Kelly Kenoyer
Sweet Home Public Schools is trapped in a tug of war between rising cases of COVID-19 and continually shifting state recommendations for schools re-opening, driven at least partially by the wildfires that ravaged the state in early September.
The coronavirus numbers are looking worse for Linn County and statewide: the week of Sept. 20 to 28 saw 55 new cases in the county, or 43.5 per 100,000. Schools cannot fully reopen until cases…