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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…
COVID numbers continue to fall in county
Benny Westcott As the next wave of local students heads back to brick-and-mortar classrooms this week, Linn County’s…
New pastor plans to help Freedom Hill ‘replant’ as church
Scott Swanson Helping churches rebuild is not a new experience for Jeff Dankenbring. And that’s what he’s in…
Fire destroys 5th Avenue home, but leaves one happy surprise
A fire that apparently started in a carport burned a home on the south end of 5th Avenue…
New dog handler Brian Prather says Gemma is natural fit
Benny Westcott Gemma, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, has been a drug-sniffing dog for the Sweet Home Police Department…
Interested in preserving pollinators? Be a Master Melittologist
By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Writer Oregon is the first state in the nation to form a…
Linn County’s jobless numbers mirror those of rest of state
Kelly Kenoyer The state of Oregon lost a total of 25,500 jobs in December, largely in the leisure…
Fast, fun times in 7th Sweetheart Run in SH
Scott Gullickson left the field in whatever dust hadn’t been dampened by the rain Saturday with a sizzling…
Law enforcement on lookout for suspects in catalytic converter thefts
Benny Westcott Catalytic converters are meant to protect people from airborne pollutants. But in 2021, Sweet Home residents…
Chief: Homeless camp to be closed in March as other options are considered
Benny Westcott The last day the homeless encampment at the Church of Nazarene will potentially be open is…
SHJH remodel getting final touches as students return
Finishing touches are being put on the newly remodeled Sweet Home Junior High building, which includes a renovated…