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Library looks to improve “curb appeal” with Pacific Power grant
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Public Library recently received a grant from the Pacific Power Foundation to improve…
Farmers’ market to extend for three more weeks
Benny Westcott A Tuesday summer tradition in Sweet Home is set to extend further into the fall this…
Commissioners hear Juvenile Department update
Alex Paul ALBANY — Young people involved with the Linn County Juvenile Department recently volunteered to handle luggage…
The New Era brings home the win
The New Era came away with 16 awards from this year’s Better Newspaper Contest conducted by the Oregon…
Council votes to raise rates
Benny Westcott At its Sept. 26 meeting at City Hall, the Sweet Home City Council passed a number…
Woman rescued after falling down steep bank
Benny Westcott At the 3 p.m. hour on Sunday, Oct. 1, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and…
Debbie’s Oldies But Goodies offers window to the past
Benny Westcott Collectors and antique hobbyists have a new spot in Sweet Home to revel at relics of…
Sweet Home’s Jason Ferguson wins Willamette Speedway IMCA sport modified championship
Benny Westcott Sweet Home resident Jason Ferguson won the 2023 Willamette Speedway International Motor Contest Association Sport Modified…
SH man leaves a legacy of friendship
Benny Westcott A Sweet Home man died in the early morning hours of Sept. 19 when his motorcycle…
Woman rides horseback across U.S.
Benny Westcott Sweet Home residents might have been surprised to find a young woman riding a horse through…
Two brush fires, one forcing evac of Bi-Mart
Benny Westcott Two brush fires occurred within a 24 hour time frame in the Sweet Home area on…
Award winning crime thriller book series set in Sweet Home
Benny Westcott Chris Patchell, author of four crime thrillers set in Sweet Home, recently won a Readers’ Favorite…
New restaurant, The Rusty Bucket, opens in Sweet Home
Benny Westcott In less than a year, a new local restaurant has already opened up in the shell…
Girl sells homemade piñatas to fund Washington D.C. trip
Benny Westcott A local middle schooler is looking to raise money for a week-long educational trip to Washington…
Sweet Home fire personnel spend 1,200 hours helping with out-of-town forest fires
Benny Westcott At the Sept. 19 Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board meeting at Station 21, Fire…
Local volunteer gives time for people, turtles
Skyler Chappell Linda Ivie is a Sweet Home resident that has spent a good majority of her time…
Hair care in the early 1900’s
Roberta Mckern On a hot July day the East Linn Museum held its annual yard sale. Volunteers tending…
SHOCASE donates $7,000
Benny Westcott At the Sept. 11 Sweet Home School District board meeting in the District Office, the Sweet…
Thorpe steps down from OWA after 13 years
Benny Westcott After serving for 13 years as Oregon Wrestling Association Chairman, Sweet Home High School wrestling coach…
City increases salaries of some department heads and managers
Benny Westcott At the Sept. 12 Sweet Home city council meeting at City Hall, the council approved by…
Paradise Coach owner plans for four food carts on property
Benny Westcott On March 9, the house that was situated on Jeff Vanderpool’s property, 1333 47th Avenue, which…
Woman starts Small Town Big Heart Pull Tab Challenge
Benny Westcott A retired nurse, 52-year-old Stephanie Lewis loves helping people. “That’s just me. I like to do…
Aaron Hegge named new Sweet Home Rotary Club president
Benny Westcott Aaron Hegge is a name known in town because of the Farmers Insurance Aaron Hegge Agency…
Commissioners OK Crawfordsville property proposal
Alex Paul After more than an hour of deliberation Tuesday morning, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger…
Three injured in West Holley Road accident
Benny Westcott Three Sweet Home people were transported to a hospital by medics as a result of a…