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Junior High upgrades unveiled
A massive upgrade to Sweet Home Junior High was completed in 2020, and many members of the public…
Lebanon man arrested in Sunday shooting incident
A Lebanon man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 11, after an incident involving gunfire from a home and multiple…
E. Coli levels at wastewater treatment plant under watch
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home wastewater treatment plant experienced unusually high flow levels, followed by die-offs of biological…
Planning Commission OKs additions
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Sept. 1, unanimously approved two additions to the city.…
Honoring a very good girl
Sarah Brown Instead of taking a bite out of crime, a narcotics canine for the Sweet Home Police…
Following the flow of history
Scott Swanson Bobbing along on a pontoon boat on Foster Lake Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, local business people…
New police officer fulfills childhood dream
Benny Westcott At the age of 24, new Sweet Home Police Department Officer Allen Cripe has already fulfilled…
Caution urged for hunters in Willamette National Forest
Bow season has opened for deer and elk hunting in the Willamette National Forest. Hunters are advised to…
County OKs participation in Secure Rural Schools
Linn County will again participate in the National Forest and O & C Land Secure Rural Schools program,…
PEO chapter announces scholarship winners
Sweet Home PEO Chapter DD has announced its annual scholarship winners. Mikayla Spencer was awarded an Oregon State…
Feds approve additional pandemic food benefits for 80,000 children in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has received approval from the federal government to provide additional food…
Unplanned outages possible this weekend due to heat, winds
The National Weather Service has forecast high heat and winds beginning Friday, Sept. 9, which may result in…
Lebanon and Linn police logs, Aug. 18-Sept. 1, 2022
Sept. 1 6:41 a.m. – David Beasley was cited for a Lebanon Municipal Court warrant for failure to…
Sweet Home Fire District assists fire in Lebanon
The Lebanon Fire District was dispatched to a large natural cover fire on Brewster Road near the Grant…
Facts and figures are true realities of raising livestock for market
D E Larsen DVM I turned off of McDowell Creek Road into the barnyard. I could see only…
Motorhome destroyed in Aug. 24 fire
Firefighters responded early Thursday afternoon, Aug. 24, to a fire in this motorhome at 1530 Tamarack St. According…
Council OKs bridge water main repair
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 23, to authorize staff to enter into…
District to use Orange Frog to boost goodwill
Benny Westcott Many people might associate the Sweet Home School District with green and gold, but lately another…
Ag education comes to Sweet Home High
Scott Swanson Scott Jacobson stands in what used to be an auto shop vehicle repair bay at Sweet…
Samaritan heralds coming of new clinic
Benny Westcott Samaritan Health Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning, Aug. 29 to cele-brate the start of…
SHFD honors seven for life-saving efforts this summer
Scott Swanson Several members of the public were honored Tuesday, Aug. 23, by the Sweet Home Fire and…
County sheriff addresses forum lunch in Lebanon
Sarah Brown Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan shared an overview of the Sheriff’s Office during an Aug. 26…
County urges fire management as priority
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, that the executive…
Lebanon man hurt when car runs into ditch
A Lebanon man was injured Thursday, Aug. 24, when his car ran off the road on Highway 20…
Dogs hunt to help in new training class
Sarah Brown Gracie could smell a rat, but it didn’t take long to nose out the culprit. The…