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State grant program aims to reduce wildfire risk, protect lives and property
A $20 million landscape resiliency grant program is making Oregon’s landscapes more resistant to the threat of wildfire…
Spreading Holiday Cheer
Volunteers began brightening up Sweet Home’s business windows with holiday cheer this week. In these photos, Mahala Gourley-Webster…
Civil War at Hawthorne
Hawthorne School students held a cereal box drive last week to celebrate the Ducks vs. Beavers rivalry. Winners…
YOU’RE ON …
Jennifer Moody As a freshman last year, Ethan Malabago remembers hearing the intercom come on for morning announcements…
Christmas Tree to sing again
Scott Swanson After a three-year hiatus, the Singing Christmas Tree will return this weekend, Dec. 2-4, with three…
Newly opened Moore Vineyard story of love
Sarah Brown While many were out shopping for Black Friday deals on Nov. 25, Angie and Ron Moore…
Sweet Home Junior High announces fall Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home Junior High students who were named to the Honor Roll for the first quarter…
Hearty breakfast kicks off holiday season
Decked out for the occasion in the first photo, from left: Ali Gardner, Brett St. Clair, (turkey) Ellie…
Commissioners to tackle issues with Measure 110
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 110, which reduced some drug possession charges from felonies to misdemeanors and offered counseling as…
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS (2022)
The Christmas season has arrived in Sweet Home, with windows getting some fresh holiday paint and a bunch…
State parks offer $5 discount on parking permits this month
Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit…
Respiratory virus joins seasonal lineup
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the usual winter colds and flus all but disappeared as…
Suspected fentanyl found in I-5 traffic stop near Albany
An Oregon State Police trooper found 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Wednesday evening,…
Planning Commission OKs watchman’s office at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Nov. 17, approved 6-1 a conditional use permit to…
Outdoors: Partnership between OSU, others speeding chronic wasting disease testing
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer Faster and more widespread testing for chronic wasting disease in deer…
Visit state parks for free the day after Thanksgiving
Oregonians get free access to state parks once again on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25. Popularly known…
Committee meets to talk about homeless shelter
Scott Swanson Despite delays, the Sweet Home Sleep Center is still on track to open – as soon…
Departures, returns at fire department
Benny Westcott It was a day of goodbyes and returns during the Tuesday, Nov. 15, Sweet Home Fire…
Intermodal center ready to start shipping
Scott Swanson Roger Nyquist drove down a newly paved strip of asphalt paralleling Interstate 5 just north of…
October ESPY Winners
Sweet Home School District’s ESPY honorees for the month of October include, in front from left: Cayson Morgan,…
Newly poured sidewalk vandalized outside Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott Rio Theatre owner Thomas Baham is asking for help identifying a man caught on video Wednesday,…
Oregon State Police issues statement on Measure 114
The Oregon State Police agency is aware of questions regarding Ballot Measure 114. The Oregon Secretary of State’s…
Forestry Practices Act changes pose challenges for loggers
Scott Swanson Local foresters and loggers will be faced with new rules on forest practices following the Oregon…
Redmond man dies in crash with Lebanon pumper truck
A Redmond man was killed Monday evening, Nov. 14, in a two-vehicle crash involving a Lebanon Fire Department…
Crash at Main, Pleasant Valley Road
On Monday, Nov. 14, a motor-vehicle crash occurred at Main Street and Pleasant Valley Road, reported at 3:46…