Huge crowd for Jamboree
One of the largest, if not the largest, crowds ever for an Oregon Jamboree packed the school grounds…
Gimme Five
Oregon Jamboree patron tries to give a high five to entertainer and crowd pleaser.
Joe Nichols warms crowd
Joe Nichols performs Friday evening during Oregon Jamboree 11.
Library supporters planning campaign to improve voting
Library supporters are planning an extensive get-out-the-vote campaign to create enough voter participation to pass a new operating…
Almonzo Kurtz escapes injury in hit-and-run
Almonzo Kurtz escaped injury when his pickup was flipped over in a hit-and-run traffic accident Monday afternoon about…
Oregon Jamboree 2003 street closures
The following street closures will be in effect to accommodate festival operations and to provide for pedestrian safety.…
Split rate won’t be on upcoming ballot
Ambulance tax rate, split rate will not appear on ballot until May 2005 The Sweet Home Fire and…
Fire burns acre on Berlin Rd.
Sweet Home fire crews responded to a grass fire at 28660 Berlin Rd. Sunday at approximately 11:37 a.m.…
SH Ranger District recovers two tons of stolen bear grass
Sweet Home Ranger District recovered two tons of illegally harvest bear grass on July 25. The bear grass…
Record crowd expected for Oregon Jamboree XI
Oregon Jamboree Event manager Peter LaPonte is anticipating a record crowd Friday night for Alan Jackson. “I think…
Class of ’43 reunion Aug. 9
The Class of 1943 will hold its 60th reunion at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Dick…
To celebrate 50th anniversary
John Earl and Elaine Harcrow of 40745 will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug., 9 from 5…
Paramedic Jake Thompson takes new post in Redmond
Sweet Home Paramedic Jake Thompson will go to work Friday for the Redmond Fire Department as a paramedic-firefighter.…
VALIANT seizes drugs, kills dog at Fern Ridge home
The Valley Interagency Narcotics Team (VALIANT) served a search warrant, killing a dog and seizing drugs and paraphernalia…
Asbestos removal underway, SHHS demolition in full swing by end of month
John Hyland Construction has tentatively started demolishing Sweet Home High School as asbestos removal continues. Mike Mueller, senior…
SHHS grad 13th at national contest
Sweet Home High School graduate Jesse Robertson finished 13th recently in welding at the national VICA Skills Contest…
4H leader of the year values family, friendships
Tears well up in Karen Winslow’s eyes as she talks about the wonder of 4-H, not only for…
CCC ‘boys’ reminisce about Great Depression program
For the sixth year in a row, former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers swapped stories and reminisced about…
Lack of moisture pushes fire danger, restrictions up
“We’re still sitting on the edge of our seats in our fire engines because the fire danger is…
Holley family offering reward for June 13 barn fire information
A Holley area farm family is putting up a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and…
River Bend campground project gets $250,000 grant boost
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission has approved a $250,000 grant for the development of River Bend…
Josai High students arrive, exchange founder to retire
Sweet Home families welcomed 10 Japanese students and two teachers Wednesday night in the 22nd annual exchange with…
North Salem graduate returns to Valley to lead S.H. Methodist church
The grandchild of Methodist minister, April Hall Cutting has assumed pastorship of her first church, the United Methodist…
Albany meth lab leads to Quartzville lab
Following the raid of a methamphetamine lab in Albany, the Valley Interagency Narcotics Team located a second about…
Police seek video, photos of fire
Sweet Home Police are asking for help in investigating the fire that damaged two Sweet Home businesses last…