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ENTEK: First to make electric vehicle battery parts in U.S.?
Sarah Brown Electric vehicles are coming, and that’s a promise ENTEK Chief Technology Officer Rick Pekala stands behind.…
Public meetings set for local dam plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) will host a series of public meetings Feb. 23-28…
New Look, New HOPE
Benny Westcott The HOPE Center in the former First Baptist Church at 12th and Kalmia streets reopened its…
FAC thanks students, teacher for homeless huts
Benny Westcott Community leaders recognized some 60 Sweet Home High School students and vocational education teacher Will Coltrin…
Cate launches into second House term
Scott Swanson Jami Cate sits in her new office in the state Capitol, where she’s embarking on her…
Planners discuss food trucks
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, Feb. 2, to recommend that the City Council…
Commissioners announce support of forest lands bill
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced their support of…
Hospital foundation to honor Sweet Home facility donors
Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation will honor individuals and businesses who have made donations to support the construction of…
Preview of New Clinic
Members of the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors took a tour Thursday, Feb. 6, of…
Sweet Home Community Foundation announces grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation will begin accepting grant applications for its 2023 cycle beginning Feb. 15. The…
OLCC submits pot supply-and-demand report
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Feb. 1 submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply…
Legislature mulls changes to fire risk map
The Oregon Legislature will be considering a number of recommendations for changes related to the statewide wildfire risk…
Forestry group names new board members
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association selected new officers and board members during its Saturday, Jan. 21, meeting…
State releases 2023 salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon on Feb. 1 released the 2023 essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where…
Healthy You: Heart-healthy foods to add to your diet
A healthy diet can help people lower their risk for various conditions, including heart disease. That’s a significant…
Foster man killed in Highway 228 crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
Albany officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Feb. 8, incident…
City departments reflect on 2022, make plans for 2023
Benny Westcott City department heads reflected on an often-tough 2022 and discussed plans for 2023 during a Tuesday,…
Fire district reports more calls, fewer personnel than 20 years ago
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is responding to double the calls it did 20 years…
Junior High names Students of Month
Sweet Home Junior High last week named its Students of the Month for January in a pair of…
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
Built to Quilt
It was a joint effort that resulted in new quilts decorating a wall of the dining room at…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: In consideration of the lowly bean (Feb. 1, 2023)
Roberta McKern While wandering through aged relics at the East Linn Museum, some attention-attracting items may set off…
Fire damages 21st Ave. home
In the first photo, smoke arises from the attic of a home at 255 21st Ave. that was…
Doc’s Memoirs: Tramp the cat takes the long way home (Feb. 1, 2023)
D E Larsen DVM “Slow down a minute, Ralph,” Jan said as she watched the old cat on…