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Commissioners updated about COG programs
Some 1,113 Linn County residents enjoyed 140,681 Meals on Wheels meals in 2022, Cascades West Council of Governments…
Planners OK apartment complex proposal
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, April 6, voted 4-2 to recommend that the city…
Montoya retires from county payroll department
Yevonne Montoya will miss many things about her 21 years in the Linn County payroll department (her last…
Former area school teachers to launch Lake Town Academy
Sarah Brown Two former school teachers are collaborating on a faith-based private school for the Sweet Home and…
Mahler praises police response to shoplifting calls
Benny Westcott Pro tem Sweet Home City Council president and Hoy’s Hardware owner Greg Mahler praised Sweet Home…
Crash in Narrows
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel work in the Narrows where these trucks collided near Milepost 25…
County juvenile department reports increase in referrals
As the world rebounds from three years of COVID-19, the number of cases referred to the Linn County…
County road department hiring for the summer
The Linn County Road Department is looking to fill 19 summer jobs that pay $18 per hour, according…
Albany Visitors Association announces winners of 16th annual photo contest
The Albany Visitors Association recently announced the winners of its 16th annual photography contest. This year’s crop included…
Doc’s Memoirs: Requiem for a blue heron (April 5, 2023)
D E Larsen DVM It was the third week of the fly-tying class I took through Linn Benton…
Fleeing Corvallis man drowns in Calapooia River
A Corvallis man fleeing from pursuing law enforcement officers drowned in the Calapooia River in the Tangent area…
Linn County Snowmobile Team assists in Marion County rescue
Linn County Sheriff’s Office’s snowmobile team members assisted in the rescue of two snowmobilers who ventured into the…
Stone Love: The 2023 Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Show
Seven-year-olds Elly Manley, left, and Raelee Hindman check out rocks from Lebanon’s Rock Castle and Cota’s Lapidary with…
Bills address homelessness crisis in state
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek last week signed two legislative bills allocating $200 million to address Oregon’s homelessness crisis.…
Taking to the streets to combat abuse
Benny Westcott About two dozen people participated Saturday morning, April 1, in the annual March for a Child…
Jamboree announces lineup additions
Scott Swanson The Oregon Jamboree has nearly completed its lineup for the weekend of Aug. 4-6. Newly announced…
Alder Street House Fire
Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire at 810 Alder St. on the evening of Monday,…
Federal judge restricts delays on BLM lands
A federal judge last week ruled in support of a Bureau of Land Management effort to restrict bureaucratic…
Hwy. 228 Rollover Crash
A Sweet Home man escaped serious injury Friday afternoon, March 24, when he lost control of the Ford…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (March 29, 2023)
Monthly News — Seniors And Law Enforcement Together: S.A.L.T. meets at the Senior Center at 10 a.m. on…
Real Estate Sold (March 29, 2023)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during February/March 2023.…
Wolverine spotted along Columbia River
Two people fishing on the Columbia River near Portland Monday morning, March 20, spotted and captured on film…
Forestry Club takes second at Waldport
Lexi Devlin competes in hose lay Saturday, as Sweet Home’s Forestry Club made a trip to Waldport, where…
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…