Sweet Home News

Fire departments up and down the Interstate 5 corridor came together last week to fight brush fires that spanned almost 50 miles of I-5. The Lebanon Fire Department contributed three emergency vehicles to a ...

Aaron Hegge and Mallory Carlson Mallory Brooke Carlson and Aaron Scott Hegge have announced a Sept.

The tennis court, along with the basketball court, at Northside should be in good shape this week after being resurfaced as part the city of Sweet Home's annual parks upkeep and maintenance program.

Chris Trotter says there are real differences between working in a grocery store in a small, rural community and those in larger cities.

Four seats on the Sweet Home City Council will be open in the upcoming Nov. 4 election.

Janice and Joe Van Cura can blame their kids. They've always fancied unusual rocks, but they didn't get drawn into rock hounding until about 10 years ago, when they saw rock collecting as an activity they could ...

Gazette-Times With cotton candy in hand and with assistance from Heather Newberry, Barbara Otter looks at the cars on display at Avamere Heart of the Valley on Wednesday.

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The Sweet Home Ranger District invites all to a picnic celebration starting at 11 a.m. on Aug.

With nearly ideal weather, a new layout and a star-studded line-up, the Oregon Jamboree appeared to set new attendance records over the weekend.

State District 17 Representative Sherrie Sprenger told a gathering in Sweet Home last week that her experience as a public official in a difficult office and her constituent advocacy are good reasons to vote ...

The Sweet Home Planning Commission gave its nod to a Lebanon man to open a regular swap meet in Sweet Home.

Sweet Home Police Sgt. George Dominy has gone to work at the state Police Academy in Salem.

A Sweet Home man celebrated one century of life with his family from all over the nation.

One of Oregon's biggest music festivals continues through Sunday with some huge names in country music.

In the first six months of 2008, Linn County residents claimed $430,156 in prizes in the Oregon Lottery.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

Some Sweet Home residents will have new addresses if the City Council approves at its next meeting.

Four of Sweet Home's seven city council positions are open for election this fall.

If all goes as planned, the Sweet Home Elks Lodge will be looking for a new home and Sweet Home Charter School will be moving in.