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America’s Best Restaurant Roadshow Samples The Point
It was “lights, camera, action” at The Point when a crew arrived on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to film…
Life Flight Deployed After Head-On Collision on Highway 228
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to calls of a head-on collision on milepost 19 on…
Rural Home Destroyed by Fire Amid Crew Shortage
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call of a structure fire in the…
Vintage Weddle Bridge Mugs May Draw Funds for Repairs
The Park & Tree Committee learned during its Sept. 18 meeting about some vintage mugs they might be…
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.…
Rodeo Event to Return to Sweet Home
After a 13-year hiatus, Sweet Home will once again be the location for a rodeo as a new…
The Roll Back of Measure 110
Oregon will no longer treat the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs as a non-criminal offense, marking…
Single Vehicle Roll Over Flags Multi-Agency Response
Updated: Sept. 3 at 11:45 a.m. The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call…
Council Moves to Install Temporary Speed Tables on 1st Avenue
Concerns about traffic safety were among the top discussions during the Aug. 27 City Council meeting. City Hall…
Head-On Collision on Highway 228 Sends Three to Hospitals
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call regarding a head-on collision in the…
Kids Explore Sankey Park for Bugs
Whoever wrote that boys were made of snips and snails while girls were made of sugar and spice…
Local Marksman Captures His Eighth World Championship
Sweet Home resident Joe Cullison just returned home with his eighth “Ironman” World Championship title from the International…
Emoji Art Offers Opportunity For Friendships
Jen Castaneda wants children to make connections through friendly faces, and one creative way to assist in that…
Local Republican Delegate Shares Experience at National Convention
Sweet Home resident Angelita Sanchez, after returning home from the Republican National Convention as an official at-large delegate,…
City Hosts First Citizens Academy
The City of Sweet Home hosted its first-ever “Citizen’s Academy” on Wednesday, July 24. The “academy” gives residents…
Pyramid Fire East of Sweet Home 98% Contained
Aug. 28, 2024. The Willamette National Forest has reduced the emergency closure order issued for the Pyramid Fire,…
Sportsman’s Holiday Draws Residents to Week-Long Activities
Though still a hot week despite temperatures being under triple digits, the climate didn’t stop hundreds from participating…
SHFAD Fights Neighboring Wildfire
July 17, 2024 The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) and Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) are…
Dahlenburg Bridge Relocated to City Hall Park
The “miniature” version of Weddle Bridge has finally found its new home at City Hall after a team…
It’s Official: 10th Avenue Block Becomes One-Way Road
It’s official. One block on 10th Avenue between Main and Long streets is now a one-way street, allowing…
SHFAD Battle Shed Fire
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a report of a structure fire just before 6:30…
Crash Closes Hwy 20 Between Sweet Home, Lebanon
UPDATED July 4, 11:42 a.m. Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District assisted other officials with a two-vehicle crash…
Sugar Vibes Garnished for Mandate Violations
The Sugar Vibes Donut Company has recently brought to light an issue they faced during the COVID pandemic. …
SHFAD Dispatched to La Pine Fire
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District firefighters responded to a call for assistance near La Pine after Linn…
First Responders Attempt Rescue After Car Crashes into Foster Lake
Updated June 24 The driver of a vehicle that crashed into Foster Lake on Friday was found and…