School finances showing uptick
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Business Manager Kevin Strong reported to the School Board and Budget Committee…
Mr. Husky campaign kicks off at eatery
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Mr. Husky contestants kicked off their fund-raising campaign for the Shriners…
Interest in effort to repair stage, auditorium, on the rise
Sean C. Morgan Nearly two dozen individuals toured the Sweet Home High School auditorium and stage in late…
Council approves aid to residents with faulty sewer connections
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Feb. 25 approved a program that will allow residents…
Bi-Mart, council cut deal to complete 22nd Avenue improvements
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a proposal on Feb. 25 to complete improvements on…
SHFAD moving toward filling its vacancies
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is conducting interviews to fill Diane Shank’s administrative…
Homeowners, railroad await judge’s decision
Sean C. Morgan Following a hearing held on Feb. 19, Linn County Circuit Court, Judge David E. Delsman…
From drought to drenched: Nearly constant rain over past three weeks swells lakes, rivers
Sean C. Morgan April showers may bring May flowers, but this year, January forest fires apparently bring February…
District upgrades radios per new FCC requirements
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 is in the process of upgrading its bus radio system to meet…
Sweet Home’s Milt Moran heads Oregon Logging show
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s Milt Moran led the way last week for forestry professionals to network and…
Killer gets life after murder plea
Sean C. Morgan As part of a plea agreement on Feb. 20, Travis Powers was sentenced to life…
Plans to repair auditorium, stage get a start at Elks meeting
Sean C. Morgan An informal committee last week started gathering information and working on ways to raise money…
‘Part-Time Indian’ will remain in school
Sean C. Morgan Based on a recommendation from Supt. Don Schrader’s Instructional Materials Review Committee, Schrader has decided…
Nuisance property ordinance takes shape in committee
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 reviewed a second draft of an ordinance…
City official suggests offering depot to railroad owner
Sean C. Morgan Public Works Director Mike Adams plans to reach out to the Rick Franklin Corporation, which…
Council to consider free replacement of deteriorating sewer lines
Sean C. Morgan This month the City Council will consider a program that will allow anyone with deteriorating…
Sweet Home on Ice: Storm takes trees and wires down, knocks out power
Sean C. Morgan Schools remained closed in Sweet Home and elsewhere in the mid-Valley Monday, and Wiley Creek…
Fair Share Gleaners say new digs provide more space to help others
Sean C. Morgan Fair Share Gleaners have been busy over the past year not only helping their members…
New pastor welcomed to Elm Street Baptist following Army career
Sean C. Morgan Craig Anderson first heard about Sweet Home in church. Anderson, a career Army officer, attended…
Committee to rule on ‘Diary’ Feb. 12
Sean C. Morgan A reconsideration committee is reviewing the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,”…
IRS forms: Jamboree lost money in 2012
Sean C. Morgan According to tax documents filed late last year by the Sweet Home Economic Development Group,…
Planners OK Ti Squared expansion
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved two variances allowing Ti Squared Technologies to expand its…
Book brouhaha: Some parents voice concerns about use of novel containing mature themes in eighth-grade class
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 will convene a “reconsideration committee,” tentatively on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to begin…
Sweet Home Elks plan improvements to high school auditorium stage
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks will host a community meeting this month to plan a fund-raising…
Council approves parks master plan
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council adopted a new Park System Master Plan last week to…