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Seats available on planning group, tree committee
The City of Sweet Home seeks to fill vacancies on its Planning Commission and Park and Tree Committee.…
2023 Sportsman’s Holiday Court announced
These seven young women were named last week to make up this year’s Sportsman’s Holiday Court. All juniors…
Paula Crone named provost at WesternU
The Western University of Health Sciences Board of Trustees and President Robin Farias-Eisner announced Feb. 6 that Paula…
Changes affect LBCC’s Sweet Home presence
Scott Swanson Linn-Benton Community College has experienced some big changes over the past couple of years, which affect…
Man dies, woman hurt in house fire
A Sweet Home man died in a house fire Thursday evening, March 9, near 47th Avenue and Main…
Homeless facility a ‘success’
Benny Westcott The new Family Assistance and Resource Center’s managed outreach and community resource facility was declared a…
Honors served at DSA banquet
Scott Swanson Mike Reynolds was honored with the Distinguished Service Award Saturday night, March 11, at the Sweet…
School board gets report on facility needs
Benny Westcott What does the Sweet Home School District need to provide for kids’ physical needs and accommodate…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…
SHOCASE ‘Power of Love’ gala Saturday
Benny Westcott Sometimes music best expresses “The Power of Love.” So goes the theme of the Sweet Home…
Commissioners agree to hear concerns about land swap
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed after a brief public hearing Feb. 28…
HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Ryker Hartsook competes in the pole climbing event during the annual forestry competition hosted by Sweet Home High…
Mayor: City headed in ‘good direction’
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era New Sweet Home Mayor Susan Coleman delivered her first State of…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020 east of Sweet Home
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…
Man dies, woman hurt in Thursday night house fire
An unidentified man died in a house fire Thursday evening, March 9, near 47th Avenue and Main Street…
City declares homeless state of emergency
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously at a Wednesday, March 1, special meeting to declare…
Neighbors complain about 6th Ave. home
Benny Westcott A house reportedly occupied by squatters remains problematic for its neighbors, nearby residents told the Sweet…
DEQ fines city for 125 violations
Benny Westcott The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued a $22,445 civil penalty to the city of…
Commissioners approve emergency service plan
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will team with other county departments for a wildfire emergency drill in the…
Sweet Home High School alum earns jail certification
Former Sweet Home resident Jeremy Jewell, a lieutenant in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, recently became the only…
Investigation into church fire continues
Sweet Home police continue to investigate the Feb. 25 fire that destroyed a portion of Fir Lawn Lutheran…
Icy roads blamed in three Friday crashes
Icy roads were a contributor to three crashes Friday in the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District. The…
Walmart executives deliver for Sweet Home homeless shelter
Addam Z. Reel, at right in the first photo, who was formerly homeless and is now a staffer…
New Linn County Parks director named
New Linn County Parks & Recreation Director Stacey Whaley and her predecessor Brian Carroll share a love of…
Crawfordsville Check
No, it wasn’t a traffic jam at Crawfordsville Bridge Wednesday morning, March 1. Linn County Road Department crew…