Sweet Ride car show Saturday in SH
Sean C. Morgan Organizers are pre-registering participants this week for the eighth annual Sweet Home Sweet Ride car…
Library Summer Reading Program back to boost out-of-school learning
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program gets under way this week to…
Councilors hold off on deciding how to select new city manager
Sean C. Morgan The City Council held off deciding what process to use for selection of a new…
Parks Board members call for chair’s resignation
Sean C. Morgan Three members of the city Parks Board walked out of a meeting Monday morning after…
Parks plan on hold for committee review
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week held off on signing an agreement with the…
Sunshine places first client in mainstream job
Sean C. Morgan Pressure washer in hand, Sunshine Industries client Jason Gorby blasted away the dirt from trash,…
Law enforcement increasing countywide coordination in fighting drugs task force
Sean C. Morgan Linn County has been designated a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, and local law enforcement agencies…
Retired LCSO sergeant volunteers as new chaplain at SHPD
Sean C. Morgan As a former Sheriff’s sergeant, new Sweet Home Police Department Chaplain Kevin Greene brings a…
Council seeks applicants to fill vacancy
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is accepting applications through July 1 to fill a vacancy.…
Councilor proposes outlawing entering other-sex facilities
Sean C. Morgan City Councilor Jeff Goodwin proposed an ordinance last week that would make it a crime…
Board ratifies contract with school workers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board ratified a three-year contract with classified employees Monday night. The…
Conduct to be focus for council this month this month
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will spend most of June considering possible changes to its code of…
Pool boiler replacement completed; first swimmers allowed in Tuesday
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District has completed replacement of the boiler and additional maintenance and…
End of school year triggering administrative shuffle for SH
Sean C. Morgan Five School District certified administrator positions will turn over next year with two new principals…
Two to lead graduation ceremonies
Sean C. Morgan Rebecca Wooley and Sarah Dunkley are the top students, academically, of the 176-member Class of…
Editorial: Instigators’ efforts in windfall of books much appreciated
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District’s classified employees deserve a big shout-out for their work in bringing…
State inspection finds Sweet Home School District short in areas of equality
Sean C. Morgan An inspection by the Oregon Department of Education’s Office of Learning, Equality Unit, has found…
New Planning Commission chair brings lifetime of SH experience, aim to attract business
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission elected Edie Wilcox as its new chairwoman. She succeeds James…
District voters approve $1.575 million bond levy
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home voters approved a $1.575 million bond levy request by the Sweet Home Fire…
Councilor’s criticism sparks heated exchange over integrity
Sean C. Morgan During the City Council’s discussion of a motion to hire a city manager pro tem…
Sweet Home wins second water taste competition of this year
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home has won its second drinking water competition this year, this…
Schools budget retains art, Spanish classes
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown said the art program will remain intact, and…
Parks get emphasis in city budget approved by committee
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee on May 11 approved a budget for 2016-17…
Council: Ex-Forest Service building could save city dollars
Sean C. Morgan City councilors told members of the public during a May 10 meeting that moving City…
Council cites law in declining to talk about Martin exit
Sean C. Morgan Hobbled by concerns over the legality of commenting on a labor issue, Sweet Home city…