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Council Agrees to Remove 47th Avenue Stop Signs
Following citizen complaints, and council questions and comments, the City Council approved the removal of two stop signs…
Foothills Drive Subdivision Approved
Returning to a proposed subdivision development off the west end of Foothills Drive that was addressed at last…
Speed Limit Dropped on Long Street
The City of Sweet Home will be decreasing the speed limit on a portion of Long Street from…
Squarenaders Back on Cue
Members of the Sweet Home Squarenaders sashayed their way around each other as the club celebrated its first…
Multi-Agency Response Saves Life of Pitbull
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call about a vehicle fire at or…
Fatal I-5 Wreck Takes Local
Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to calls of a single vehicle rollover crash on Interstate-5 near milepost 225,…
Juvenile Arrested After Threat to Sweet Home High School
Sweet Home Police Department has taken a juvenile into custody following a threat toward Sweet Home High School.…
Rodeo Event to Return to Sweet Home
After a 13-year hiatus, Sweet Home will once again be the location for a rodeo as a new…
81’ Japanese Exchange Alum Reunites With Alma Mater
The Sweet Home High School recently welcomed the return of one of their first Japanese exchange students, Chieko…
Two States Seeking Child Abuse Suspect
WASCO COUNTY, Ore. 9 Sept. 2024 – Oregon State Police and Alabama’s Mobile Police Department are seeking the…
New Pastor’s Ministerial Roots in Science and the Bible
Sweet Home Evangelical Church has welcomed a new pastor into their fold, a man who likes to work…
Dreamy, Surrealist Art Now on Display at City Hall
Cetiva Rose Daboling, 29, has an artistic style different from what the community is used to seeing at…
Linn County Public Health Offers Free HIV Testing
Linn County Public Health is offering free HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis C rapid testing from 8:30 a.m. to…
Police Seek Bull Elk Hunter
WARNING: Graphic image below LINN COUNTY, Ore. – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking…
New Little Libraries Being Added Throughout City
Little bookworms who frequent the Little Free Library kiosks around town will be pleased to learn a new…
The Roll Back of Measure 110
Oregon will no longer treat the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs as a non-criminal offense, marking…
Commissioners OK Jail Project Design Contract
Renovation and expansion of the female cell block of the Linn County Jail in Albany took a step…
Invasive Insect Nears Linn County
The invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) pest has been discovered in three new Oregon counties this summer, according…
Life Jacket Loaner Program Restocked Through Donations
A life jacket loaner program at the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District was in need of rescuing,…
Single Vehicle Roll Over Flags Multi-Agency Response
Updated: Sept. 3 at 11:45 a.m. The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call…
New Park at Osage Inching Along
The Park and Tree Committee discussed Weddle Bridge, the Harvest Festival and the new park at Osage during…
Traffic Committee Looks at Commercial Truck Parking Code
The Public & Traffic Safety Committee discussed commercial vehicle parking on residential streets during its Aug. 14 meeting.…
Council Moves to Install Temporary Speed Tables on 1st Avenue
Concerns about traffic safety were among the top discussions during the Aug. 27 City Council meeting. City Hall…
Commissioners Open Bids for RV Dump in Sweet Home
It was a busy bid opening day for Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker…
Shed Fire Extinguished Quickly by Crews
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) was dispatched to a barn fire, which was spreading into…