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Fire behind Sweet Home Bi-Mart
The Sweet Home Police Department, Sweet Home Fire District and Oregon Department of Forestry all responded to a…
Courts – September 16, 2023 Edition
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Calvin Alvin Ames, Samuel Frank Ayers, Brittany Chantel Coughran, Curtis Ray…
SHFAD attends annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Benny Westcott Five uniformed Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel attended the annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony sponsored…
Best in the West brings in 150 more participants than last year
Benny Westcott The 12th Best in the West Triathlon Festival at Lewis Creek Park and the surrounding areas…
Bridge built in “record” time to help fight Wiley Fire
Benny Westcott 267 firefighters fought the Wiley Fire, but despite all this manpower they came up against a…
Commission permits RV cover, extends hearing on duplex
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission had a long meeting on Sept. 7, in which they voted…
Woman injured, chihuahua killed in confrontation with pit bull
Benny Westcott A Sweet Home woman was injured and one of her dogs was killed after a confrontation…
Dropped art connects people through creativity
Sarah Brown World Art Drop Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Sweet Home by Annette Reisbick…
Thistle Creek Boat Ramp closed due to low water level
Alex Paul and Benny Westcott On Sept. 6, Linn County Parks’ Thistle Creek boat ramp on Green Peter…
City seeking funds for new bandstand
Benny Westcott The city of Sweet Home is seeking to raise $66,200 from the community to complete the…
Familiar community face to lead local B&G Club
Benny Westcott The role of Sweet Home clubhouse director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater…
Chavez-DeRemer tours Weyerhaeuser mill
Sarah Brown Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Forestry Subcommittee, toured the Weyerhaeuser…
Sweet Home man dies in single vehicle Highway 228 crash
On Saturday, Sept. 2 at approximately 8:52 p.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash…
Pickup truck and motorized scooter collide on Main
At 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, emergency personnel responded to a traffic collision between a vehicle and…
Sweet Home mom starts at-home taxidermy business
Benny Westcott Tyla Brooks, 29, wanted to get out of the medical field, work for herself, and be…
Radiator Supply House celebrates 20 years
Benny Westcott Radiator Supply House celebrated their 20th anniversary with a party on their property on Thursday, Aug.…
Commissioners approve Enterprise Zone request
Alex Paul On Tuesday morning, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker approved an Enterprise Zone tax…
Chavez-DeRemer urges governor to address Measure 110 fallout
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) questioned Governor Tina Kotek on what the state’s approach will be, if any, to…
Sweet Home man found dead behind Safeway
A man was found dead behind the Sweet Home Safeway in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept.…
Sunhee Hager watercolor works hit City Hall
Benny Westcott The work of water colorist Sunhee Hager is the newest art adorning Sweet Home City Hall…
Sea of orange greets Main Street motorists
Benny Westcott Splashes of color have been hitting the Sweet Home streets for weeks now, thanks to the…
Councilor Sanchez volunteers to help Lahaina victims
Benny Westcott **CORRECTION: The original upload of this story was ran through an AI tool to remove formatting…
City’s Paint The Town Project Over For Year
Benny Westcott The city’s Paint The Town project wrapped up for the year in its official capacity this…
Council approves financing contract for Willow/Yucca LID
Benny Westcott At the Aug. 22 Sweet Home City Council meeting at City Hall, the council unanimously approved…
District Turning Up The Volume On The Band Program
Sarah Brown School band programs across the country have been lullabied to sleep for decades as economic hardships…