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Series of fires set in Brownsville area
Linn County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into a series of three fires that were set in dry grass…
Voters to choose on pool levy
Sean C. Morgan In the Nov. 6 general election, voters will decide whether to continue a local option…
Hot temps send fire danger to extreme
Sean C. Morgan The fire danger level in east Linn County went to extreme Tuesday morning, Aug. 14,…
New planning associate moves from Youth Watershed Council
Sean C. Morgan South Santiam Youth Watershed Council Coordinator Angela Clegg is serving as the city’s associate planner…
Planners OK another pot retail store
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission on July 30 approved a conditional use permit for a…
Noah boats set for official christening – on Foster Lake
Scott Swanson When a fleet of small sailboats embark on Foster Lake from Lewis Creek Park this Sunday…
‘Successful’ Jamboree draws crowds of 12,000-13,000 in ‘nice’ weather
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree Festival Director Robert Shamek summed up the weekend as “a successful weekend for…
New logos warn bicyclists to stay off sidewalks
Sean C. Morgan The city has painted sidewalks at downtown corners with a warning to bike riders to…
Mission trips lead to full-time commitment for Uganda-bound local family
Sarah Brown The first time Bill Houtz laid eyes on the sun rising over the city of Lugazi…
Thus far, 3 candidates file for 4 council openings
Three candidates as of Monday, Aug. 6, had filed to run for City Council in the Nov. 6…
County seeking applicants for advisory boards
The Linn County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants who are interested in serving on various advisory county…
Was this us?
Sean C. Morgan Since nobody really knew what to expect, members of the Sweet Home High School Class…
Council OKs inter-fund loan to pay for City Hall
Scott Swanson The City Council, meeting Tuesday, July 24, at its new chambers location, the Police Station community…
Jamboree: Eyes on the thermometer are optimistic this year
Sean C. Morgan Oregon Jamboree Festival Director Robert Shamek sums up his excitement for the 2018 Jamboree in…
SH woman arrested for allegedly stabbing ex-boyfriend
Linn County deputies arrested a Sweet Home woman early Sunday, July 29, in connection to the stabbing of…
Wreck on Hwy. 228 in Holley
Firefighters direct traffic around a crash that occurred Saturday morning on Highway 228 in front of the Holley…
Councilors take Jamboree to task for late request before granting it
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council voted 5-2 to approve a list of requests for closures and…
Car thief gets 30 months; companion faces more charges
Matthew Everette Wood and James Lee Baker Matthew Everette Wood of Portland was sentenced July 12 in Linn…
Speeding complaints prompt use of radar trailer, collection of ‘data’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police volunteers have been moving the department’s radar trailer to different spots around…
Pool supervisor lands in dream job after nearly opting for next best thing
Sean C. Morgan A. Jay Bronson earned a degree and went to work as a teacher so he…
Stretching – and humor – help seniors stay loose in exercise class
Sarah Brown What started out as a small group of half a dozen members in the exercise program…
Theater facelift winding down to credits; interior work next
Sean C. Morgan The Rio Theater’s new exterior improvements on the building being developed into a second theater…
