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Planning group OKs extension for phases of new subdivision
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Jan. 5, unanimously granted an extension of a little…
January 11, 2023
Pacific Power rate increases announced
The Oregon Public Utility Commission recently finalized rate increases for Pacific Power customers, which became effective Jan. 1.…
January 11, 2023
Years in the making, Taco Bell arrives in Sweet Home
Benny Westcott A number of years in the making, Taco Bell opened shortly after Christmas on Main Street…
January 11, 2023
Healthy You: Farewell, in good health
Cathryn Arndt A new year and a new season. A time for a fresh start. Normally, with the…
January 11, 2023
Crashes in Sweet Home
A motor-vehicle crash was reported at 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the intersection of 18th Ave. and…
January 11, 2023
Lebanon crews tackle two same-day fires
Lebanon Fire District personnel battled a pair of unrelated noninjury blazes Wednesday, Jan. 4, each separated by roughly…
January 11, 2023
Corvallis man arrested after chase, gunfire
A Corvallis man was arrested Monday, Jan. 2, after a gunfire-punctuated, multi-agency police chase that began near Corvallis…
January 11, 2023
Man gets 25 years for fatal 2022 Salem homeless camp crash
A man was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 11, in Marion County Circuit Court to 25 years in prison for…
January 11, 2023
‘A Quality Person’
Scott Swanson In 25 years, by nearly all accounts, Brian Carroll has guided the Linn County Parks Department…
January 11, 2023
Corvallis man arrested after police pursuit, shooting
A Corvallis man was arrested Monday, Jan. 2, after a gunfire-punctuated, multi-agency police chase that began near Corvallis…
January 4, 2023
Man dies in Hwy. 20 crash near Albany
An unidentified Albany man died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, in a Hwy. 20 crash near Hyak Park, west…
January 4, 2023
Lebanon crews investigate report of fire
Lebanon Fire District personnel investigated a structure fire reported Friday evening, Jan. 7, in the 1800 block of…
January 4, 2023
LFD responds to two fires in a single day; no injuries reported
Lebanon Fire District personnel battled a pair of unrelated noninjury blazes Wednesday, Jan. 4, each separated by roughly…
January 4, 2023
Local dogs’ lives looking up with new park
Sweet Home’s first city dog park is open, at Northside Park. The park, located at 1780 11th Ave.,…
January 4, 2023
Corps of Engineers to hold public meeting in Sweet Home, elsewhere, to discuss plan for Willamette Valley System
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold public meetings, including one in Sweet Home, to discuss its…
January 4, 2023
Oh, what a year that was: 2022 in review
January — Michelle Duncan was sworn in as Linn County’s 41st sheriff to serve out retired Sheriff Jim…
January 4, 2023
Singers for Seniors
Boys & Girls Club members meet Santa and Mrs. Claus (George and Suzanne Dominy) after performing Wednesday, Dec.…
December 28, 2022
Jamboree adds artists to lineup
The Oregon Jamboree is starting to fill in the blanks in its 2023 festival schedule with the announcement…
December 28, 2022
Homeless remembered
Sarah Brown Approximately 50 people from throughout Linn and Benton counties attended the 14th annual Homeless Persons Memorial…
December 28, 2022
Virtue sworn in as new deputy fire chief
Benny Westcott New Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District deputy chief George Virtue was officially sworn in Friday,…
December 28, 2022
Gingerbread Art
Scott Swanson Cynthia Fox has big plans for Sweet Home and they hinge on … gingerbread. Four times…
December 28, 2022
Sweet Home Junior High Students of the Month
Sweet Home Junior High honored these students as Students of the Month. This month’s awards honored kindness and…
December 28, 2022
Following his path
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s been heavy on Jim Corley’s mind for years – nearly 20, in fact. So…
December 28, 2022
Melodic fanfare at the East Linn Museum
Roberta McKern The East Linn Museum is now closed for the winter until February. In the meantime, we…
December 28, 2022
Doc’s Memoirs: Doing her job, through the pain, to the very end
D E Larsen DVM I stepped out of the crowding alley quickly as Ervin released the cow I’d…
December 28, 2022