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Petitioners seek to allow residents the power to vote for their mayor
Proponents of a ballot initiative to change the city’s charter regarding mayoral election filed a petition with the…
Sweet Home resident attends Presidential inaugural ball in D.C.
Sweet Home resident Angelita Sanchez wore a black Ralph Lauren evening gown with a rhinestone collar, a vintage…
Commissioners get update on youth offenders, syphilis numbers
Linn County Juvenile Department has 180 young people in its Probation Unit, of which 33 are considered high-risk,…
State report puts SHHS Class of 2024 graduation rate at 81%
Eighty-one percent of Sweet Home High School seniors who entered high school in 2019 graduated during the 2023-24…
Small woodlands board to mark milestones with historic female majority
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member When the Linn County Small Woodlands Association board meets March 6, local…
Sleep center houses roll in
New transitional housing units have arrived at the Family Assistance and Resource Center, which are expected to provide…
Returned Sweet Home firefighters discuss SoCal experience
While the rest of the population watched TV images of devastated neighborhoods, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance Department…
Skilled gourmet ‘Cheffry’ to cater annual banquet
Gourmands may have already discovered one of Sweet Home’s hidden food gems, and area foodies may have already…
Highway 20 is now the National Medal of Honor Highway
President Biden on Dec. 17 signed into law a bill sponsored by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S.…
Cheer team has good weekend in Las Vegas
Sweet Home’s high school cheerleaders had a big weekend at the Jamz Cheer Nationals in Las Vegas Friday…
First baby of 2025 is a true early arrival
The final day of 2024 was not comfortable for Aleah Hard Vandehey. And then she wound up in…
How an 80-year-old and 10-year-old wrote a book together
The distance between a friend and a stranger is only a smile apart, and age should be of…
Searchers rescue woman in snow off Highway 20
Searchers on Wednesday, Jan. 22, located a woman who was lost in the snow off Highway 20, east…
School Board told of state funding inequities for disabled students
Sweet Home and other districts with high poverty rates and numbers of special education students need advocates in…
Linn County reveals potential cyber hack
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist announced Tuesday, Jan. 14, at…
Chamber meeting reveals plan to honor Alice Grovom
Some community members want to honor a former resident for her work in the city of Sweet Home,…
Linn County residents arrested for impersonating firefighters at Palisades Fire
Two Linn County residents have been arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after allegedly posing as…
Get ready: 13th Avenue block about to become one-way street
As has been planned for several years, the City of Sweet Home is waiting for good weather to…
New council members seated
Four city council members were sworn-in during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Returning councilor Angelita…
New art exhibit trots in with bridled precision
A rotation of fresh art is now being exhibited at City Hall, providing viewers a glimpse into the…
Sweet Home man charged with murder
Police arrested a Sweet Home man last week after an investigation led them to believe he may be…
Samaritan Limits Visitations to Reduce Virus Spread
To protect patients and reduce the spread of respiratory viruses circulating in the community, Samaritan Health Services has…
NW Forest meetings set to discuss Forest Plan
The U.S. Forest Service will host a series of public meetings across northern California, Oregon and Washington to…
Sweet Home alum donates to help wrestlers
Seven Sweet Home alumni who are wrestling in college got a shock over Christmas break. It was a…
Cate bill seeks to ban Pacificorp rate hike
Local Rep. Jami Cate and two other state representatives, all of whom represent communities severely impacted by wildfires,…