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Councilors ponder best way to spend $2.03 million
Benny Westcott What to do with $2.03 million? That was a focus of the Sweet Home City Council’s…
SHFAD rescues patient who fell down Cascadia waterfall
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel rescued a man who had fallen down a waterfall east of…
Update: Samaritan delivers approximately 350 vaccinations Saturday in SH
Scott Swanson Editor’s note: See update on vaccinations below. The Jim Riggs Community Center was a bustle of…
First open house Tuesday for Willow/Yucca Street Neighborhood Local Improvement District
Residents of the north 18th Avenue, Willow and Yucca streets are invited to participate in open houses the…
Director: Jamboree a go – in some way
Benny Westcott Robert Shamek told the Sweet Home School Board Monday night, April 12, that the annual Oregon…
Update: Vaccinations available as Linn County returns to ‘High’ risk after case reports increase
Update: Linn County Public Health has 800 openings for first-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations from 9 a.m. to 5…
BBQ competition organizers aiming to bring big one to Sweet Home
Scott Swanson The air was clouded by smoke over the weekend at Radiator Supply House in Sweet Home,…
Photo exhibit open at City Hall
Local photographers’ work, featuring mostly Sweet Home scenes, is on display in the art gallery at City Hall.…
Commissioner delivering on pledge to hold 100 meetings with public in first 100 days
When former State Rep. Sherrie Sprenger campaigned last year to become a Linn County commissioner, she committed to…
Couple honored at commission meeting for fire department efforts
Erik and Neva Anderson – nicknamed Team Anderson by the Albany Fire Department staff – were honored by…
‘Healthy substitutes’ can replace sugar, if understood and used correctly
We have just come off of Valentines day and Easter, a time when we often bake up some…
Woman escapes mobile home fire on 44th Avenue
A Sweet Home woman escaped injury early Wednesday morning, April 14, when the porch at her mobile home…
Sweet Home man accused of sexual abuse
A Sweet Home man has been arrested for multiple sexual abuse crimes, Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon said.…
Four-day burn ban starts Thursday
A four-day burn ban will start Thursday morning, April 15, and run through Monday, April 19. The Linn…
SH schools to move to fuller days April 19
Scott Swanson In response to relaxation of COVID restrictions by state schools officials, Supt. Tom Yahraes announced Friday…
COVID vaccinations available as case numbers rise trend upwards
While the rate of reported new COVID cases is on the rise in Linn County, vaccinations are also…
Tucker returns to County Commission
Scott Swanson Will Tucker thought his last meeting as a Linn County Commissioner was the one in late…
Vets banners effort resumes, with support from Rotary Club
Scott Swanson Four years into the Hero Banner project, which has resulted in the hanging of dozens of…
Samaritan accepting applications for medical scholarships through April
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students…
Candidates finalized for May 18 vote
Most candidates in Sweet Home’s May 18 election will be unchallenged, following the end of the filing period…
County rolls out new opportunities to get COVID vaccinations
Linn County Public Health and its Samaritan Health and Medical Reserve Corps partners have dispensed more than 30,000…
Sweet Home High School First Semester Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home HIgh School students who have been announced by the school as having made the…