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Health coverage enrollment open
Oregon’s annual open enrollment period for health coverage runs through Jan. 15, 2023. Open enrollment is the only…
County OKs contract to train Juvenile Department staff
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year contract totaling $37,500 with Kela Lynn Tuesday morning, Nov.…
Oregon State Fair draws 346K
Attendance at this year’s 156th Oregon State Fair was the highest in years, organizers said. More than 346,000…
New ventilation fans
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District received $4,490 in grant funds from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution…
Healthy baking alternatives, Part 1: Sweeteners
Cathryn Arndt It’s evident in stores already: The holidays are almost here. Not only will it soon be…
County crews refurbish Clear Lake cabins
Linn County Parks staff members are busy refurbishing three rustic cabins at Clear Lake Resort, installing fiberglass reinforced…
Former sailer leads efforts to help fellow ‘atomic veterans’
Scott Swanson Fred Schafer was a young Navy seaman in 1962 when his commanders summoned the ship’s crew…
PACT Act offers vets new healthcare opportunities
Scott Swanson Linn County Veterans Services Officer Dee Baley-Hyder is excited about the opportunities a new federal program…
Lion’s Share for Halloween
Zeke (Cowardly Lion) Forsberg, 2, gets a treat from Mike Fulton of Sweet Home Tattoo as Zeke’s mom,…
City Council hails police for act of heroism
Benny Westcott In addition to its Tuesday, Oct. 25, agenda, the Sweet Home City Council heard a story…
Weyerhaeuser workers end strike
Sarah Brown Weyerhaeuser employees returned to work this week after being on strike for nearly seven weeks for…
Four hurt in Hwy. 20 crash
Four people, including two children, were hurt early Monday morning, Oct. 31, in a two-vehicle crash near milepost…
County works on rural Internet speeds
Linn County IT Director Steve Braaten wants rural residents to take advantage of a federal infrastructure bill and…
Sweet Home Junior High announces October students of the month
Sweet Home Junior High has inaugurated a new award: Student of the Month. Principal Mark Looney said one…
Zack the springer spaniel and a squirrel’s big bite
D E Larsen DVM The clinic was quiet when Joan burst through the door. A regular client, she…
County seeks help with FEMA BiOp issues
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker are asking for help from House and Senate…
Crashed aircraft recovered in Mount Jefferson area
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Thursday, Oct. 20, that the Sheriff’s Office assisted in the recovery of…
Rain, cooler temps end fire season
With widespread rain and cooler temperatures across the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts ended the fire…
Missing woman’s car found near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday morning, Oct. 29, found a gray Camry connected to a missing…
Beard buffs keep Lebanon-area groomed
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local There are some things that bring people together:…
Preliminary county election results
Reports for statewide candidates and measures as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8: Tina Kotek, 45.83% Christine Drazan,…
Local Gleaners look to ‘scratch our way out’
Benny Westcott Fliers have recently circulated through town warning that Fair Share Gleaners, a Sweet Home institution for…
‘Quiet’ leader, big shadow
Scott Swanson Jack David Barringer, a “quiet” leader in Sweet Home and a pioneer in local forestry, died…
Two dead, four hurt in multiple I-5 crashes
Two people were killed and four were injured Wednesday, Oct. 19, following a series of collisions on Interstate…
County weighs faster rural Internet service
Linn County residents — especially those who live in rural areas of the county — could benefit from…