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Sheriff: Man drowns in Calapooia River while fleeing deputies
A Corvallis man fleeing from pursuing law enforcement officers drowned in the Calapooia River in the Tangent area…
ROCKS OF AGES
Sarah Brown Treasure-hunting seems to be an innate inclination from an early age, a curiosity and sense of…
Sweet Home man killed in armed confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
Students explore futures at job fair
Scott Swanson High school students clustered around tables at the Sweet Home Boys and Girls Club Thursday morning,…
City Hall art exhibit extended through April
A SHOCASE Arts Committee exhibit for Sweet Home artist Don Ross has been extended through April in the…
SHFAD looks to boost patient transport rate
Benny Westcott Fire Chief Nick Tyler last week told the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board that…
Forest Service outlines summer fire plans, long-term repairs
Willamette National Forest staff on Tuesday morning, March 21, told Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker…
Eyewitness to 100 years of change
Scott Swanson Hope Burns sits in her living room, trim, matter-of-fact, steady gaze. A visitor might guess she…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: Anatomy of a massacre (Part 1)
Roberta McKern Recently, we explored Clifford Merrill Drury’s “Henry Harmon Spalding: Pioneer of Old Oregon” (1936), a new…
SHFAD personnel honored at department awards dinner
Benny Westcott For the first time since 2019, the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District celebrated its own,…
Car Fire on Ridgeway
Battalion Chief Randy Whitfield hoses down a burning vehicle on Friday, March 17, near the intersection of Ridgeway…
Municipal Court (March 22, 2023)
March 8, 2023 Bailiff, Alysia N. – no contest, operating a vehicle without driving privileges, fine $560; driving…
Whale-watching season returns to Oregon coast
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28…
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to…
New York man dead in I-5 crash
A New York man died Saturday afternoon, March 18, in a single-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 5,…
Dancing ‘The Power of Love’
Logan Shaffer, left, and Shasta Tenbusch, sixth-graders from Hawthorne School, perform a waltz during SHOCASE’s Power of Love…
UPDATE: Sweet Home man killed in Cascadia confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
LBCC to see fall tuition increase
Scott Swanson Faced with an expected shortfall in state funding, Linn-Benton Community College officials announced last week that…
Ten candidates vie for school board
Ten candidates are running for the six open seats on the Sweet Home School Board in the May…
Council OKs contract for wastewater plant upgrade
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, March 14, to award an Aumsville firm a…
March 2023 ESPY Award Winners
Students honored with ESPY Awards at the March School Board meeting include, from left, Harlee Bellon, kindergarten, Foster;…
City leaders discuss youth program
Sarah Brown Several community leaders met Monday, March 13, to discuss forming a sustainable community and youth leadership…
Planners OK new RV dump
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, March 16, to grant the Linn County Parks…
Appeals court upholds Crawfordsville development decision
Scott Swanson The Oregon Appeals Court has upheld a decision by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals…
County denies Millersburg land-use request
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 14, denied a land-use request by the city of…