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Gluten-free diet may not be answer for everyone, and must be done right
Cathryn Arndt I still remember the first time I heard about the gluten-free diet. It was from a…
Commissioner John Lindsey dies
John Lindsey, the longest-tenured member of the Linn County Board of Commissioners, died early Tuesday, March 9, of…
Pine grove to honor local forester
Scott Swanson Last Thursday, March 4, a quartet of men busily planted potted pines on a knoll just…
Alert system test Saturday
A test of the Linn-Benton Alert system is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The test alert…
Student numbers up but athletics participation falls
Benny Westcott Over the last two months Sweet Home School District has gained 58 students, which is not…
City refinances debt to save $766,000, improve its bond rating
Benny Westcott The city was recently able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars after securing a favorable…
Citizens invited to weigh in on what they want for SH downtown
Benny Westcott Members of the public will have an opportunity to weigh in on what changes they would…
Council puts LID on hold after protests
Benny Westcott Local citizens expressed resistance to a proposal that would include street, sidewalk, curb, gutter and storm…
Community mourns loss of leader Tim McQueary
By Alex Paul Reprinted courtesy of Mid-Valley Media Jo Ann Hull was a freshman at Sweet Home High…
Local leaders discuss options for homeless
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Community Health Committee batted around different ideas for dealing with the issue of…
Chamber announces new executive director, lays out goals in online forum
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce board members met with the public virtually on Thursday, Feb. 26,…
Linn County drops into ‘Moderate’ risk as reported COVID case numbers decline
Linn County moved into the “Moderate” risk level for COVID Friday, Feb 26. The change came after the…
Linn County moving to Moderate Risk Friday
Starting Friday, Feb. 26, Linn County will move into the Moderate Risk level for COVID. The change comes…
Northern Mud Fest on hold for now
Benny Westcott As is the case with other regular local events, the annual Northern Farms Mud Fest’s 2021…
Parks get priority in council review of improvement plans
Benny Westcott As Sweet Home’s City Council members discussed the budget for this year’s capital improvement plan during…
Life’s busy for new Senior Center director, despite COVID shutdown
Sarah Brown If Dawn Mitchell, co-director at the Sweet Home Senior Center, could take time away from her…
Time capsules of various sorts offer windows to the past
Recently, one of East Linn Museum’s invaluable volunteers, Nadine Jackson, came across two associated artifacts as she straightened…
SHFAD firefighters battle pair of blazes over two-day period
Scott Swanson Sweet Home firefighters responded last week to two fires in the area. The first, near the…
Finding the needle in the briar patch impossible – or not
D E Larsen DVM The rain was heavy and it was hard to see in the darkness. I…
Hearing on development fees silent
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s City Council held a public hearing Feb. 9 on a proposed a new methodology…
SH’s new representative getting up to speed
Scott Swanson State Rep. Jami Cate welcomes a visitor to her new office in the House wing of…