With queen in the saddle, rodeo looks for revenue
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Rodeo is just a bit shy on revenue from where it was…
Amber Alert simulation exercise gives cops chance to test system
Sean C. Morgan Police were notified Friday morning about a stolen vehicle as they were also receiving a…
Library offers summer reading rewards for kids 0-18
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library Reading Program begins July 6, featuring activities for five age…
SHPD takes drug drop-offs 24-7
Sean C. Morgan At the Fourth Annual Jim Bean Public Safety Fair, the Sweet Home Police Department announced…
Not yet open, store turning heads
Sean C. Morgan Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra have taken up residence on Main Street,…
Goodbye, Class of 2011
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School graduated some 176 students Friday night in a ceremony at a…
New girls hoops coach has turnaround experience
Sean C. Morgan Robby Robinson is moving from freshman boys basketball to lead the girls basketball program next…
Board adopts school budget
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board voted 8-1 to adopt a budget that cuts $1.7 million…
Library amps up collection based on kids’ favorites
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library recently added 29 titles most favored by U.S. children. The…
1,600 T-shirts testify to sacrifices of U.S. veterans
Sean C. Morgan After a little more than a year and a half, Vietnam veteran Mike Stone has…
Summer recreation program offers variety of fun
Sean C. Morgan This year’s Summer Fun in the Parks program will feature seven weekly events, including the…
Officials weighing options on debris in Foster Lake
Sean C. Morgan Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed woody debris from Foster Lake probably…
Public Safety Fair to include
Sean C. Morgan The public is invited to the fourth Annual Jim Bean Memorial Safety Fair from 9…
Closure means time to reorganize, combine two schools
Sean C. Morgan Crawfordsville Elementary School closes at the end of this school year. Preparations to merge Crawfordsville…
Police employee Teresa Groshong honored for service
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Department Records Clerk Teresa Groshong was named Employee of the Year last…
Rivers, lakes, crops all feel rain’s fallout
Sean C. Morgan It hasn’t been the wettest or coldest year on record, but summer’s late for western…
Graduate finishes in brother’s footsteps – no misses
Sean C. Morgan If Donald Rinehart doesn’t miss school this week, he will finish his pre-college schooling with…
With tears, humor, Crawfordsville says good-bye to its school
Sean C. Morgan Some are clearly saddened or upset by the closure of Crawfordsville Elementary School; their smiles,…
Fire Dept. budget proposal raises spending 6.25%
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee last week approved a budget recommendation…
Public’s input on chickens sought
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home has placed a poll on its website seeking input from…
Sunnyside garden dedicated to Head Start teacher’s memory
Sean C. Morgan Sunnyside Head Start has dedicated a new garden to the memory of Karen Horton, a…
Teacher honored for saving choking sixth-grader’s life
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board on May 10 recognized Jerilyn Stone, an instructional assistant, for…
Teachers, district re-open talks at zero-raise point
Sean C. Morgan Bargaining teams for School District 55 and the Sweet Home Education Association Thursday exchanged proposals…
Ex-con tells kids how he made good
Sean C. Morgan While serving some 15 years in prison on four different sentences, Dave Dahl finally figured…
Fire season shaping up to be a slow one
Sean C. Morgan Fire season isn’t shaping up to be a big deal in the area this summer,…