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New year, Super Bowl, bring warning to be cautious of scam artists
With the arrival of 2016, the Better Business Bureau has tallied last year’s top scams with the help…
Rio Theater and Sunshine Espresso owners being honored for development
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission has selected the Rio Theater and Sunshine Espresso as winners…
Early-morning gas explosion damages mobile home in Cascadia
A gas explosion blew out the end of a mobile home east of Cascadia Park early Wednesday morning,…
City Council to discuss Wiley Creek
The Sweet Home City Council he Sweet Home City Council plans to hold a special meeting tonight, Tuesday,…
Sweet Home woman killed in north Corvallis crash
Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle fatal motor vehicle crash involving…
Following decision to keep Wiley Creek open, hospital CEO says Samaritan to seek treatment facility site, work with local residents
Audrey Gomez In response to community protests, Samaritan Health Services administrators have abandoned plans to convert Wiley Creek…
Sweet Home man arrested in weapons-related search
Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Sweet Home area man on six counts of felon in possession of…
Sweet Home woman killed in Corvallis crash
Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle fatal motor vehicle crash involving…
Cultural grants available in Linn County
The Linn County Cultural Commission is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Police, fire calls continue to set records
Sean C. Morgan Local emergency responder call loads continued at record levels in 2015, with the police responding…
Sweet Home escapes much of nasty freeze
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s icy weather Sunday evening was far less intense than what communities on the…
Ozzie Shaw, father of county parks system, dies at 90
Ozzie Shaw, the father of the Linn County Parks System, died on Dec. 29. “Ozzie, literally, he is…
New year introduces new laws for Oregon’s residents
As of Jan. 1, if you’re a motorcyclist stuck behind a stubborn red light, you can now proceed…
LBCC offers classes in SH, Lebanon
Linn-Benton Community Education offers a variety of classes beginning this week in Lebanon and Sweet Home. They include:…
Tis the season for mail thefts in Sweet Home area
Audrey Gomez In the past few weeks there have been numerous reports of mail theft or suspicious activity…
Calm amidst chaos: Fire chaplain assists victims, department personnel in times of trauma
Scott Swanson Last summer, a rural hillside home outside Sweet Home caught fire on a Sunday morning. When…
Former SH man dies in crash
A former Sweet Home man died early Saturday, Dec. 26, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 just…
Senior Center monthly calendar
‘Stitches in Bloom’ Oregon Silver Gardens Quilt Show Trip: 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, starting at the Senior…
City officials mull how to handle Sankey Park issues
Sean C. Morgan The city Parks Board wants to know what the community thinks the city should do…
Oregon parks offering free guided hikes
Interested in doing something this New Year’s Day besides vegging in front of the TV or sleeping off…
Museum’s quilt collection tells stories from history
Roberta McKern On a chilled night, when rain mutters across the roof and grumbles down the gutters and…
Hour of Code
Sean C. Morgan David Skeen and his mother Michelle Keene want to make sure no one else from…
Sweet Home man joins lousy semi-famous band
Sean C. Morgan Jonathan Pelcher of Sweet Home is one of the newest members of a Grammy-nominated punk…
Reynolds, Burnett retire from LBCC
Scott Swanson Thursday, Dec. 31, will be the final day of school for Mary Sue Reynolds and Alice…
Samaritan system names three new chief officers
The former CEO of Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, Becky Pape, is now the new CEO of Good Samaritan…