Councilors OK bus shelter loitering ban
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week gave final approval to a new ordinance that…
Mudfest ‘Leap into the Mud’ to be Feb. 29 at Northern Farms
Sean C. Morgan The Northern Farms Mudfest will be a week early this year to allow participants to…
Huskiettes look to take advantage of experience, up their game
Sean C. Morgan With eight experienced dancers returning, the Sweet Home High School Huskiettes dance team is taking…
Workshop helps landowners plan strategy
Sean C. Morgan Area landowners with property in the Santiam River watershed wrapped up a four-week workshop earlier…
Librarian seeking missing pieces in Timber Echo collection
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School librarian Jill Wilson is looking for copies of old yearbooks and…
Officials get walk-through of nearly completed schools
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School Board members got to see two elementary school construction projects that were…
Schools developing plans for SSA funds
Sean C. Morgan Supt. Tom Yahraes told the School Board Monday that district staff will use the findings…
SHPD switching to new handgun
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department plans to switch the caliber of handguns its officers carry, department…
Second SH resident enters House race
Sean C. Morgan A 22-year-old Sweet Home man and Oregon State University senior has thrown his hat into…
City seeks, fixes leaks that waste nearly half its water
Sean C. Morgan The city has plugged around 150 water pipe leaks since mid-2018 in an effort to…
HGTV show application brings out some city spirit, officials
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home leaders want to get the city on TV – in a good way. Between…
Superintendent gets thumbs up from school board on performance
Sean C. Morgan Pointing at large increases in Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate and freshmen on track…
Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate jumps 13.5%
Sean C. Morgan Based on Oregon Department of Education data, Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate for last…
Police: Crime reports down nearly 20 percent over last year
Sean C. Morgan According to Sweet Home Police Department records, the city had 155 fewer reports of crime…
Mayfield sentenced to 13 months
Sean C. Morgan Robert Eugene Mayfield was sentenced to 13 months in prison Friday afternoon, Jan. 17, in…
City to end relationship with Jacobs
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week declined to negotiate with Jacobs Engineering to continue…
Council begins move toward banning sleeping in bus stops
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home city councilors last week held the first reading of a new ordinance that…
Councilors approve exclusion law on 5-2 vote
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved an ordinance that will allow police officers…
Police, bicyclists say new ‘Idaho Stop’ law won’t be big change
Sean C. Morgan Local police say a new bike law, passed last year by the legislature, will give…
Something’s afoot as high school Drama Club presents ‘Miss Holmes’
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School Drama Club will present “Miss Holmes” this week. “It’s a…
Gala concert to feature ‘Broadway Baritone’ singer, local talent
Sean C. Morgan SHOCASE will present a gala concert featuring Broadway baritone Douglas Webster next week to celebrate…
Stats say 2019 was SHFAD’s third-busiest
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance posted its third-busiest year in 2019, with 2,704 medical…
‘Amazing’ fiber art on display at City Hall
Sean C. Morgan Fiber arts are getting their turn in the spotlight this winter with a new art…
Police calls down for Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan The city’s efforts to improve Sankey Park in recent years appear to have paid off…
Longtime Sweet Home Police CSO Gina Riley retires
Sean C. Morgan Gina Riley called it quits Monday, Dec. 30, after nearly 11 years working with the…