Trash hike ordinance gets first review
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week held the first reading of a proposed ordinance…
Ranger district planning day use area, trails
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Ranger District will soon begin construction of a new day use area…
Police chief: Cops will simply enforce Measure 91 requirements
Sean C. Morgan On July 1, the Sweet Home Police Department will begin enforcing what is outlined in…
No court, but Sportsman’s Holiday coming together
Sean C. Morgan Sportsman’s Holiday plans are moving forward, although the annual Sweet Home event will not have…
Jakob Hiett, Sierrah Owen named Boy and Girl Athletes of the Year
Sean C. Morgan Jakob Hiett and Sierrah Owen were named the Booster Club Boy and Girl of the…
Periwinkle store owner decides it’s time for change, shuts down
Sean C. Morgan Periwinkle Provisions, which operated for 25 years, closed officially on Tuesday, and owner Brandi Hawkins…
Foster Lake to remain full for time being, but Green Peter down and dropping
Sean C. Morgan Green Peter Reservoir is as full as it will get this summer, while Foster will…
Charter School to suspend sixth grade for next year
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Charter School will not have a sixth grade next year, allowing the…
Elections: Two of 3 write-in candidates named School Board winners
Sean C. Morgan Carol Babcock and Angela Clegg have won seats on the Sweet Home School District Board…
We’re done! Sweet Home High School Class of 2015 say good-bye Friday night at graduation
Sean C. Morgan Salutatorian Alex Olin told more than 160 classmates to embrace failure and all it has…
Huskies can’t overcome strong North Bend start in baseball playoff
Sean C. Morgan Five runs down, Sweet Home found its stride, but it was too little, too late,…
Five years after mystery illness derailed her life, Sadi Riggs will finish with her classmates Friday
Sean C. Morgan As a seventh-grader at Sweet Home Junior High, Sadi Riggs was on the fast track…
Owen, Olin to lead SHHS graduation ceremonies
Sean C. Morgan The 2015 Sweet Home High School valedictorian is Sierrah Owen. Alex Olin is the salutatorian.…
SHFAD budget, with some adjustments, heads to directors
Sean C. Morgan After late adjustments on May 27, the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee…
Rainfall takes edge off, but does little to slow approach of fire season
Sean C. Morgan Bringing a bit of moisture with them, last week’s thunderstorms weren’t as big a positive…
Council work session to focus on pot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will consider how it wants to regulate marijuana during a…
Softball: Few errors enough to trip SH up against Corbett
Sean C. Morgan In a seven-inning nail-biter, Sweet Home ended its softball season with a 7-6 loss to…
Baseball: Huskies down Marshfield; now on to North Bend
Sean C. Morgan It was an ugly start for Sweet Home Thursday as Marshfield took advantage of pitcher…
Draft budget ready to go to City Council
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee voted 9-0 on May 13 to approve a…
Artificial turf gets board OK
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home District School Board Monday approved the artificial turf project for Husky Field…
SHARC replaces auditorium curtain, plans fund-raiser
Sean C. Morgan Variety show features twist for SHARC fund-raiser The Sweet Home Auditorium Remodel Committee is putting…
Council decides it’s time to establish policy for members’ proposals
Sean C. Morgan Prompted by a new proposal by Councilor Jeff Goodwin, Mayor Jim Gourley has asked the…
Officer honored for heroism
Sean C. Morgan Police Chief Jeff Lynn recognized officer Rocky Hanni last week with the Sweet Home Police…
City Council members done with marijuana prohibition
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is no longer entertaining proposals that would prohibit marijuana in…
Superintendent: School budget a mixed picture
Sean C. Morgan The short-term budget picture for Sweet Home School District looks good, adding about seven full-time…