Council votes to raise rates
Benny Westcott At its Sept. 26 meeting at City Hall, the Sweet Home City Council passed a number…
Football loses to No. 4 ranked Marist
Benny Westcott Sweet Home football players had their work cut out for them at home last Friday, facing…
Boys soccer gets first win of season over Cascade
Benny Westcott Sweet Home boys soccer got its first win of the season at Cascade on Tuesday, Sept.…
Volleyball loses close one at Philomath
Benny Westcott Sweet Home volleyball had a split record last week, beating Newport (5-9) at home 25-21, 25-19,…
Girls soccer falls to Cascade and Newport
Benny Westcott Sweet Home girls soccer lost a pair of matches against conference opponents last week, losing at…
Farmers’ market to extend for three more weeks
Benny Westcott A Tuesday summer tradition in Sweet Home is set to extend further into the fall this…
Library looks to improve “curb appeal” with Pacific Power grant
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Public Library recently received a grant from the Pacific Power Foundation to improve…
Holley Church delivers over 400 gift baskets to teachers
Benny Westcott For 18 years Holley Church has been delivering gift boxes to Sweet Home School District employees.…
Oak Heights Jogathon raises money for classroom funds
Benny Westcott Sounds of fun filled the playground area at Oak Heights Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 29,…
Sweet Home’s Jason Ferguson wins Willamette Speedway IMCA sport modified championship
Benny Westcott Sweet Home resident Jason Ferguson won the 2023 Willamette Speedway International Motor Contest Association Sport Modified…
Debbie’s Oldies But Goodies offers window to the past
Benny Westcott Collectors and antique hobbyists have a new spot in Sweet Home to revel at relics of…
Woman rescued after falling down steep bank
Benny Westcott At the 3 p.m. hour on Sunday, Oct. 1, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and…
Volleyball can’t find the win in challenging week
Benny Westcott Sweet Home volleyball lost all six matches this week. In league play, they lost at Stayton…
Football loses close game
Benny Westcott Sweet Home football had Cottage Grove on the ropes on their home field on Friday night,…
Sweet Home fire personnel spend 1,200 hours helping with out-of-town forest fires
Benny Westcott At the Sept. 19 Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board meeting at Station 21, Fire…
Girl sells homemade piñatas to fund Washington D.C. trip
Benny Westcott A local middle schooler is looking to raise money for a week-long educational trip to Washington…
SH man leaves a legacy of friendship
Benny Westcott A Sweet Home man died in the early morning hours of Sept. 19 when his motorcycle…
Woman rides horseback across U.S.
Benny Westcott Sweet Home residents might have been surprised to find a young woman riding a horse through…
Two brush fires, one forcing evac of Bi-Mart
Benny Westcott Two brush fires occurred within a 24 hour time frame in the Sweet Home area on…
Award winning crime thriller book series set in Sweet Home
Benny Westcott Chris Patchell, author of four crime thrillers set in Sweet Home, recently won a Readers’ Favorite…
New restaurant, The Rusty Bucket, opens in Sweet Home
Benny Westcott In less than a year, a new local restaurant has already opened up in the shell…
First win of the season for girls soccer
Benny Westcott Sweet Home girls soccer earned its first win of the season on Thursday, Sept. 21, beating…
Boys soccer gives up two second half goals in loss to Siuslaw
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home boys soccer team fell to 0-3-1 on the season with a 2-0 loss…
Miersma too much for Sweet Home girls soccer
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home girls soccer team fell to 0-4 on the season with a 7-0 loss…
Sweet Home football stifled by tough Cascade team
Benny Westcott Sweet Home football got a rude awakening to what life’s like in Special District 3 on…