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Spinning a state of mind
Sarah Brown Under a dark sky on the outskirts of Lebanon, under cover of trees and brush and…
City Council discusses the shutoff, crime and speeding
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council slate was packed Tuesday, Sept. 13, with topics ranging from local…
Mull takes Chamber reins
Benny Westcott Former City of Sweet Home Communications Specialist Lagea Mull won’t have to travel far down Main…
Sweet Home High School alumna becomes assistant principal at junior high
Benny Westcott After 16 years teaching at South Albany High School, Amanda Marvin GaVette started Monday, Aug. 1,…
Farmers market season to wrap Sept. 27
Sweet Home’s last Farmers Market will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, from 2 to…
School district welcomes 25 new teachers
Scott Swanson Sweet Home School District welcomes 25 new teachers this year. These are brand-new district teachers, joining…
District looks locally for good school leaders
Scott Swanson Like many school districts, Sweet Home has been on the lookout for teachers in the last…
Law librarian details success of eviction prevention program
The Linn County Law Library’s Eviction Prevention Program has provided valuable information to about 75 people on the…
Sheltering Sweet Home icons
A new roof hangs over the loggers statues in front of the East Linn Museum at the intersection…
Weyerhaeuser workers stop production, strike
Weyerhaeuser employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, outside all West Coast facilities, including the…
Good times, turnout overcome Best in the West ‘hurdles’
Scott Swanson Despite some “hurdles,” more than 600 contestants showed up Saturday and Sunday to compete in a…
Dealing with issues of food restriction and guilt
Cathryn Arndt You hear it all the time. Likely, you’ve even said it: “I was bad today” or…
Going off the grid
Sarah Brown It all began with a forecast, albeit a familiar one with historically dire consequences. The National…
Six vie for four city council positions
Benny Westcott Six candidates are pursuing four spots on the Sweet Home City Council in the Nov. 8…
School board discusses shutoff, numbers
Benny Westcott At the Monday, Sept. 12, Sweet Home School District board meeting, Superintendent Terry Martin addressed the…
Cooking up a career path
Benny Westcott New Sweet Home School District Nutrition Services Director Amber Walker has worked in the kitchen since…
Lebanon man arrested Sunday in incident with gun
A Lebanon man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 11, in connection with an incident involving gunfire from a home…
‘Tree Farmer of the Year’ to be celebrated Sept. 24
Rescheduled from August, the Linn County Small Woodlands Association “tree farmer of the year” walking tour will be…
Athletes Rewarded
Sweet Home boys soccer players were presented with a check for $3,036 at Sweet Home High School from…
Commissioners oppose Board of Forestry’s plan
A proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Oregon State Forest lands does not recognize best sciences information and will…
Crews battle six-acre Lebanon blaze
Multiple agencies battled a six-acre natural cover fire Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7, on Brewster Road near the Grant…
CHS’ dual mission: learning and community
Jennifer Moody Visitors to the physical therapy program at the Lebanon branch of Western University of Health Sciences…
Outage planned early Friday morning; school canceled
The Sweet Home School District has canceled school for Friday, Sept. 9, following confirmation from Sweet Home Police…
Highway 20 closure delayed to Sept. 11
The planned Highway 20 construction closure east of Sweet Home has been delayed until Sunday, Sept. 11, for…
information resource
Find up-to-date information with a map about the power outages at the following website: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety/wildfire-safety/public-safety-power-shutoff.html