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New laws for 2023 bring changes for Linn County residents
Oregon lawmakers passed just under 120 bills during last year’s short legislative session, 20 of which went into…
Sworn to service
Recently elected local officials were sworn in Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, during a ceremony held in the Linn…
Nyquist continuing as chair of commissioners
Roger Nyquist will chair the Linn County Board of Commissioners for his 21st year, after being elected Tuesday…
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…
Pacific Power rate increases announced
The Oregon Public Utility Commission recently finalized rate increases for Pacific Power customers, which became effective Jan. 1.…
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…
Healthy You: Farewell, in good health
Cathryn Arndt A new year and a new season. A time for a fresh start. Normally, with the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘A Quality Person’
Scott Swanson In 25 years, by nearly all accounts, Brian Carroll has guided the Linn County Parks Department…
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…
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…
Lebanon crews investigate report of fire
Lebanon Fire District personnel investigated a structure fire reported Friday evening, Jan. 7, in the 1800 block of…
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…
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.,…
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…
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…
Singers for Seniors
Boys & Girls Club members meet Santa and Mrs. Claus (George and Suzanne Dominy) after performing Wednesday, Dec.…
Jamboree adds artists to lineup
The Oregon Jamboree is starting to fill in the blanks in its 2023 festival schedule with the announcement…
Homeless remembered
Sarah Brown Approximately 50 people from throughout Linn and Benton counties attended the 14th annual Homeless Persons Memorial…
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,…
Gingerbread Art
Scott Swanson Cynthia Fox has big plans for Sweet Home and they hinge on … gingerbread. Four times…
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…