SHFAD to celebrate 75th anniversary with open house
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District will celebrate the Sweet Home Fire Department’s 75th…
Numbers not in yet, but first week of school was ‘good’
Sean C. Morgan School officials reported a smooth opening school week, with District 55 enrollments staying about the…
Committee: Delay rate increases
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Works Committee is recommending to the City Council that it hold off…
City ordinance revision retains fence permit requirement but without fee
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Sept. 1 held the first reading of updates to…
New Holley principal says education, though not first career choice, is his calling
Sean C. Morgan Holley Elementary School’s new principal, Todd Barrett, is stressing empowerment and motivation as he takes…
Foster Forest to get facelift from local student groups
Sean C. Morgan The South Santiam Youth Watershed Council, the Sweet Home High School Forestry Club and Foster…
District weighs seismic fixes for buildings
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is evaluating its buildings for possible seismic upgrades through a…
Local family make their mark in national archery competition
Sean C. Morgan Travis Smith has been an all-state football player and a top bodybuilder. Now he’s ranked…
Council OKs pot ordinances – per state template
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Aug. 25 adopted two ordinances prohibiting new medical marijuana…
Rain brings reprieve to fire levels
Sean C. Morgan Fire danger levels were reduced Monday following a weekend of rain. The Industrial Fire Precaution…
CH2M Hill, city settle on 15-year water/sewer contract
Sean C. Morgan To nail down a 15-year contract, CH2M Hill accepted a counteroffer from the City Council…
Season preview: Pieces in place for boys first run to soccer playoffs?
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s boys soccer team came closer to their goal, literally, last year when the…
New school resource officer Hamlin looking to fill a need
Sean C. Morgan Geoff Hamlin has begun serving as the Sweet Home Police Department’s new school resource officer.…
Recent retirements result in reshuffling of SHFAD staff
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s staff has undergone changes at the top with the…
Building booming in Sweet Home, as mothballed projects revive
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home has issued 25 building permits for new site-built homes so…
Girls soccer season preview: Near entire varsity lineup returns
Sean C. Morgan With nearly their entire roster back from last season, the girls varsity soccer team returns…
1st public meeting to weigh Weyerhaeuser land options
Sean C. Morgan The public is invited to help decide the future of the former Willamette Industries-Weyerhaeuser Sweet…
Fire on Courtney Creek
Sean C. Morgan Area firefighters were able to quickly control a wildland fire around the 37000 block of…
McDowell Creek project seeks to improve conditions for beavers, fish
Sean C. Morgan Humans from the South Santiam Watershed Council are taking cues from beavers and helping out…
City weighing CH2M Hill’s contract offer
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is open to extending early its contract with CH2M Hill,…
After summer of fun for kids, library turns attention to adults
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library has completed its annual Summer Reading Program for children, and…
Council aims to put levy for cops, library on ballot
Sean C. Morgan The City Council reached a consensus in a July 28 work session to pursue property…
City seeks kids’ input on Strawberry Park
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Parks Board is working with two University of Oregon graduate students to…
Council members OK 2.4 percent trash rate increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted 6-0 on July 28 to approve a requested increase…
Craaaaaazy country: Record heat doesn’t squelch massive turnout for 2015 Oregon Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home contractor Tim Murray has been a faithful Oregon Jamboree attender for the duration…