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SH fire officials get ‘unique’ chance to share wildfire strategy
Two Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District staffers participated in late September in a national program designed as…
LPD officers describe operations, successes, needs at Forum Lunch
Lebanon Police lieutenants Taylor Jackson and Ryan Padua found themselves in front of the crowd Friday, Sept. 25,…
SH councilors get updates on variety of capital projects
A work session and regular session for Sweet Home’s City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, revealed plan updates…
Sodaville resident seeks financial relief for water leak
A Sodaville resident is asking the city for financial relief on his water bill after a leak was…
City of Lebanon reports scam impersonating city
The City of Lebanon reported Tuesday, Sept. 22, that it has been made aware of scam emails being…
Fire on Pine Street
Lebanon Fire District crews were dispatched to a structure fire on E Pine Street in Lebanon at approximately…
SH Fire Board approves ambulance rate increases
Ambulance rates in Sweet Home will rise after Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board members approved increases…
Lebanon Fire District keeps eye on state, federal funding support
Lebanon Fire District was pleased to hear they will be receiving a federally funded check for more than…
Sweet Home remembers 9/11 with American Legion ceremony
Sept. 11, 2001 began “as just an ordinary Tuesday morning” 25 years ago, in the words of Sweet…
Hope for Lebanon museum gets brighter after council action taken
Eight years after an ad hoc committee was formed to pursue the establishment of a museum in Lebanon,…
Grant Street closed through mid-October for construction
Grant Street in downtown Lebanon has been closed for the second phase of the Grant and Sherman Street…
WesternU HCOM researchers explore new treatment for muscle injuries
A researcher from Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon is leading a study that may help doctors…
City property officially ‘Quarry Park’ now
The Sweet Home City Council approved the official naming of Quarry Park during its regular meeting on Tuesday,…
Firefighters stop structure fire Friday afternoon
Sweet Home fire crews, with some help from neighbors, put out a structure fire in a vacant home…
Lebanon hosts rural housing needs conference that’s ‘first in the nation
The FDIC and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco partnered with Crossroads Communities to pull together the first…
Woman arrested after man shot during argument
A Sweet Home woman was arrested Friday evening, Sept. 4, after allegedly shooting a man during an argument.…
Business owner complains to City Council about water bills
What took up most of the City Council’s time during their regular meeting on Aug. 25 was finalizing…
Two arrested after citizen holds them at gunpoint
The Sweet Home Police Department received multiple 911 calls regarding a physical disturbance near the intersection of 12th…
Fire destroys home, spreads over two acres on Fern Ridge
A manufactured home was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18 on Fern Ridge, and spread into nearby…
Sodaville leak repaired, possible clog in Well 6 funding
The City of Sodaville believes it has found and fixed the major leak causing a consecutive 24% and…
SH Fire Board appoints Gaskey to fill vacancy; Johnson resigns
Although most of Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s top staffers were out fighting fires Tuesday, Aug. 18,…
Major Lebanon pool repairs being made
Attacking the list of high priority pool improvements is underway and “going very well,” reported Board Secretary/Treasurer Darla…
This time, Lebanon fire may ask for less on levy
In ongoing discussions about a likely levy meausure for the Lebanon Fire District, Chief John Tacy gave the…
SH City Council asked to resolve water bill dispute
The City Council was charged with settling a dispute during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. City…
Waterloo City Council hosts annual picnic, conducts general city upkeep business
The City of Waterloo held its annual community picnic on Saturday, Aug. 15, inviting its residents to gather…