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For new local butcher, the meat goes on
Benny Westcott The former Chucky’s In Holley-Woods Custom Meat Cutting on Springer Road might have officially changed hands,…
New veterans housing fills up quickly in Lebanon
Scott Swanson Applegate Landing’s 48 units are completely full as the complex is being completed off Airport Road…
Officials discuss safety around junior high school
Benny Westcott The Nov. 8 Sweet Home School District School Board meeting featured discussion of implementing a plan…
OSP continues poacher hunt
A young elk, shot through the spine and left struggling with paralyzed hind legs, is one of three…
Pizzeria owners publish book on business success
Sarah Brown Local business owners Jim and Paula Newman work together full-time in the food service industry, but,…
WVVA launches annual ornament hunt
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association launched its fourth annual ornament hunt Friday, Nov. 12, on the Willamette National…
City Council appoints advisory board members
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 9, to appoint Josh Thorstad to the…
Grant funds available to local arts, culture activities
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, humanities, and…
Albany man sentenced for drug distribution
PORTLAND — An Albany man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing heroin and methamphetamine…
Lebanon man arrested for injuring child
A Lebanon man was arrested Monday, Nov. 15, after the Lebanon Police Department received reports of a seriously…
Lebanon man sentenced for tax evasion
A Lebanon man was sentenced to roughly three and a half years in federal prison Monday, Nov. 15,…
Lebanon man arrested after shots fired in apartment
A Lebanon man was arrested Saturday, Nov. 13, after reports of shots fired into an adjoining apartment in…
Harrisburg man arrested in Crawfordsville Market robbery
A Harrisburg man was arrested Friday in connection with an Oct. 27 robbery at the Crawfordsville Market. According…
Exploring gold mine of memories
Scott Swanson Though he’s lived in Spokane, Wash., for 42 years, Steve Munts has never really left Sweet…
Voters pass county sheriff’s levy
Sarah Brown Voters on Tuesday, Nov. 2, passed Measure 22-189, the high-profile four-year law enforcement levy proposed by…
‘Pro-liberty, pro-America’ comedy on tap Saturday at The Rio
Benny Westcott While patriotism may not be a laughing matter for some in our current world, Oregon-based comedians…
Former Marine, cop, defense contractor now serves through massage
Scott Swanson Grover Hubbard’s past might be considered out of the ordinary. So is his present, as a…
Ric Olson, organization focus on Vietnam vets
Scott Swanson Eric “Ric” Olson has had to curtail his involvement in local veterans affairs since COVID-19 hit…
Veterans events happening, but require audience participation
Will there be a Veterans Day Parade in Albany this year? Well, sort of. This year, which marks…
Local veterans honored in ramp-up to parade activities
Former Sweet Home resident Al Severson is one of three Distinguished Veterans named by the organizing committee of…
Veterans Home gets $1.738 million grant for memory care
Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) announced Oct. 26 that the Department of Veterans Affairs will award a grant totaling…
Finding the right dieting pathway to health
Cathryn Arndt October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Call me late to the party, but as I considered…
Information sought in poaching incidents
Poachers are busy day and night in Oregon. Three cases around Halloween have Oregon State Police troopers asking…
Life Flight adding 12 helicopters to its air ambulance fleet
Life Flight Network, the nation’s largest not-for-profit air ambulance provider, will add 12 Bell 407GXi helicopters to its…
ODOT officials already working on plans for federal windfall
By Les Zaitz Oregon Capital Chronicle Travis Brouwer had given up on Congress Friday afternoon, Nov. 5. Brouwer,…