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Local Mom Takes the Face of Successful Volleyball Program
The Sweet Home High School, and community, will be seeing a new coach at the helm of the…
Local Jamboree Prepares Team For Week One
The Sweet Home High School football team kicked off the season by hosting the annual jamboree under ideal…
Life Jacket Loaner Program Restocked Through Donations
A life jacket loaner program at the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District was in need of rescuing,…
New Park at Osage Inching Along
The Park and Tree Committee discussed Weddle Bridge, the Harvest Festival and the new park at Osage during…
Traffic Committee Looks at Commercial Truck Parking Code
The Public & Traffic Safety Committee discussed commercial vehicle parking on residential streets during its Aug. 14 meeting.…
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…
Shed Fire Extinguished Quickly by Crews
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) was dispatched to a barn fire, which was spreading into…
Wildland Division Chief Pinned, Updates Fire Board on Expansion
The official pinning of Wildland Division Chief Christian Whitfield was the primary focus of the monthly fire board…
New Teachers 2024
The Sweet Home School District welcomes 11 new teachers this year. Here is a list of the new…
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…
Theft of Oregon Jamboree Bracelets, Arrests Made
The Oregon Jamboree received a call reporting the theft of wristbands valued at $8,096.80, June 25, and received…
School Board Approves Contractors for Oak Heights Retrofit
The Sweet Home School Board recently discussed an update about the seismic retrofit grant for Oak Heights Elementary…
Ridgeway Health Moves to Old City Hall, Plans Expansion
Ridgeway Health, a privately owned medical center that’s focused on patient care, recently completed their move to the…
Sweet Home Health Fair Offers Community Resources
The seventh annual Sweet Home Health Fair, put on by community member Bob Dalton, saw roughly 400 people…
SHFAD Offers EMT Course to Combat Staffing Shortage
Firefighters at Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District are getting ready to host their first EMT course next…
Group Sets Eyes on Revitalizing SHARE
After a four-year hiatus, committed citizens are working to restore the Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort (SHARE), a…
Next Drawdown Nears, No Changes Solidified Yet
As the second year of a deep drawdown at Green Peter Reservoir nears, the City of Sweet Home…
Woman Acquitted of Theft Charges
Four years after charges were filed, a Sweet Home area woman was acquitted of charges of theft, criminal…
Commission Asks for More Options to Proposed Subdivision
The Planning Commission held two public hearings regarding a proposed subdivision west of Foothills Drive on Aug. 8.…
Area Comic Book Restorer Charged with Racketeering
A former area man was arrested following a six-month investigation into allegations that he stole valuable comic books…
2024 Oregon Jamboree
This year’s Oregon Jamboree saw a total of close to 35,000 attendees over the weekend, with an uncounted…
Kids Explore Sankey Park for Bugs
Whoever wrote that boys were made of snips and snails while girls were made of sugar and spice…
Band Camp Closes Out Second Year
The Sweet Home Band Program has recently finalized its 2024 annual band camp, Aug. 8. The idea of…
True Tato Offers Gaming for Locals
The town of Sweet Home recently saw the addition of another new business, True Tato Gaming, located right…
Library Intern Finalizes Project
The Sweet Home Public Library recently saw the addition of Rihannon Morton,a grant-funded summer intern, Rihannon Morton. Along…