Scott Swanson
Lightning struck near a local school and buildings flooded Thursday, Sept. 6, as a rare late-summer thunderstorm parked itself over Sweet Home and dumped nearly 3 inches of rain.
It made for an exciting – if not frightening – second or third day of school for local students.
“It was quite a day,” said Supt. Don Schrader, who was at Holley School when the thunder and lightning started.
The storm hit in full…