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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…
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…
Temperature change presents challenges at SHJH
Sean C. Morgan While construction continues at Sweet Home Junior High, the School District has had some trouble…
Fire season officially ends Oct. 1, about 3 weeks early
The 2019 fire season officially ended Oct. 1 on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.…
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…
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…
Councilors divided over scope, need for ‘livability’ ordinance
Scott Swanson The question of whether Sweet Home should try to do something about rathole rentals led to…
Council fast-tracks changes to codes
Scott Swanson City Council members took steps at their Sept. 24 meeting to fast-track approval of changes to…
Council hears timelines for water/sewer operations options
Scott Swanson City Council members reviewed options for possible changes in management of the city’s Water and Wastewater…
‘Exclusion’ law stirs debate as councilors take another look
Scott Swanson A possibiltiy of an “exclusion ordinance” banning troublemakers from the downtown area stirred vigorous discussion Tuesday,…
Rollover on Highway 228 spectacular, but no one severely injured
A rollover accident on Highway 228 Monday evening, Sept. 23, resulted to damage to a homeowner’s property, but…
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…
Students step up for boy with cancer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Sept. 11 volleyball game against Woodburn was more than just an athletic event. The…
Goat-killing cougar dispatched in 43rd Ave. family’s back yard
Scott Swanson Craig Hayes says a neighbor warned him when his family adopted a small herd of goats.…
New program offers reading help
Sarah Brown A new program geared toward native English speakers who need help learning to read and write…
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…
