Long Street wreck followed by warrants arrest
Law enforcement officials and medics work at the scene of a collision in which a Dodge SUV driven…
Letter to the new/old editor, readers
Dear Editor (and Readers), Usually, I write these things when I am angry or somewhat miffed at one…
EDITORIAL: Mean Tweets Are In, ‘Joy’ Is Out
The election is over, kind of. Some states still continue to count ballots as they trickle in from…
Juvenile Arrested After Threat to Sweet Home High School
Sweet Home Police Department has taken a juvenile into custody following a threat toward Sweet Home High School.…
Electrical Fire Damages Sweet Home Residence
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a structure fire call at approximately 7:38 a.m. Saturday,…
Car Crashes Down Embankment on North River Drive; No Injuries Reported
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a call about a single vehicle that went off the…
Elizabeth Mae Beaver
Elizabeth Mae Beaver September 23, 1935 – June 7, 2024 Elizabeth Mae Beaver, 88, of Sweet Home passed…
A Deep Dive Into the New Price Change
In the last editorial, I glossed over some of the hurdles on the new website. It is new,…
Website is Up and Running, Kinda
The new website is officially in place. We have been working on the development since before July, and…
Industry is the answer, but we’re too afraid to talk about it.
There are a lot of topics to discuss when it comes to issues in Sweet Home. School test…
Sweet Home Semi-Truck Collision Causes Highway Lane Closure
Chris Chapman Traffic was delayed early Monday morning on Highway 228 west of Sweet Home after a semi-truck…
With the New Year comes gratitude, success and change
Chris Chapman Wow, the last six months have flown by like nothing at all. It’s hard to believe…
Fire engulfs abandoned duplex on Long street; No injuries reported
Chris Chapman **Updated 12:47 a.m. Wednesday December 27, 2023** The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded Tuesday…
Crash closes Hwy. 20 over Santiam Pass
Chris Chapman *Updated 12/7/23 – 1:49 p.m.* 19-year-old Manuel Galindo of Redmond is recovering after his car rolled…
Being downstream rarely yields good results
Chris Chapman This article is my first official “opinion” piece. I’m not a big fan of opinion and…
Hit and run leads to spike strips, blocking on Highway 20
Chris Chapman A car chase from Lebanon to Sweet Home ended Saturday night with a Bend man facing…
It’s a New Era but that doesn’t mean we cast tradition aside
Chris Chapman I was going to start this editorial off with “I had a dream,” but I decided…