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Up close and personal with The Cat in the Hat: Dr. Seuss a big hit as high school’s spring theatrical production
Alyssa “Al” Hartley-Davis portrays a plain-bellied sneetch celebrating the shiny new star on her belly during a presentation…
Dr. Seuss on playbill for high school drama program
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School drama students will present three Dr. Seuss stories as plays this…
Fire destroys mobile home, displacing 8
Eight people were displaced when their manufactured home caught fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the fire…
No fires seen after storm
A thunderstorm that passed through the area just east of Sweet Home Friday evening created numerous lightning strikes…
Fire officials: Time to prepare for fire season
Sean C. Morgan Though fire season might seem a long way off with the deluge of rainfall Sweet…
Celebrating 75 in style: Ed and Wanda McCartin eloped in 1942 after meeting in church
Sean C. Morgan Family and friends joined Wanda and Ed McCartin Saturday, May 6, in celebrating their 75th…
May Week at SHHS
Sweet Home High School celebrated May Week May 1-4 with customary dress-up days and other activities, culminating in…
District gets jump on new staff hiring
Sean C. Morgan Looking for “rock stars” who may stick around, the Sweet Home School District has modified…
Supt. Tom Yahraes gets high marks on his first ‘report card’
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board has given Supt. Tom Yahraes high marks in his first…
City budget contains proposed 11.6% increase
Sean C. Morgan City of Sweet Home staff last week presented a $23.5 million budget for 2017-18, an…
Extrication tools, ambulance upgrade top list for bond money expenditures
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has purchased a new set of extrication tools…
City contracts for water pipe repairs to decrease leakage
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved a $170,000 contract to replace waterlines on…
Senate OK’s taking of guns from those at ‘imminent risk’ of suicide, violence
Peter Wong EO Media Capital Bureau People deemed at “imminent risk” of killing themselves or injuring others could…
SHFAD budget includes increases in personnel, material costs
Sean C. Morgan The proposed $2.6 million 2017-18 budget for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District shows…
Sweet Home named Tree City for 30th year in a row
Sean C. Morgan This year is the 30th in a row in which the City of Sweet Home…
Sweet Home Foundation celebrates 20th anniversary
Sean C. Morgan Twenty-three years ago, a young Oregon Jamboree hadn’t reached regular profitability, and an equally young…
Entek air quality results released
Entek International released results on April 24 of air quality monitoring, specifically for trichloroethylene, around its manufacturing facility…
Dog that accompanied missing SH man found in Marcola area
The search for a missing Sweet Home man has intensified in the Marcola area after searchers found one…
Graduation
Air Force 2nd Lt. Matthew Long, a member of the Sweet Home High School Class of 2011, graduates…
Talks may lead to SH murder case deal
Audrey Caro Deputy District Attorney George Eder said this week the state is willing to discuss resolving a…
SH cops get raises per council vote
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week ratified a three-year contract with Police Department employees,…
At the Museum with Mr. Pinchot
Was that Gifford Pinchot at the East Linn Museum last week? Well, not really, but Sweet Home Ranger…
Facing $100,000 debt, board ponders chamber’s next move
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet during the next two…
New pastor Colton Emmert returns to his home church
Sean C. Morgan As a toddler, Colton Emmert began attending the newly formed River of Life Fellowship with…
Missing Sweet Home man being sought
Scott Swanson The public is being asked for assistance in locating a 28-year-old Sweet Home man who has…