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Weyerhaeuser strike reaching potential end?
Sarah Brown International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge W246 (IAM) President Tom Thede reported Monday,…
Keeping history alive
Terri Lanini and Steve Rice sit in the East Linn Museum workroom, chatting with a visitor. They are…
Shadows and doubts in the tale(s) of Frank Reid
Roberta McKern “Halt.” The order came from the darkness as a lone figure traveled down a moonlit Sweet…
Weekend rains end burn ban
The weekend rains triggered the start of backyard burning season Monday, Oct. 24. Linn County Fire Defense Board…
Gas line graze diverts traffic on Main Street
Police Officer Sean Potter, center, stands with workers from American Concrete Company Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, after a…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (Oct. 26, 2022)
Monthly News n The Senior Center will be open Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. and buses will be…
Man dies in Saturday night fire in Lacomb
A Lebanon man died late Saturday night, Oct. 22, after a fire started in his double-wide mobile home…
City Council candidates sound off
Benny Westcott Five of six Sweet Home City Council candidates took part Tuesday, Oct. 18, in a forum…
Boise police seek runaway believed headed toward Sweet Home or Albany
Boise, Idaho, Police are looking for a 15-year-old runaway named Kaylise who is believed to possibly be headed…
Weyerhaeuser employee strike continues at site
Sarah Brown Weyerhaeuser employees finished their fifth week of a strike Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Lebanon site.…
Election 2022: Measures
Sweet Home-area voters will be asked to make choices on four statewide measures and one local initiative in…
Building permit numbers relayed to commissioners
The Linn County Planning and Building Department issued 304 total permits in September, including seven for new homes,…
Tax statements out to property owners
Linn County property owners should receive tax statements this week, according to Andy Stevens, Linn County assessor and…
Three arrested after Oct. 11 attack near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives have made two additional arrests related to the Oct. 11 stabbing of a transient…
Municipal Court (Oct. 19, 2022)
October 5, 2022 Kelman, Raquel A – guilty by default – violation driving while suspended or revoked, fine…
FFA Soils Contest Winners
Sweet Home’s agriculture program’s students got a taste of competition Oct. 5 at an FFA Soils Contest held…
Collisions with deer, elk peak in October, November
Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding (the…
Election 2022: Commission candidates share their positions
Scott Bruslind, 63 Family: Married to Linda, 29 years; Children: Jorian (graduated Lebanon High School, 2016, graduated Oregon…
Lebanon-area Habitat looking to grow
Jennifer Moody Lebanon Area Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to build affordable new homes for others. What it…
OSU Honor Roll
Names of students who have made the Summer 2022 Scholastic Honor Roll have been announced by Oregon State…
Pine education project comes alive at Sunnyside Park
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member A Ponderosa pine education project at Sunnyside Park featuring local history was dedicated…
HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS
In the first photo, King Von James, left, and Queen Makayla Guthrie check out the view from their…
UPDATE: Two dead, four hurt in multiple Interstate 5 crashes Wednesday
Four people were injured and two were killed Wednesday, Oct. 19, following a series of collisions on Interstate…
Candidate forum hosted by The New Era
Five of the six candidates for Sweet Home City Council share their views, answer questions in this forum…
Election 2022: City Council candidates
The Nov. 8 election will be a big one for Oregonians, both numbers-wise and in terms of importance…