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SHFAD receives autoloaders, cots
The Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District has received four autoloaders and two cots for its medic units,…
Four, including Lebanon teens, killed in Hwy. 226 crash
Four people, including two Lebanon teens, died Monday evening, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 226…
Cedar Shack signs off
Sarah Brown After nearly 58 years serving burgers and milkshakes, the Cedar Shack Drive-In is “over and out.”…
New Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer names senior staff
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Happy Valley), recently announced her senior staff, hiring several experienced professionals to work on behalf…
Ridgeway adds primary care to increase patient ‘access’
Scott Swanson Ridgeway Health, the independent medical clinic that opened downtown in the summer of 2021, has quietly…
Real Estate Sold (Jan. 25, 2023)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during December 2022.…
Sweet Home High School FFA competitors place in Lebanon
Sweet Home High School Future Farmers of America students were among placewinners in agricultural mechanics and interview competitions…
Home, finally
Benny Westcott An idea that has been years in the making for many community stakeholders finally came to…
Property owner: City carport rule isn’t solving problems
Benny Westcott Local property owner Josh Victor expressed his dislike of a city code that requires carports on…
Old library book drop produces long-hidden trove
Sarah Brown Public Works Crew Lead Sean Hegge thought it was going to be just another normal day…
Lebanon man tracks feathered friends
Jennifer Moody Back in 1972, when Jeff Harding graduated from high school, his father offered to buy him…
SHHS drama students to stage ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Sweet Home High School Theatre Department will present Midsummer Night’s Dream, a Shakespearean Comedy, on Jan. 27…
Donors replace emergency generator after outage at SHEM
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has been able to purchase a generator to provide electricity during power outages, board…
Coleman named mayor
Benny Westcott Susan Coleman was named Sweet Home’s mayor – becoming the first woman to hold that top…
Army Corps officials hear Sweet Home feedback on plan for dams system
Benny Westcott A plan that will reshape management of 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin…
January ESPY Winners
The Sweet Home School Board honored the district’s January ESPY honorees at its monthly meeting Jan. 9. Honorees…
Child care advocate figuring out solutions to ‘terrifying’ puzzle
Scott Swanson Bryan Steinhauser admits he didn’t really know a lot about the world of child care when…
State adds dental care for veterans
Veterans Services Manager Dee Baley-Hyder told the Linn County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, that county…
Man gets 25 years in homeless camp crash
A Salem man was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 11, in Marion County Circuit Court to 25 years in prison…
First Linn County baby of 2023 born in Lebanon
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital welcomed its first baby of the year, Brahm Fimbulvetr Farrell, born at 2:47 p.m.…
SHOCASE to highlight Ross works
The Sweet Home Oregon Coalition for Arts and Scholastic Enrichment begins a new year of art shows with…
Linn Democrats re-elect Taylor to third term as chair
Jerred Taylor has been elected to a third two-year term as chair of the Linn County Democratic Central…
Towry named to lead Boys & Girls Club
Benny Westcott Former Sweet Home City Manager Ray Towry was recently named the newest executive director for the…
Reptile Man Visits
Richard Ritchey, the Reptile Man, paid a visit to Oak Heights third-graders, as seen in the first photo,…
Wilson added to Jamboree lineup
Benny Westcott Rising star Lainey Wilson has joined the 2023 Oregon Jamboree Music Festival lineup, performing Saturday, Aug.…