Transportation System Plan, and it wants public input to help…
Sweet Home choirs perform fall concert
Sean C. Morgan The Junior High Choir performs “The Trout” during the Sweet Home schools fall concert held…