Sweet Home choirs perform fall concert
Sean C. Morgan The Junior High Choir performs “The Trout” during the Sweet Home schools fall concert held…
New girls coach has long-term plans to build hoops program
Sean C. Morgan Dave McNeil is thinking long term as he takes over the girls varsity basketball program…
Girls hoops wants to pick up where last year’s JV left off
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School girls varsity basketball team is young, but the players have…
Tree lighting moving to park as SH Christmas begins
Sean C. Morgan A Christmas tree lighting at Clover Memorial Park will kick off the Christmas in Sweet…
City, SHEDG to share Knife River property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week voted to move forward with a partnership with…
School Board to consider $4M bond levy
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board will consider at its regular meeting on Dec. 12 whether…
After 35 years, Singing Christmas Tree continues to flourish
Sean C. Morgan Paul Rowton was a Sweet Home music teacher 35 years ago when local musician Connie…
Foster food drive nets more than 1,000 items for SHEM
Sean C. Morgan Led by the fourth-graders, students from Foster Elementary School gathered more than 1,000 items during…
Kenny Rogers signs to headline at 2017 Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan Country music legend Kenny Rogers is retiring, and Sweet Home will be among his final…
Councilors: Put brakes on granting variances
Sean C. Morgan City councilors told the Planning Commission they would prefer that the commission and city ordinance…
Board votes 7-0 to return SH schools to 5-day week
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board Monday evening voted 7-0 to return the district to a…
Damage, age add up to the end for chamber redwood
Sean C. Morgan For many years, the redwood tree behind the Chamber of Commerce towered above the downtown…
Incumbent Trask leads council winners
Sean C. Morgan Dave Trask, Lisa Gourley and James Goble will serve four-year terms on the Sweet Home…
Council reopens grants program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a new community grants program, with $5,000 available for…
New teacher wants to provide more to choir students
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School choir teacher Duncan Tuomi wants to help students pursue music past…
SH Municipal Court to offer amnesty on unpaid fines
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Municipal Court will begin offering amnesty on fine payments for anyone who…
Old Girl still rides after decades of parades
Sean C. Morgan The Old Girl has been a silent and inanimate partner to the Sweet Home VFW…
SHFAD to start bond sale next week
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors has completed the final policies…
Couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Sean C. Morgan They said it wouldn’t last, but it did. Jim and Jerry Mosher will celebrate their…
Elea Hewitt named Linn County Junior First Citizen
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School senior Elea Hewitt was named Linn County Junior First Citizen along…
SHEDG, council mull property partnership
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed by consensus Oct. 25 to partner with the Sweet…
Towry in as city manager; starts Nov. 14
Sean C. Morgan Following approval of a contract last week by the City Council, Raymond Towry is planning…
State house candidates square off in good-natured debate
Sean C. Morgan Jeff Goodwin of Sweet Home praised Sherrie Sprenger’s work as representative for House District 17…
Ex-SH volunteer wrestling coach sentenced to 18 years after guilty plea
Sean C. Morgan After pleading guilty and no contest to charges in six separate sex offense cases involving…
Republican incumbent Girod says goal is to be voice for rural areas
Sean C. Morgan Fred Girod wants to continue to bring a rural voice to a Portland-dominated legislature in…