SHHS drama students to present Goldilocks comedy
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School drama class will present “The Trial of Goldilocks” at 7…
Quarry issue continued
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 2 continued a public hearing for a…
Sprenger focusing on timber issues, education
Sean C. Morgan House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger is planning to bring several constituent concerns and issues…
SH girl finds honesty pays
Sean C. Morgan Do the right thing, and it can still pay off, like it did for 8-year-old…
Explosive strike
Sean C. Morgan The McCubbins family has a reputation around Sweet Home for doing things just a little…
Skilled labor
Sean C. Morgan Imagine playing a game for a living – a comfortable living. For Matt Matuszak, it’s…
Council OKs sewer rehab deal
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council Jan. 25 approved a $5.8 million contract with K&R Plumbing…
SH youth give 29,823 pennies to polio effort
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home children have donated 29,823 pennies to help eradicate polio throughout the world. Members…
Bowling alley fire leaves officials unsure of cause
Sean C. Morgan Ron and Mary Ann Rettke are simply relieved to have escaped the fire that ripped…
School officer position gets ax
Sean C. Morgan In response to falling revenues, the Sweet Home Police Department is moving the school resource…
City officials see drop in revenue looming
Sean C. Morgan With revenue expected to drop in the oncoming months, Sweet Home officials say they don’t…
PLC provide teachers with meeting of the minds
Sean C. Morgan There’ll be no more excuses. “You graduate as a teacher, and you get a bachelor…
City, cops opting for mediation
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home and the police employees union will enter mediation on Feb.…
City experiences rise in cop calls over past year
Sean C. Morgan The number of calls for police service in Sweet Home increased by nearly 800 in…
Fire destroys Sweet Home Lanes bowling alley
Sean C. Morgan A fire destroyed Sweet Home Lanes and the apartment occupied by the owners early Friday…
Mayor: City has some fixes to go, but in good shape
Sean C. Morgan The city is in good shape, by and large, and its sewer system, along with…
Fentiman re-elected to mayor’s seat after vote splits council
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council re-elected Craig Fentiman to serve as mayor after a brief…
Business owner says she’s feeling fallout after alleged attack
Sean C. Morgan Cindy Blondin was the victim of what law enforcement officials say was an attempted murder…
Chamber looks to fill vacancies, plan year
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is seeking new board members while preparing its 2011…
Rainy weekend causes mudslides, high water
Sean C. Morgan An extraordinarily large rainstorm caused a series of landslides along Highway 20 east of Cascadia…
Horton: Close Crawfordsville
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Larry Horton Monday evening recommended that the School Board close Crawfordsville…
New look for Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree is entering the new year with a new Website as part of…
SHEDG boosts SHARE budget
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors approved an increase in funding Dec.…
Sewer fix Phase IV to spread across city
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home opened bidding last week for Phase IV of its ongoing…
New ordinance will also affect residential signs
Sean C. Morgan While the impact on commercial properties has been the main topic of discussion, residential signs…