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Paraglider crashes into Willamette
A Eugene man died Saturday, July 1, after a paraglider on which he was a passenger plunged into…
Icebox results announced
Benny Westcott The results are in for last weekend’s Icebox Cookoff at Radiator Supply House in Sweet Home,…
Out-of-control Corvette injures four
Benny Westcott *UPDATED 7/14/23 – 11:58PM* An out-of-control Corvette struck multiple spectators, injuring five and sending three to…
New School Board members sworn in
Benny Westcott New Sweet Home School District Board members Amanda Carter, Mary Massey, Floyd Neuschwander and Jenna Jo…
Festival goes ‘pretty smooth’
Benny Westcott and Scott Swanson With the exception of one glitch, Sportsman’s Holiday went off without a hitch…
Planning Commission discusses downtown painting plans
Benny Westcott At the July 6 planning commission meeting at City Hall, Community and Economic Development Director Blair…
New owner takes helm at The New Era
Staff Report The New Era has a new owner. Scott and Miriam Swanson, co-owners and co-publishers, announced this…
Good kind of smoke
Benny Westcott That plume of smoke rising over Foster Lake Friday morning, June 30, was a good thing.…
State offers tips on protecting yourself following DMV hack
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles department has confirmed that cybercriminals have copied information on an estimated 3.5…
County approves $229M fiscal year budget
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved adoption of the 2023-24 fiscal-year budget Thursday…
Motorcycle, car collide on Main Street
Rescue and police personnel work at the scene of a collision between a car and motorcycle Wednesday evening,…
LBCC reduces tuition increase to 5%
The Linn-Benton Community College Board of Education voted Monday, June 26, to reduce the 2023-24 tuition increase from…
Council OKs plan to name park plaza after Joe Graybill
Benny Westcott The new plaza at Sankey Park now has a name, one befitting a local landmark. The…
Beautification group moves under city purview
After some 25 years as an independent, volunteer organization, the Beautification Committee is moving under the city’s oversight…
Painting Project Meeting
Residents listen to a presentation from City Manager Kelcey Young at City Hall on June 29 about a…
Wildland fire school returns to SH
More than 200 wildland firefighters and instructors have convened in Sweet Home this week to participate in the…
Icebox Cookoff returns with barbecue
Barbecuing might be a Fourth of July weekend staple, but Sweet Home will take it to the next…
Fire board OKs budget
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District on June 20 approved a $8.8 million budget for…
Final election votes tallied
Newcomer Mary Massey and incumbents Mike Adams and Dale Keene all will serve on the Sweet Home School…
Volunteers sought for downtown paint plan
Plans for a corporate sponsor to play a major role in painting Sweet Home’s downtown core are taking…
Cars and music keep life’s motor running
Scott Swanson Steve Magnolia is not bored. He’s puttering in his garage, with some blues music reverberating off…
Memories of a sawmill man (Part 1)
Roberta McKern “Go talk to Lynn Rice,” a pair of East Linn Museum volunteers were advised after expressing…
New Quarry Park opens for camping
Benny Westcott A city-owned parcel of land currently known as Quarry Park officially opened Friday, June 16, for…
Sixth-graders say ‘good-bye’ at Hawthorne
Talon Temple waves to the crowd after getting a certificate of promotion at Hawthorne School’s Sixth Grade Promotion…
Science in the Park
Brandon Molina, of Portland, in the first photo, lets youngsters check out what happens to water when it…