Bringing a park to life
Sean C. Morgan With a final design concept in place, city officials are ready to begin developing Strawberry…
Weekend rain finishes off fire season
Sean C. Morgan The burn ban and public use restrictions were lifted on Friday, and fire season officially…
Plan to create new softball fields in Foster has tournaments in view
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Softball Association is seeking help to build two new softball fields at…
Council raises city fees for building, public works, library, alcohol and more
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council raised fees for building permits, Public Works permits and general…
Fire season past normal cut-off, but end may be near
Sean C. Morgan The end is near for fire season, but some regulations remain in effect on lowland…
Chamber problems prompt new board members to depart
Sean C. Morgan Claiming that the chamber hadn’t been following its bylaws when they were appointed, Sweet Home…
Kyle Yeack finishes Speedway season as one of top drivers in state
Sean C. Morgan Kyle Yeack finished second in points in the Classic division at Willamette Speedway this year,…
2014 figures show improvement in SHEDG bottom line
Sean C. Morgan Based on Internal Revenue Service records for 2014 recently filed by the Sweet Home Economic…
Superintendent advocates drug testing policy for activities
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Schools Supt. Keith Winslow said he will begin working on a new policy…
Farmers Market move turns out to be win for just about everybody
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Farmers Market vendors, customers and visitors enjoyed locally grown foods Friday night at…
Matt Davis, Sierra Swanson named Junior First Citizens
Sean C. Morgan Seniors Matt Davis and Sierra Swanson have been named Junior First Citizens at Sweet Home…
PEO chapter plans antiques appraisal fund-raiser
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Philanthropic Education Organization Chapter FA is hosting “Antiques in the Afternoon,” an opportunity…
FBI: Local crime rate on upswing
Sean C. Morgan The crime rate in Sweet Home increased significantly from 2013 to 2014, increasing by 17.4…
School staff union meets goal for free books
Sean C. Morgan The local chapter of the Oregon School Employees Association has reached its goal to qualify…
Italian visitor gives SHHS students taste of fine art
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home has a world-class potter teaching art to its high school students, but when…
Portable facility in place, RV store owners continue business following fire
Sean C. Morgan Recovering from an Aug. 25 fire that destroyed a shop and damaged inventory and the…
Council passes on proposal to change billing
Sean C. Morgan The City Council rejected a proposal to change the monthly date for mailing delinquency notices…
Harvest Fest line-up bigger than ever
Sean C. Morgan The annual Harvest Festival, bigger and better than ever, opens at 10 a.m. Saturday in…
Visit to museum turns into career move for local history teacher
Sean C. Morgan A conversation about her history class in the right place and at the right time…
Junior high science teacher, daughter publish novels
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Junior High science teacher Mark Holden wrote a book more than 20 years…
John Wittwer celebrates 40 years as a Sweet Home attorney
Sean C. Morgan Attorney John Wittwer dryly discounts 40 years of business in Sweet Home as something anyone…
New public trash cans being installed around SH
Sean C. Morgan If they ever had a good excuse for dropping trash along Sweet Home’s streets, litterers…
Council to get law banning public drinking
Sean C. Morgan The Public Works Committee is preparing an ordinance proposal to prohibit public drinking in Sweet…
Local authors invited to strut stuff at library’s Open Mic Night
Sean C. Morgan Local writers are invited to the Sweet Home Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 24, to…
Council votes to postpone rate hikes discussion till 2016
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week formally voted to postpone discussion of water and…