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Kelly Kenoyer Donors have two days left before the Dec. 31 cutoff to get tax credit for charitable…
Flood of support helps local family
Kelly Kenoyer When the cold starts creeping in and the rain won’t go away, sometimes the best gift…
‘Bionic Woman’ takes a seat
Kelly Kenoyer Alice Grovom has finally retired, just in time for her 95th birthday. Though she retired from…
Hospital staff given first vaccine doses
Kelly Kenoyer Samaritan Health officially began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to medical workers on Friday, Dec. 18, after…
New domes provide comfort for local homeless
Kelly Kenoyer Winter, for older folks like Louis Carreiro, can be oppressive. “Everything hurts with the cold. I…
Heavy rainfall, flooding keep city workers busy
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home residents experienced some unusually high water Sunday, Dec. 20, after heavy rains fell for…
Taking COVID seriously will save lives – maybe yours
Kelly Kenoyer Every week I tabulate the dead to create the COVID graphs for this newspaper. Each life…
Council says goodbye to two departees, then ditches business license
Kelly Kenoyer The Dec. 8 City Council meeting was filled with laughter as the mayor and council members…
City manager explains strategy to Library Board
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home’s Library Board meeting on Dec. 10 was rife with tension, as City Manager Ray…
Schools: Enrollment falls as COVID cases rise
Kelly Kenoyer The rise of COVID cases in Linn County has pushed the possibility of in-person schooling far…
Local firms work to improve rural internet
Kelly Kenoyer More than at any other time in this nation’s history, a good internet connection is vital…
Internet, other issues dog remote schooling
Kelly Kenoyer The Northern family starts their day at 6 a.m., waking up first to feed themselves, and…
Homeless shelter poses difficulties for neighbors
Kelly Kenoyer While the homeless encampment at the Church of Nazarene provides a welcome respite and some stability…
Vaccines raise hopes as COVID spreads
Kelly Kenoyer COVID-19 is spreading wildly across Oregon, state officials say, and the past weeks have been the…
Revenues rise; library staff jobs restored
Kelly Kenoyer City Manager Ray Towry said last week that, due to increases in tax revenues received by…
Child abuse reports down, but experts warn reality may be otherwise
Kelly Kenoyer While reports of domestic violence are on the rise locally, child abuse reporting has actually fallen…
Domestic violence rates up dramatically since start of COVID
Kelly Kenoyer Local emergency call data shows that domestic violence has shot up dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Council takes step targeting derelict buildings
Kelly Kenoyer The City Council held its first reading last week for an ordinance which would fine owners…
5 COVID deaths reported in Linn County last week
Kelly Kenoyer The coronavirus has claimed five lives in Linn County during the past week, the largest single-week…
Registration requirement in works for SH businesses
Kelly Kenoyer City officials are planning to implement a requirement for all businesses within city limits to have…
COVID cuts threaten SH Library staff
Kelly Kenoyer On Nov. 17, three part-time staffers at the Sweet Home Library received an unexpected letter: a…
Locals join up to help homeless
Kelly Kenoyer The weather was dreary the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 18. The sky was dark and rain…
School district responds to COVID cases
Kelly Kenoyer The Sweet Home School District notified parents and staff Friday, Nov. 20, that two staff members…
New owner plans elder care facility at former Twin Oaks site
Kelly Kenoyer A new elder care facility on Nandina Street is expected to bring up to 50 jobs…
COVID numbers in county all over the place, but mostly up
Kelly Kenoyer Day after day this week, Oregon broke new COVID records for daily cases, has seen record…