Sweet Home VFW Post 3437 marks 75th anniversary
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3437, marked its 75th anniversary on Jan. 9.…
FBI report: SH crime rate up
Sean C. Morgan According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, Sweet Home has a higher crime rate than…
Board plans 4-day school week forum
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 will host an open forum at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 to…
Well-traveled local man heads out again – on mission to Philippines
Sean C. Morgan Gary Myers has a yen for travel – and ministry. This week the former Sweet…
Skating at the next level
Sean C. Morgan Anthony “GQ” Warner, 33, has been a longtime roller skater, but now he’s taking his…
Neighbors say skate park woes persist
Sean C. Morgan After complaining to the City Council on Nov. 8 about pervasive foul language and other…
SHARE doubles downtown improvement dollars in 2011
Sean C. Morgan 1/4/12 In its third year of existence, the Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort has more…
SH cops exiting to Lebanon
Sean C. Morgan Three Sweet Home police officers have resigned and accepted positions with Lebanon Police Department in…
Post Office closures delayed, but Cascadia future uncertain
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Postal Service agreed to a five-month moratorium on closing post offices on Dec.…
Veterans offered discount on business classes
Sean C. Morgan Linn-Benton Community College’s Small Business Development Center has a special deal for veterans who own…
4-day school week is old hat for many area districts
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board will continue discussing Monday night whether to switch Sweet Home…
Deluge raises lake, river levels
Sean C. Morgan Lots of rain, more than 4 inches in a 48-hour period, according to U.S. Corps…
Council moves to ensure city gets pot fines
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will likely give final consideration, at its Jan. 12 meeting,…
Golden eggs in coops
Sean C. Morgan Chickens need homes too, and Tristan Nichols has discovered that if he builds them, he…
Taking lights to new heights
Sean C. Morgan “It stated with a Grinch,” said Gina Riley. Her Northside Drive home is surrounded bya…
SHHS seniors may get to opt for free LBCC degree
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School seniors may have the choice bypass high school graduation and go…
4-day school week idea stays alive after vote
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board voted 7-2 Monday night to continue gathering information about switching…
SH canines to face off against nation’s best
Sean C. Morgan Two Sweet Home dogs will compete among the best purebred dogs in the nation in…
Ken Weld promoted, Zach Lincoln hired by SHFAD
Sean C. Morgan With the retirement of Battalion Chief Doug Emmert, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has…
Building activity in Sweet Home hits 20-year low
Sean C. Morgan With economic trouble everywhere, Sweet Home’s building activity levels have reached their lowest levels in…
Vicar’s mission: Save St. Francis Episcopal Church
Sean C. Morgan Mother Julia Fritts McWilliams has a mission: to save a little treasure of a church…
Glimpses of Sweet Home history
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Genealogical Society unveiled its new book, “Sweet Home: A History in Pictures,”…
Cascadians meet to save Post Office
Sean C. Morgan Cascadia residents are tossing around ideas to keep a Post Office in Cascadia, and Rep.…
Former parks caretaker files civil rights suit
Sean C. Morgan A former Sankey Park caretaker is suing the city of Sweet Home for civil rights…
Helped by friends, family, fire victims picking up pieces
Sean C. Morgan It looks like Ground Zero after 9/11, but Bob Hubler is back at work on…