Sweet Home rider, injured in motocross crash, moves to rehab hospital
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home motocross rider, who was injured in a crash three weeks ago, has…
SH gets nearly quarter million in park upgrade dollars
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home has received $242,000 in grant funds from the Oregon Parks…
Drivers and cops remind drivers that red lights on buses mean ‘stop’
Sean C. Morgan Leslie Jones and Dick Hamlin wore T-shirts last week to deliver a message to drivers…
Councilors urged to pass exclusion law
Sean C. Morgan Members of the public last week urged the City Council to move forward with a…
Local high-schooler already owns world record, titles
Sean C. Morgan Relatively massive horsepower, lightweight vehicles, four G’s for 300 feet and zero to 60 in…
New detective brings lifetime of local experience to position
Sean C. Morgan In an attempt to solve more crimes and decrease the burden on its patrol officers,…
Jacobs makes pitch to council to continue running city treatment plants
Sean C. Morgan Representatives of Jacobs Engineering last week outlined to the City Council the advantages of continuing…
Local artist’s painting gets public’s top pick at City Hall
Sean C. Morgan Elda Miller won the People’s Choice Award with her painting of a 1934 Roadster at…
Test results up for grade schoolers
Sean C. Morgan The number of elementary students showing proficiency in state math and language arts in the…
Music returning to grade schools, in a small way
Sean C. Morgan For the first time since it was cut during the 1990s, the Sweet Home School…
Temperature change presents challenges at SHJH
Sean C. Morgan While construction continues at Sweet Home Junior High, the School District has had some trouble…
Old City Hall to be anchor for Haunted House Ghost Tour
Sean C. Morgan Ghosts from the past will appear in Sweet Home this month. Drawn from Sweet Home…
Taking a cue from local history, radiator firm spreads, gets love with $2 bills
Sean C. Morgan More than 40 years ago, local mill owner Amos Horner made a point of doing…
Linn Shuttle gets new bus, adds routes
Sean C. Morgan Linn Shuttle put a new bus into service last week, bringing its total number of…
Farmers market: Vagrants’ activities killing business
Sean C. Morgan Mayor Greg Mahler told city staff and the City Council last week that the city…
SH, other cities considering joint recycling of biosolids
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home, Lebanon and Albany officials are proposing to study the feasibility of a regional…
New SH choir teacher’s path to podium took twists, turns
Sean C. Morgan Music has always been a part of Alison Hay’s life, and her goal is to…
‘Crosswalk Blitz’ results in citations for variety of violations
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police stopped 30 drivers during a 3½-hour “Crosswalk Blitz” from 1 p.m. to…
Heavy rains bringing fire season to early end
Sean C. Morgan Fire season is scheduled to end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday for the Oregon Department of…
Sen. Girod blames financial ‘mismanagement’ for state woes
Sean C. Morgan The last legislative session was tough for Sen. Fred Girod. “I loved my job up…
Councilors discuss expanding noise ordinance, ATVs, downtown exclusion
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week continued discussion on several ordinances last week that…
Harvest Festival, on Oct. 5, to be bigger, better than ever
Sean C. Morgan The 13th Annual Harvest Festival, on Oct. 5, will feature more hours, more activities and…
Sprenger to run for county commissioner
Sean C. Morgan State Rep. Sherrie Sprenger announced her candidacy for Linn County Commissioner Thursday afternoon, Sept. 12,…
Local man seeks Good Samaritans who aided him after ATV accident
Sean C. Morgan A Marks Ridge man says he is grateful to people who stopped to help him…
Councilors oppose idea of policing rental interiors
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home City Councilors and the city manager told an audience last week that the…