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Board OKs contract for district staff
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board last week ratified a contract and 3.1-percent raises for classified…
Sweet Home gets some neighborly advice on homeless
Sean C. Morgan A Lebanon city official told a Sweet Home group Thursday, Nov. 15, that communities can’t…
Police Citizens Academy returning in what officials hope is more user-friendly format
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is planning to resume its Citizens Academy classes after the…
New doctor feels right at home in town, at county health center
Sarah Brown Sweet Home Health Center has a new physician. Dr. Denise Kelley is celebrating one year in…
Code enforcement officer making progress in community
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s code enforcement officer handled 264 cases in the five-month span between June 4…
SH man sought after allegedly ramming Sheriff’s unit
A Sweet Home man is on the run after allegedly ramming a Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle Monday morning, Sheriff…
Councilors agree to team up with other cities to support housing block grant application
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council agreed last week to sponsor an application for a $400,000…
Dry winds cause slash fires to spread
Sean C. Morgan East winds dried out local forests last week, causing five slash burns to rekindle and…
Approaching winter prompts attention to traction tires
With winter fast approaching, it’s time to think about snow, says the Oregon Department of Transportation. The studded…
Olin, Hewitt named Jr. First Citizens
Scott Swanson Sweet Home High School seniors Sarah Hewitt and Austin Olin have been chosen Junior First Citizens…
Superintendent: New state report cards show local schools continuing to improve
Sean C. Morgan The state’s report cards for schools and school districts may lack a letter grade again…
Commissioners approve revised plan to create 3 lots on Mountain View
The Sweet Home Planning Commission last week approved a request to partition 980 Mountain View Road into three…
Ranger District seeks comment on Upper Calapooia steelhead project
The Sweet Home Ranger District is seeking public comment on the proposed Calapooia Steelhead Habitat Enhancement Project. The…
Northwest Natural Gas rates decline with fall in gas prices
Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural) has announced that customers are paying lower rates as of Nov. 1…
3 councilors re-elected, Nash gets fourth seat
Scott Swanson Four Sweet Home City Council members were elected Tuesday, Nov. 6, and local voters gave a…
Search on for SH man who allegedly rammed officer’s vehicle
A Sweet Home man is on the run after allegedly ramming a Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle Monday morning, Sheriff…
SH turns out in force to celebrate
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Christmas season got a super early start Friday with the departure…
Demolition officially kicks off SHJH work
Sean C. Morgan Demolition at Sweet Home Junior High School began last week with students swinging sledgehammers at…
Ice cream shop’s ‘humble’ opening draws a crowd Saturday
Sean C. Morgan Henry and Mollie Wolthuis held a “humble grand opening” Saturday morning, Nov. 3, for their…