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Pitching In For The Future: Community Shows Support for Local Baseball Team
Sweet Home’s baseball program hits a home run this weekend with a Benefit Breakfast fundraiser, held at The…
Man Sentenced for DUII Crash That Killed Dog, Injured Girl
A Sweet Home man who wrecked a commercial vehicle, injured a young girl, and killed a dog two…
New Nutrition Program Brings Food Security Close to Home
Families and farmers in Linn County had a delicious and nutritious new program to sink their teeth into…
Forest Service Invites Comment on Updated Forest Plan
The USDA Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposed amendment to the land management plans guiding…
Willamette Ornament Hunting Season Opens
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association (WVVA) has launched its seventh annual Ornament Hunt throughout the region and on…
Army Corps Patches Leaking Green Peter Dam
Green Peter Dam has been leaking for several years now, but it only took four days to patch…
Transportation Plan Update Looks at North Sweet Home
Police Chief and Interim City Manager Jason Ogden kicked off the Nov. 12 City Council meeting by honoring…
Fifteen Inducted into National Honor Society
Fifteen high school students were inducted into the National Honors Society during a special ceremony held on Tuesday,…
Theft of Comic Books Gets Man Six Years
A former area man was recently sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty…
Planning Commission Seeks Applicants for Vacant Seat
Sweet Home’s Planning Commission is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the commission. The seven-member Planning…
Sweet Home, Linn County Break Ground for New RV Dump Station
As an excavator with a hydraulic hammer head broke up asphalt paving, Sweet Home city officials, and Linn…
Sweet Home Youth Joins Angus Association
The American Angus Association® announced Sweet Home resident Conner Lee Northern is among its newest junior members. Junior…
Linn County Cultural Coalition Accepting Grant Applications
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, the humanities,…
ODFW Meeting to Address Hatcheries
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a meeting on Nov. 13 as part of the…
Planning Commission Approves CSC Lease
The Planning Commission at its Nov. 7 meeting held a public hearing for and approved a conditional use…
SHEM to Receive Truckload of Food
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries (SHEM) announced they will be receiving an influx of food later this month, thanks…
Kids Learn About Salmon During Field Trip
Fifth and sixth graders from Sweet Home Charter School took to the river on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for…
New Business ‘Taylor Made’ for Sweet Home
One of Sweet Home’s newest businesses to recently open is “Taylor Made” for a community that needed more…
Army Corps Seeks Input for Foster, Green Peter Land Management Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE), invites community members to participate in shaping the future…
Sanchez Re-Elected, Three New Names Added to Council
This story was updated Nov. 11, 2024, to reflect updated election results. Sweet Home voters re-elected City Council…
Veterans Parade Will Be 50th for SH Native Al Severson
When Al Severson picks up the microphone on Monday, Nov. 11, to announce the Albany Veterans Day Parade,…
City Dedicates Web Page for Drawdown Information
As the second annual deep drawdown at Green Peter Reservoir moves into its third week of aggressively releasing…
County to Build RV Dump Station in City
Sweet Home will be the location for a new county-operated RV dump station where campers, snow-birders and trailer…
Gleaners Expand Food Production Abilities
Staying true to their name and purpose, the Sugar City Gleaners have been busy this year expanding their…
A Man ‘Beyond Reproach,’ Robert Snyder Steps Down From City
After 35 years as Sweet Home’s city attorney, Robert Snyder is preparing for life after law. He’s being…