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Housing for the Homeless
A Sweet Home Public Works employee moves a Quonset hut, built by Sweet Home High School students, to…
Intermodal center opens
A Dec. 15 ribbon-cutting event, seen in the first photo, celebrated the completion of the $35.5 million, 64-acre…
Commissioners get flu season update
Nearly three years of isolation and people wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic likely suppressed the severity…
Homeless center work continues
Benny Westcott Work continues on the Family Assistance and Resource Center’s (FAC) managed outreach and community resource facility…
Police officer discusses K9 program with council
Benny Westcott Sweet Home Police Department Officer Brian Prather on Tuesday, Dec. 13, gave a presentation to the…
Linn S&R member helps rescue stranded family
Benny Westcott A Salem man and five friends rescued a family of five and a dog on Dec.…
Oh, hear the angel voices: Second-graders write letters to Santa
Here are letters to Santa composed by local second-graders in the classes listed. As is our custom, they…
School District Awards
In the first photo, Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown, left, hoists the district’s attendance trophy, which…
Making spirits bright
The high school and junior high choirs and bands performed their fall concert Thursday, Dec. 15, in the…
Standoff on 12th Avenue
Police Sgt. Ryan Cummings (visible in the first photo) watches at the top of the hill on 12th…
Light Fantastic in Sweet Home
These are just two of the homes festooned with lights and other goodies this year in the Sweet…
Free state park hikes offered Jan. 1
Oregonians can start the new year with free guided first-day hikes led by rangers and volunteers in 20…
Early morning fire destroys 2nd Avenue home
An early-morning fire destroyed a home at 1170 2nd Ave. Sunday, Dec. 18. Firefighters responded at 3:37 a.m.…
Municipal Court (Dec. 21, 2022)
ov. 23, 2022 Anglim, Mollie M – Guilty by default, violation driving while suspended or revoked, fine $2,015,…
OLCC issues pot product recall
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has issued a mandatory recall for several marijuana products due to…
Head-On Highway Crash at Dew Road
Rescuers work at the scene of a crash that occurred just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at…
Commissioners OK bond to boost internet in rural Lebanon
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Dec. 13, approved a tax-exempt bond…
Volunteers sought for ODF certified burn manager program
The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking members for an advisory committee for its new Certified Burn Manager…
Ice storm closes Linn County offices
Due to the ice storm, the Linn County Courthouse is closed today. The Courthouse will also be closed…
Christmas Parade lights things up
A brightly decorated, fully loaded log truck from McCollum Logging rolls down Main Street during Sweet Home’s Parade…
Hawthorne principal on leave
Debbie Phillips, who has served as principal at Hawthorne Elementary School since July of 2021, is currently on…
Teachers close to OK’ing pay in new contract
Benny Westcott Certified Union Representative Steve Thorpe told the School Board Monday night, Dec. 12, that the district’s…
Statewide gun control measure under fire
Benny Westcott Following its passage by a narrow 50.6% statewide majority in November, a controversial firearms measure has…
Veterans walk the Long Road on behalf of fallen
Benny Westcott Walking the entire length of U.S. Highway 20, America’s longest road, is a feat most people…
SHEM seeks volunteers to help with homeless
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries is busier than ever, but SHEM is lacking volunteers, leaders of the…