Linn County to sue state for $1.4B over forestry management
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Board of Commissioners plans to sue the State of Oregon for more…
Council approves 14th Avenue closure for Sweetheart Run
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a temporary street closure for 14th Avenue between Elm…
Young cheerleaders win first competition
Sean C. Morgan They have no seniors – zero – but the Sweet Home cheer program once again…
After threatened closure, B&G Club in better shape
Sean C. Morgan For the first time since the merger of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sweet…
School Board progresses with policy on equipment rentals from staff
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board voted Monday night to hold the first reading next month…
Though police call numbers set records in 2015, many key crimes went down
Sean C. Morgan While Sweet Home Police Department set a record in 2015 for number of calls, key…
Rio Theater and Sunshine Espresso owners being honored for development
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission has selected the Rio Theater and Sunshine Espresso as winners…
Police, fire calls continue to set records
Sean C. Morgan Local emergency responder call loads continued at record levels in 2015, with the police responding…
Sweet Home escapes much of nasty freeze
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s icy weather Sunday evening was far less intense than what communities on the…
Hour of Code
Sean C. Morgan David Skeen and his mother Michelle Keene want to make sure no one else from…
Sweet Home man joins lousy semi-famous band
Sean C. Morgan Jonathan Pelcher of Sweet Home is one of the newest members of a Grammy-nominated punk…
City officials mull how to handle Sankey Park issues
Sean C. Morgan The city Parks Board wants to know what the community thinks the city should do…
Board needs to not look this gift horse in the mouth
Sean C. Morgan So here’s a refresher on economics for those who’ve studied it, or a primer for…
New care choices at health center
Sean C. Morgan Thanks to a federal grant, Sweet Home residents are next on the county’s list for…
SHFAD to ask for bond levy extension
Sean C. Morgan Fire Chief Dave Barringer is preparing to present a proposal for a new bond levy…
School board to consider rentals from its staff
Sean C. Morgan Supt. Keith Winslow will return to the School Board with a much narrower version of…
Fire board moves forward with proposed charges for aid calls, traffic accidents
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Ambulance and Fire District Board of Directors held the first readings Dec.…
Wood milling firm making move to SH
Sean C. Morgan The owners of a Eugene-area wood products company have chosen to relocate their business in…
Shop with a Cop goes local
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department personnel teamed up with approximately 35 Sweet Home children for a…
Whether-city-needs-airfield discussion gets sent to committee
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will take up discussion about a new airport later, probably during its…
Wet weather has local lake levels on rise
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s local reservoirs are handling a lot more rain in recent weeks after Green…
SHFAD board to consider fees for non-hospital medical calls
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors will hold two public meetings…
Death of longtime city maintenance supervisor Pat Wood leaves a void
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home city staff was one man down last Friday night for the annual Christmas…
Planning Commission approves land use requests
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved two conditional use permits and one variance during following…
Love for Sweet Home has matured over 20 years as reporter
Sean C. Morgan I don’t write columns much any more. No particular reason. I guess, it just stopped…