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Council installs new police captain, honors former mayor
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council honored two public servants at its Thursday, Feb. 14, meeting, one…
County drafts letter to Gov. Kotek on Measure 110
A coalition of local officials, including county, city and school leaders, are asking Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to…
Firing ’em up one more time
Back for one day by popular demand, Cedar Shack activated its grill Friday, Feb. 17, to serve its…
Commissioners OK proposal for Millersburg ‘quiet zone’
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved by consensus Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, Roadmaster…
‘Seed Library’ awaits local growers
Sarah Brown While the Sweet Home Public Library is known for offering items that feed the mind, it…
Samaritan announces relaxation of some pandemic visitor rules
As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to decline in the region, Samaritan announced last…
Linn seedling sale a success
By Larry Mauter LCSWA Member Record efforts produced record results for the 2023 Linn County Small Woodlands Association…
Report details impact of child sexual abuse prevention study
The University of Oregon’s Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect (CPAN) and The Ford Family Foundation…
Dreaming of a white Valentine’s Day
Some people like a white Christmas, but how about a white Valentine’s Day? That’s exactly what Sweet Home…
Finding shelter from war
Scott Swanson A year ago, Sweet Home, Oregon, was the farthest thing from Daniia Martyniuk’s mind. In fact,…
School contracts approved
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District Board on Monday, Feb. 13, unanimously approved a 2023-2026 licensed professional…
Virtue named Volunteer of the Year
Benny Westcott Sweet Home resident and Weyerhaeuser Santiam Lumber Mill operations manager George Virtue was named the Weyerhaeuser…
Carbon company tax break OK’d
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, unanimously approved a…
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer responds to Biden’s SOTU
Newly elected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who represents east Linn County in Congress, released the following statement after attending…
Junior High inaugurates Tiger Scholar program
Benny Westcott Sweet Home Junior High School on Friday, Jan. 13, rolled out a new Tiger Scholar program…
Honor Roll (Feb. 15, 2023)
SWEET HOME JUNIOR HIGH SEVENTH GRADE 4.0 Kyler Bondesen, Andru James Collings, Elijah Cruz, Autumn Dieterich, Sydney Dominy,…
Foster man dies in crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
APD officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Jan. 8, incident…
Fire destroys Lebanon home
A fire destroyed a triple-wide manufactured home Thursday, Feb. 9, on Butte Creek Road in Lebanon. The blaze…
Man dies in Hwy. 99 crash near Corvallis Airport
An 18-year-old man died Friday evening, Feb. 10, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 99 near the Corvallis…
Public hearing held on right to fish, hunt, harvest and gather
The Oregon House Committee on Rules on Feb. 2 held a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 5,…
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…