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City Council to conduct budget hearing June 9
Sweet Home City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, to hold a public hearing on…
2-year-old dies after being struck by pickup on 12th Avenue
A 2-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a pickup in Sweet Home Friday morning. According…
SHFAD wrapping up bond projects
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is scheduled to wrap up its bond projects…
Spenger wins, Cate leads election
Sean C. Morgan Current State House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger won the Republican primary for Linn County…
Graduation to include small ceremonies, processional
Sweet Home High School will hold its graduation ceremony over two days, June 4 and 5, in carefully…
Land use panel overturns county rezone near Crawfordsville
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed a decision made last year by…
Hawaiians’ response to shutdown is family-focused
By Andrew Allen As I write, the island of Hawaii has zero active cases of coronavirus. Yes, we…
Seniors devote seamstress skills to maskmaking efforts
Sarah Brown More people are stepping into the public sphere as Phase 1 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening…
Vivid memories linger from ground hallowed by sacrifice
D E Larsen DVM We hurried across the cow bridge at the upper end of Uncle Dutch’s farm.…
Dam inspections indicate Foster, Green Peter in good shape
Sean C. Morgan After conducting its five-year inspections on Foster and Green Peter dams last week, The U.S.…
City: Daily savings from pipe leak fix 359,000 gallons day
Sean C. Morgan Data collected by the city Public Works Department continues to confirm that repair of a…
Chief: Thanks to those who ‘honor our fallen’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Chief Jeff Lynn offered his thanks to those who keep the memories…
County COVID-19 total now 116
Linn County had seven new reported cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, May 25, for a total…
SHFAD Budget Committee approves 2.6% budget increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee last week approved an increase of…
City Council to hold special meeting Tuesday for public input on local housing, community development needs
The Sweet Home City Council is holding a special meeting Tuesday evening, June 2, to take input from…
$29.4M city budget OK’d by committee
The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee voted to approve the proposed 2020-21 city budget on Tuesday May…
Sweet Home teens killed in Hwy. 228 crash
Two Sweet Home teens were killed and their younger sister was severely injured early Saturday, May 23, in…
7 to lead SHHS graduation
Megan Stewart Sweet Home High School has announced six valedictorians and one salutatorian to lead the Class of…
It’s official: 2020 Oregon Jamboree cancelled
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree Festival Director Robert Shamek announced May 13 that the 2020 Oregon Jamboree would…
Rebound from COVID-19 dominates council’s attention last week
Megan Stewart Addressing the Sweet Home City Council last week, Linn County Commissioner Will Tucker and Rep. Sherrie…
Council gives City Manager Ray Towry high marks
Megan Stewart The Sweet Home City Council provided City Manager Raymond Towry with positive marks on his annual…
Linn County COVID-19 cases up to 109, including presumptives
Linn County had 109 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, an increase from 103 one week earlier…
Four charged in big game poaching case after tip from citizen
Three area men and a woman, two of them from Lebanon, have been charged with poaching 27 big…
Budget Committee agrees to keep levy intact, move marijuana money to General Fund
Megan Stewart The Sweet Home Budget Committee last week continued its discussion of allocating marijuana tax funds to…