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Under the big top
Leo Acton the clown sells coloring books to audience members during the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Monday night,…
May 23, 2017
Charlene Adams appointed to SHFAD Board
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors last week appointed Charlene Adams…
May 23, 2017
Police budget to replace vehicles
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department is budgeting to begin replacing patrol cars for the first…
May 23, 2017
District to get $4 million after voters pass bond
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home voters approved a $4 million bond during the May 16 election, which will…
May 23, 2017
Fire destroys Highway 228 home after power cords for marijuana grow fail
Scott Swanson A marijuana grow operation caused a fire that damaged a house and its contents at 40812…
May 16, 2017
ESPY Winners
Sweet Home School District April Exceptional Student Performance This Year winners, joined by Supt. Tom Yahraes, are, in…
May 16, 2017
Huskies defeat S. Umpqua 4-3 in nine-inning play-in game
The Huskies varsity baseball team came back from a 3-0 deficit in the top of the fourth inning…
May 16, 2017
Police seek driver after high-speed pursuit that ended in crash
Sweet Home police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Lebanon man who frequently visits Sweet Home…
May 16, 2017
School budget would restore five-day week, add elementary PE teachers
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home School District’s proposed budget will add nearly three elementary school PE teachers and…
May 16, 2017
Location for circus changes to new City Hall property
The location for the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus has been changed to the new City Hall property, 3225…
May 16, 2017
Scientists: Northwest reaching pivot point in forest management
Nick Houtman Oregon State University Writer The Pacific Northwest faces two stark choices for managing its forests, scientists…
May 16, 2017
Santiam mill supervisors honored for assistance to SH military man
Sean C. Morgan Four supervisors at Weyerhaeuser’s Santiam Lumber received an award Thursday afternoon for their support for…
May 16, 2017
HOPE Center founder authors book on adventures in ministry
Audrey Caro Esther Bennett and Sharon Pryor, founders of Sweet Home’s Hope Center, have taken dozens of trips…
May 16, 2017
City Council discusses methods of evaluating city manager
Sean C. Morgan The City Council last week began revamping its process for evaluating the city manager. According…
May 16, 2017
Hoy’s expansion highlights challenges with city processes
Sean C. Morgan The Mahler family is building a 7,500-square-foot expansion to Hoy’s Ace Hardware, including a 2,000-…
May 16, 2017
Second dog, believed to have accompanied missing man, located
The second of two dogs that had accompanied a Sweet Home man who was last seen on April…
May 16, 2017
Chamber to sell property to pay $100,000 debts
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has decided to sell its two Main Street properties,…
May 16, 2017
Clowning around at Hawthorne
Hawthorne fifth-grader Kiah Cottrell, left, gets a lesson on balancing a peacock feather from Skeeter the Clown, representing…
May 16, 2017
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…
May 16, 2017
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…
May 9, 2017
Fire destroys mobile home, displacing 8
Eight people were displaced when their manufactured home caught fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the fire…
May 9, 2017
No fires seen after storm
A thunderstorm that passed through the area just east of Sweet Home Friday evening created numerous lightning strikes…
May 9, 2017
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…
May 9, 2017
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 9, 2017
May Week at SHHS
Sweet Home High School celebrated May Week May 1-4 with customary dress-up days and other activities, culminating in…
May 9, 2017