RARE worker brings love of small towns to job
Sean C. Morgan Laura Goodrich, who started work last week in Sweet Home coordinating activities related to the…
Fire damage minimal, thanks to timely rain
Sean C. Morgan Fire damage has been minimal this year, and wet weather is putting a damper on…
Boys soccer players getting leg up in competitiveness
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s boys soccer team is young and can use more numbers, but the new…
Girls loaded with experience, flexible, skilled across field
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s girls soccer team is loaded with experience this year after graduating just two…
Library loading up on books, fall programs as warm weather ends
Sean C. Morgan Summer’s just about over, and the Sweet Home Public Library is setting up its fall…
SH motorcyclist found not guilty of manslaughter
Sean C. Morgan A jury found Bobby Ray Hancock of Sweet Home not guilty of first-degree manslaughter and…
Aerial recovery
Sean C. Morgan A helicopter operated by the Croman Corporation on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service successfully…
Grant, new leaders help put Sweet Home Gleaners back on feet
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Gleaners recently received a $2,500 grant from the Siletz tribe to help…
Rio Theater has about 15 percent of funds needed for projection equipment
Sean C. Morgan Between donations and a price hike of $1 per ticket, the Rio Theater has raised…
Trees for fish
Sean C. Morgan The sound of running water in Soda Fork Creek, 25 miles east of Sweet Home,…
City seeks input on vision for future; plans community discussion meeting
Sean C. Morgan Members of the city-led vision committee are seeking more involvement from the community as they…
Council rates City Manager Craig Martin ‘very good,’ awards pay hike
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council gave City Manager Craig Martin a positive evaluation during its…
Neighbors give council an earful about crime, foul language
Sean C. Morgan Residents of 12th and 13th Avenues, near where they intersect with Poplar Street, complained to…
Local sisters find their sporting muse on roller derby rink
Sean C. Morgan Two Sweet Home girls are following in their mother’s footsteps – or rather rolling along…
Council raises pay for cops
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council ratified a new contract and raises for its Police Department…
River rescue
Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Fire Department and rescue workers from around Linn County, including Sweet Home, rescued a…
New SH Boys and Girls Club director comes to job with business savvy
Sean C. Morgan Mollie Kerins brings a set of business skills and passion for children to her new…
City Council ratifies police contract
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council ratified a new contract and raises for its Police Department…
Trash to Treasure named Jamboree window winner
Sean C. Morgan Trash to Treasure was the big winner in the Oregon Jamboree’s business window decorating contest.…
Board trustee named interim principal at Foster School
Sean C. Morgan Jan Sharp resigned from the School Board Monday night, and the board hired her as…
CCC’ers reunite again
Sean C. Morgan Five alumni of the Civilian Conservation Corps reunited Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 7 at the Longbow…
Arts and Crafts Festival features new vendors, entertainment
Sean C. Morgan The 12th annual Sweet Home Arts and Crafts Festival held during Oregon Jamboree weekend was…
Lightning sparks fires, but few locally
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home area dodged the brunt of a thunderstorm and resulting forest fires, but…
Jamboree-related calls keep public safety agencies busy for weekend
Sean C. Morgan When the Oregon Jamboree rolls around, Sweet Home changes from a town of 9,000 to…
Schools getting facelift for fall
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 has been trimming and removing trees, partially to fix maintenance problems and…