PNW Showdown Smokeshow & Shine draws crowds
The Mill Drift Track came alive Saturday, July 25, with the smell of burning rubber, polished chrome, and roaring engines as the PNW Showdown Smokeshow & Shine was…
LATEST NEWS
SH Fire board to appoint new member after Adams resigns
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is seeking a new board member with the resignation last week of Charlene Adams, above. Board members spent some time at their monthly meeting Tuesday,…
State nixes plans for Seven Mile training facility
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications The Oregon Military Department will not develop 34 acres of land owned by Linn County on Seven Mile Lane into a regional training facility but will…
Firefighters respond to suspected arson fires along Hwy. 20
Six fires were set along Highway 20 east of Sweet Home Monday night, July 20, according to local fire agencies that responded to them. Chad Calderwood, Oregon Department of Forestry wildland…
Two Cyclosporiasis cases linked to national outbreak reported in Oregon
Oregon Health Authority late last week reported that two Oregon residents have developed Cyclospora infections that may be linked to the ongoing multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. Both…
Fallen climber suspected killed on Mt. Jefferson
Linn County rescue workers searched over the weekend for a climber who reportedly fell on Mt. Jefferson, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported. Duncan said that at about 11:35 a.m.…
Lebanon jail levy request in process
Lebanon’s jail levy request is taking shape as the Aug. 10 deadline for judicial review approaches. The levy request asks voters to approve a $1.06 per $1,000 assessed property valuation for…
SPORTS
Alumni Roundup Addition: Lebanon’s Sadie Dannen
Editor’s note: We’re still trying to “round up” all of the local high school alumni who are competing at the college level. As you can see, we’ve discovered one more, below. If you know of any…
SH’s Landtroop takes All-American honors at wrestling nationals
Jesse Landtroop, who has won three state OSAA titles in wrestling, added All-American status to his resume last week with an eighth-place finish in the junior nationals at Fargo, N.D. …
Speedway action heats up Saturday
Willamette Speedway: Debban sweeps Limited Late Models, Emry earns first career feature victory during Modified Mayhem A night that began with qualifying and heat races ended with a career…
Girls wrestling camp returns to SHHS
Sweet Home hosted its sixth annual Santiam Girls Wrestling Camp last week, drawing 99 girls for what Head Coach Steve Thorpe described as “quite honestly, my most favorite women’s camp that…
COMMUNITY
Local film project brings Hollywood experience to Lebanon
A quiet afternoon in Lebanon recently became the backdrop for a local film production as streets, businesses, and outdoor spaces were transformed into sets for a short film titled Catch and…
American Legion Auxiliary members host national president
Above, Pam Ray, center, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, greets Denise Hoover, unit treasurer for Lebanon’s Santiam Unit #51, during a visit on July 18 to the Lebanon…
Linn County Fair Livestock Winners
These young people are among the Future Farmers of America and 4H members from Lebanon and Sweet Home who exhibited animals at this year’s Linn County Fair. Others were not available for…
OPINION
Opinion: Mic dodge not what voters need
Back in 2018, then-Gov. Kate Brown set a new precedent: She declined to face her opponent in what had traditionally been the opening debate of the gubernatorial election campaign in…
Dear Editor: Thanks to sponsoring American Legion walk
Editor: American Legion Post 133 extends our heartfelt thanks to the generous sponsors of our “Two and a Half Miles for Two and a Half Centuries” first annual fundraising walk on…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: July 29, 2026
Aug. 2, 1951 Frontier Days’ annual Buckaroo Breakfast will be sited this year at the city park for the first time. It is expected to be a better experience than standing or eating off curbs. The FD…
From Our Files: July 22, 2026
July 26, 1951 Support in an x-ray drive was urged in an attempt to procure chest x-ray machines for the area. The machines are offered free of charge from the U.S. Department of Public Health, but local…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Medicaid shortfall follows decade-long growth in state spending
Federal matching dollars allowed a massive expansion of health insurance for low-income Oregonians. Now the feds are pulling back and the state is left holding the bag. By Nigel Jaquiss…
The Truancy Mutiny
The Oregon Legislature banned truancy citations. But Oregon’s poorest county brought them back and now posts the state’s best attendance numbers, offering lessons for the coming school year. …
DEQ makes long-awaited announcement on controversial climate program
The agency has selected a California nonprofit to distribute what industry sources expect will be billions of dollars in carbon taxes. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Last month,…