New flower hangers at ELMS
Arlie Elliott and Herb Thums were busy this week installing four large posts to hold 16 flower baskets…
Kiosks go up
Debbie Paul stands near one of three kiosks put into place for community information. The units are at…
Desler to open office, Riverside Studs to open at Santiam mill site
Work moves forward on Dan Desler and Development by Design’s plans to locate a resort and golf complex…
OTC approves Hwy. 228 project
As part of an additional $100 million in projects around the State of Oregon, a Highway 228 overlay…
Looking back on the early years of the Oregon Jamboree
The year was 1991. Sweet Home was bracing itself for turmoil in its main economic engine–timber. The federal…
A $3,600 kiss…
Tera Winslow kisses T-Bone, the Linn County Fair reserve champion steer Saturday. The Angus-Gelbvieh crossbred steer brought $2.75…
Local woman installed as 8/40 Le Marechal
Linn County Salon 337 of Eight and Forty, in attendance at the Departemental d’ Oregon held at Grande…
Woman injured diving from bridge
A woman was injured after diving some 40 feet into Foster Lake Thursday. Paramedics responded at 5:47 p.m.…
Volleyball camp held
Local Huskies and soon-to-be Huskies practiced hard last week on bumping, setting and spiking during a volleyball camp…
Local fishing report
Willamette Zone South Willamette Zone Fishing Information The salmon-steelhead bag limit has been increased to include one additional…
Cassell, Ecker to zone meet for S.H.
Cassell, Ecker to represent Sweet Home at zone meet Megan Cassell and Jeff Ecker will head for the…
Family upset by vandalism of trees
Karen and Jack Hanson went outside around midnight Sunday night to find that 11 of their maple trees…
In Memorium
Lucile Vaughan Payne and William Kenneth Payne died three weeks apart on May 7 and May 28, 2001…
Scripture of the Week
You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28
Summer fire fighting crews helping with state blazes
With more than 200,000 acres of Oregon timberlands on fire, the Linn District of the Oregon Department of…
Jamboree sales down slightly, number of tickets stays same
With a little more than two weeks left, Oregon Jamboree ticket sales were a little behind last year…
Lebanon teen killed, local injured in ATV accident
An all-terrain vehicle accident last week near the Mountain House left a Lebanon teen dead and a Cascadia…
Lebanon Community Hospital celebrates 50 years of service
Bill Thomas spoke at the inauguration of Lebanon Community Hospital in 1952. Saturday, the Lebanon attorney emceed the…
New superintendent takes over in District 55
Supt. Larry Horton is settling in with School District 55 after about two weeks on the job. He…
Crawfordsville Bridge Day Aug. 10
The 13th Annual Bridge Day and Homecoming at Crawfordsville Bridge will be held from 10 a.m. to 3…
Vaseys celebrate 50 years
The children of Warren and Wilma Vasey request the honor of everyone’s presence at an open house reception…
Married on June 8
Racheal A. Miller and Cameron S. Sawyer were married in a single-ring ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on June…
High school volunteers re-enact CCC’s hard work
High school student volunteers rolled up their sleeves and went to work last week the old-fashioned way at…
Peacemakers ride trail with heart, independence
Some old saying goes something like “nothing is ever as good as you remember it.” I’m here to…
Meeting planned to discuss new Foster boat ramp
Linn County Parks and Recreation Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting…