Council puts brakes on 1st Ave.‘speed bumps’ plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council sent city staff members back to the drawing boards in…
Demolition of foreclosed ‘problem’ house gladdens neighbors
Sean C. Morgan The neighborhood around Poplar Street and 11th Avenue is much quieter now in the wake…
SHFAD shuffles budget to cover negative balance
Sean C. Morgan As the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District prepares to enter its budget sessions, board…
Councilman proposes that city outlaw pot
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will vote at its next meeting, April 14, whether to put a…
School officials support college program at senate hearing
Sean C. Morgan Staff and students from school districts across the mid-Willamette Valley, including Sweet Home School District,…
Officials want to get public’s opinion on pot
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
School counselor honored for saving student
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Schools Supt. Keith Winslow last week recognized Foster and Oak Heights Counselor Joe…
New SHHS principal says he’s eager for move to western Oregon
Sean C. Morgan New Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown said he’s looking forward to settling with…
Public meeting to talk pot?
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Public Safety Committee will discuss with the entire City Council whether to hold…
Goetz resigns from SH school district
Sean C. Morgan Dave Goetz signed a resignation agreement as human resources, transportation and maintenance supervisor at the…
Developers seek high-tech occupants for east SH land
Sean C. Morgan The owners of the approved Santiam River Club development are hoping to attract the attention…
Council backs SHEDG’s effort to acquire Knife River property
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed Feb. 24 to send a letter to the Linn…
City to offer adopt-a-park opportunity
Sean C. Morgan Local groups interested in cleaning up and taking care of Sweet Home’s city parks are…
After 40 years of four-wheel-drive fests, Fricks still love mud
Sean C. Morgan Then-newlyweds Don and Nancy Frick started organizing an annual mud festival for four-wheel-drive enthusiasts in…
B&G Club town hall: Leaders of effort to save SH club say fund-raising is progressing, but more is needed
Sean C. Morgan The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam are planning to reorganize and asking…
Enjoyed that sunshine? Forecasters say wet winter weather may be getting set to return
Sean C. Morgan As of the beginning of this week, precipitation in Sweet Home is drastically lower than…
SH schools, cops implementing Standard Response Protocol for incidents
Sean C. Morgan Suppose an armed intruder were to be spotted entering a building of a local school.…
Man gives silhouettes to agencies
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home man honored the Sweet Home Police Department and Sweet Home Fire and…
Mr. Husky getting a new look as girls enter renamed competition
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School is expanding Mr. Husky to include girls this year and will…
Wordsmiths have their say at SH Library Open Mic Night
Sean C. Morgan The program at the Sweet Home Library’s first-ever Open Mic Night was … wordy. Genny…
Local Kiwanians celebrate organization’s 100th birthday
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Kiwanis Club celebrated the 100th birthday of its parent organization Friday evening…
City looks to establish new eastside park
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home will seek money from the state to establish a new park on the…
Police say scams frequent, varied in SH area
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home woman recently received a postcard indicating she had an unclaimed prize of…
Ranger district plans for Trout Creek drainage modeled after similar projects
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Ranger District staff members are developing a list of projects for the new…
Graduation numbers don’t really tell story for SH, officials say
Sean C. Morgan In 2013-14, School District 55 graduated 63.81 percent of students who entered high school in…