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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…
Fire behind Sweet Home Bi-Mart
The Sweet Home Police Department, Sweet Home Fire District and Oregon Department of Forestry all responded to a…
Courts – September 16, 2023 Edition
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Calvin Alvin Ames, Samuel Frank Ayers, Brittany Chantel Coughran, Curtis Ray…
SHFAD attends annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Benny Westcott Five uniformed Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel attended the annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony sponsored…
Best in the West brings in 150 more participants than last year
Benny Westcott The 12th Best in the West Triathlon Festival at Lewis Creek Park and the surrounding areas…
Bridge built in “record” time to help fight Wiley Fire
Benny Westcott 267 firefighters fought the Wiley Fire, but despite all this manpower they came up against a…
Commission permits RV cover, extends hearing on duplex
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission had a long meeting on Sept. 7, in which they voted…
Woman injured, chihuahua killed in confrontation with pit bull
Benny Westcott A Sweet Home woman was injured and one of her dogs was killed after a confrontation…
Dropped art connects people through creativity
Sarah Brown World Art Drop Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Sweet Home by Annette Reisbick…
Thistle Creek Boat Ramp closed due to low water level
Alex Paul and Benny Westcott On Sept. 6, Linn County Parks’ Thistle Creek boat ramp on Green Peter…
City seeking funds for new bandstand
Benny Westcott The city of Sweet Home is seeking to raise $66,200 from the community to complete the…
Familiar community face to lead local B&G Club
Benny Westcott The role of Sweet Home clubhouse director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater…
Chavez-DeRemer tours Weyerhaeuser mill
Sarah Brown Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Forestry Subcommittee, toured the Weyerhaeuser…
Sweet Home man dies in single vehicle Highway 228 crash
On Saturday, Sept. 2 at approximately 8:52 p.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash…
Pickup truck and motorized scooter collide on Main
At 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, emergency personnel responded to a traffic collision between a vehicle and…
Sweet Home mom starts at-home taxidermy business
Benny Westcott Tyla Brooks, 29, wanted to get out of the medical field, work for herself, and be…
Radiator Supply House celebrates 20 years
Benny Westcott Radiator Supply House celebrated their 20th anniversary with a party on their property on Thursday, Aug.…