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Cate launches into second House term
Scott Swanson Jami Cate sits in her new office in the state Capitol, where she’s embarking on her…
February 8, 2023
Planners discuss food trucks
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, Feb. 2, to recommend that the City Council…
February 8, 2023
Commissioners announce support of forest lands bill
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced their support of…
February 8, 2023
Hospital foundation to honor Sweet Home facility donors
Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation will honor individuals and businesses who have made donations to support the construction of…
February 8, 2023
Preview of New Clinic
Members of the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors took a tour Thursday, Feb. 6, of…
February 8, 2023
Sweet Home Community Foundation announces grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation will begin accepting grant applications for its 2023 cycle beginning Feb. 15. The…
February 8, 2023
OLCC submits pot supply-and-demand report
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Feb. 1 submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply…
February 8, 2023
Legislature mulls changes to fire risk map
The Oregon Legislature will be considering a number of recommendations for changes related to the statewide wildfire risk…
February 8, 2023
Forestry group names new board members
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association selected new officers and board members during its Saturday, Jan. 21, meeting…
February 8, 2023
State releases 2023 salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon on Feb. 1 released the 2023 essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where…
February 8, 2023
Healthy You: Heart-healthy foods to add to your diet
A healthy diet can help people lower their risk for various conditions, including heart disease. That’s a significant…
February 8, 2023
Foster man killed in Highway 228 crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
February 8, 2023
Albany officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Feb. 8, incident…
February 8, 2023
City departments reflect on 2022, make plans for 2023
Benny Westcott City department heads reflected on an often-tough 2022 and discussed plans for 2023 during a Tuesday,…
February 1, 2023
Fire district reports more calls, fewer personnel than 20 years ago
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is responding to double the calls it did 20 years…
February 1, 2023
Junior High names Students of Month
Sweet Home Junior High last week named its Students of the Month for January in a pair of…
February 1, 2023
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
February 1, 2023
Built to Quilt
It was a joint effort that resulted in new quilts decorating a wall of the dining room at…
February 1, 2023
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: In consideration of the lowly bean (Feb. 1, 2023)
Roberta McKern While wandering through aged relics at the East Linn Museum, some attention-attracting items may set off…
February 1, 2023
Fire damages 21st Ave. home
In the first photo, smoke arises from the attic of a home at 255 21st Ave. that was…
February 1, 2023
Doc’s Memoirs: Tramp the cat takes the long way home (Feb. 1, 2023)
D E Larsen DVM “Slow down a minute, Ralph,” Jan said as she watched the old cat on…
February 1, 2023
SHFAD receives autoloaders, cots
The Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District has received four autoloaders and two cots for its medic units,…
February 1, 2023
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…
February 1, 2023
Cedar Shack signs off
Sarah Brown After nearly 58 years serving burgers and milkshakes, the Cedar Shack Drive-In is “over and out.”…
February 1, 2023
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…
January 25, 2023