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New homeless shelter plans in the works
Benny Westcott The Family Assistance Center (FAC) is in the process of coming up with the rules and…
1,000 COVID vaccine doses available today to qualifying Linn County residents
Linn County Public Health will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to persons in Group 6 with 1,000 doses available for…
Former TNE publisher starts new gig: writing for county
Scott Swanson Alex Paul sits in a small cubicle-like office in the Linn County Courthouse, a few hundred…
Longtime Singing Christmas Tree devotees deserve recognition
Dedication and commitment are characteristics of people that you cannot recognize with a simple “thank you” or “we…
State eases restrictions on schools
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Education on Monday announced new guidelines for schools that allow…
County commissioners tell Fair chief to start scheduling events
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger on Tuesday, March 16, told Randy Porter, director of the…
41st Ave. home destroyed in fire
A car fire ignited a garage and moved to a house on 41st Avenue Wednesday afternoon, March 17,…
SHPD’s annual pinwheel sale to fight child abuse
Benny Westcott April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the Sweet Home Police Department will hold its…
Man arrested on child sex charges
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday, March 16, on child sexual abuse charges following a search of…
Volunteers, staff members needed for COVID vaccination clinics
With the supply of COVID vaccine increasing locally, area providers are looking for help in getting shots in…
Local man among arrestees in marijuana/money laundering bust
A Sweet Home resident was among 11 people arrested during five search warrants at two locations in Linn…
Saving Timber
Scott Swanson In a line of trucks waiting to unload logs at the Santiam Lumber Mill between Lebanon…
Victor offers county $1M for mill land
Benny Westcott Sweet Home businessman Josh Victor last week offered the Linn County Board of Commissioners $1 million…
SHHS teacher Melissa Klumph remembered as caring, inspiring mentor
Scott Swanson Former colleagues and students at Sweet Home High School are mourning the loss of Melissa Klumph,…
County has big plans for Green Peter, parks chief tells chamber group
Scott Swanson There’s lots happening in Linn County Parks as the camping season rapidly approaches, county Parks Director…
County Commissioner Lindsey dies; replacement search begins
John Lindsey, the longest-tenured member of the Linn County Board of Commissioners, died early Tuesday, March 9, of…
Parks to open early sites starting Friday
Linn County Parks will open extra campsite spaces by Friday, March 19, the start of spring break, according…
Landowner tells council LID offers solutions, despite costs
Benny Westcott Local businessman Josh Victor of 44004 Wiley Creek spoke to Sweet Home city councilors at their…
County’s ‘well-oiled’ COVID vaccination clinic innoculates thousands per day
The parking lot at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany is nearly full of vehicles…
Sweet Home man arrested on child sex abuse charges
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday, March 16, on child sexual abuse charges following a search of…
Medical scholarship applications being accepted
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students…
Riggs Hill fire raises concern until home’s occupant found
Scott Swanson Fire destroyed a house near the intersection of Riggs Hill Road and Highway 20 early Thursday,…
Police seek help from residents’ surveillance cameras to battle crime
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Police Department is asking residents and business owners throughout Sweet Home to register…