Blasts from the past
Sean C. Morgan The date that the Sweet Home Police Department was actually established is a bit of…
Police: Lock or pay price
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is wondering what it’s going to take to get…
New SH librarian has always had yen for books
Sean C. Morgan Rose Peda had a library in her garage when she was in the fifth grade.…
School board sets goals for 2011-12 academic year
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board, during its regular meeting on Sept. 12, adopted a set…
Utah concealed handgun permit useful to Oregonians
Sean C. Morgan If you’ve got an Oregon concealed handgun permit, you can pretty much carry a weapon…
SHEDG to stop underwriting Rodeo
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors, at its regular meeting on Sept.…
Jim Basting hanging up fire helmet after 42 years
Sean C. Morgan After more than 42 years in the fire service, Jim Basting, 62, is retiring from…
Hot temperatures jack up fire threat
Sean C. Morgan In response to the arrival of hot, dry weather, fire danger spiked to extreme last…
Schools: Fewer students, larger classes
Sean C. Morgan Crawfordsville and Holley schools are now combined, with a bumper crop of kindergarteners. Bus routes…
School board, teachers agree on contract freezing salaries, benefits
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board ratified a contract with the Sweet Home Education Association, which…
Floating dock designed to give veterans a lift
Sean C. Morgan A stay at the hospital can get dull, and the Mid-Valley Chapter of the Vietnam…
Bottom line better for rodeo
Sean C. Morgan This year’s Sweet Home Rodeo reduced its shortfall from last year by at least 50…
Proposed animal ordinance would allow minimum of six chickens in city
Sean C. Morgan The City Council will likely hear a proposal this month to allow at least six…
Girls soccer starts with record numbers, high hopes
Sean C. Morgan Coach Ramiro Santana has about the best problem he could hope for this year as…
Utility rates remain unchanged
Sean C. Morgan Take a look at your water and sewer bill for the past two months. You…
Johnston Field getting a facelift
Sean C. Morgan The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam are in the midst of improving…
Ranger district offers guidance in the fine art of finding hidden gems along the river
Sean C. Morgan Spend a little bit of time in the right place on the Sweet Home Ranger…
SH man ‘healthy as a horse’ as he celebrates 100th
Sean C. Morgan Alfred Finnell celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 21. He can hear a little out…
Council awards $3,000 in grants to schools, nonprofits
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council awarded $3,000 in grants to five community organizations during the…
Arbitrator next for city, cops?
Sean C. Morgan Police employees union representatives had not responded as of last week to a July 15…
Cougar killed on 50th Ave.
Sean C. Morgan Linn County trapper Jim Schacht treed and killed a cougar that had killed at least…
Council decides to consider stoplight at Pleasant Valley
Sean C. Morgan The city’s Traffic Safety Committee will take a look at installing a traffic light or…
School district completing changes to school bus routes
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 Transportation Department is still adjusting bus routes and has added back a…
Open vehicles thieves’ prime targets
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home has gone through a rash of vehicle break-ins in the past couple of…
A&W celebrating 50 years
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home A&W will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday. The celebration will include a…