Sweet Home Community Foundation announces grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation will begin accepting grant applications for its 2023 cycle beginning Feb. 15. The…
OLCC submits pot supply-and-demand report
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Feb. 1 submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply…
Legislature mulls changes to fire risk map
The Oregon Legislature will be considering a number of recommendations for changes related to the statewide wildfire risk…
Forestry group names new board members
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association selected new officers and board members during its Saturday, Jan. 21, meeting…
State releases 2023 salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon on Feb. 1 released the 2023 essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where…
Healthy You: Heart-healthy foods to add to your diet
A healthy diet can help people lower their risk for various conditions, including heart disease. That’s a significant…
Foster man killed in Highway 228 crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
Albany officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Feb. 8, incident…
Boys basketball: Huskies struggle against top-shooting teams
In a week of stiff competition, Sweet Home boys basketball fell to two of the top ten teams…
Letter: Language can be tangled puzzle (Feb. 8, 2023)
Editor: Thanks to Roberta McKern for her always-interesting stories from our museum. I had wondered for decades why…
Letter: Reader happy to have local news (Feb. 8, 2023)
Editor: We are indeed fortunate to have our New Era and Lebanon Local reporting our news. Thank you…
From Our Files (Feb. 8, 2023)
Feb. 8, 1973 Robert Harrison Myers was arrested after Daryle Jimerson requested that police look for his stepdaughter,…
Boys wrestling: Sieminski an individual Reser’s champion as Sweet Home places fifth
Sweet Home’s boys finished fifth out of 22 teams at the Reser’s Tournament of Champions held Friday and…
John ‘Tom’ Hyer
Tom Hyer passed away peacefully at the age of 97, surrounded by his family. His was truly a…
Girls basketball: Sweet Home falls after good start against North Marion
Sweet Home girls basketball lost two games to conference opponents last week, losing at North Marion 54-38 and…
Around Town (Feb. 1, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Junior High names Students of Month
Sweet Home Junior High last week named its Students of the Month for January in a pair of…
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
Circuit Court (Feb. 1, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Ashlee Dee…
Public Safety (Feb. 1, 2023)
Jan. 23 3:57 a.m. – Andy Dominguez, 21, cited and released for domestic violence harassment, Ashbrook Park. 8:59…
Built to Quilt
It was a joint effort that resulted in new quilts decorating a wall of the dining room at…
Fire damages 21st Ave. home
In the first photo, smoke arises from the attic of a home at 255 21st Ave. that was…
SHFAD receives autoloaders, cots
The Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District has received four autoloaders and two cots for its medic units,…
Four, including Lebanon teens, killed in Hwy. 226 crash
Four people, including two Lebanon teens, died Monday evening, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 226…
Boys basketball: Sweet Home takes Newport to buzzer before losing in OT
Sweet Home boys basketball lost at home in overtime to Newport last week 49-40, before losing to a…