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Lion’s Share for Halloween
Zeke (Cowardly Lion) Forsberg, 2, gets a treat from Mike Fulton of Sweet Home Tattoo as Zeke’s mom,…
City Council hails police for act of heroism
Benny Westcott In addition to its Tuesday, Oct. 25, agenda, the Sweet Home City Council heard a story…
Weyerhaeuser workers end strike
Sarah Brown Weyerhaeuser employees returned to work this week after being on strike for nearly seven weeks for…
Four hurt in Hwy. 20 crash
Four people, including two children, were hurt early Monday morning, Oct. 31, in a two-vehicle crash near milepost…
County works on rural Internet speeds
Linn County IT Director Steve Braaten wants rural residents to take advantage of a federal infrastructure bill and…
Sweet Home Junior High announces October students of the month
Sweet Home Junior High has inaugurated a new award: Student of the Month. Principal Mark Looney said one…
Zack the springer spaniel and a squirrel’s big bite
D E Larsen DVM The clinic was quiet when Joan burst through the door. A regular client, she…
County seeks help with FEMA BiOp issues
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker are asking for help from House and Senate…
Crashed aircraft recovered in Mount Jefferson area
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Thursday, Oct. 20, that the Sheriff’s Office assisted in the recovery of…
Rain, cooler temps end fire season
With widespread rain and cooler temperatures across the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts ended the fire…
Missing woman’s car found near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday morning, Oct. 29, found a gray Camry connected to a missing…
Beard buffs keep Lebanon-area groomed
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local There are some things that bring people together:…
Preliminary county election results
Reports for statewide candidates and measures as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8: Tina Kotek, 45.83% Christine Drazan,…
Local Gleaners look to ‘scratch our way out’
Benny Westcott Fliers have recently circulated through town warning that Fair Share Gleaners, a Sweet Home institution for…
‘Quiet’ leader, big shadow
Scott Swanson Jack David Barringer, a “quiet” leader in Sweet Home and a pioneer in local forestry, died…
Two dead, four hurt in multiple I-5 crashes
Two people were killed and four were injured Wednesday, Oct. 19, following a series of collisions on Interstate…
County weighs faster rural Internet service
Linn County residents — especially those who live in rural areas of the county — could benefit from…
Weyerhaeuser strike reaching potential end?
Sarah Brown International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge W246 (IAM) President Tom Thede reported Monday,…
Keeping history alive
Terri Lanini and Steve Rice sit in the East Linn Museum workroom, chatting with a visitor. They are…
Shadows and doubts in the tale(s) of Frank Reid
Roberta McKern “Halt.” The order came from the darkness as a lone figure traveled down a moonlit Sweet…
Weekend rains end burn ban
The weekend rains triggered the start of backyard burning season Monday, Oct. 24. Linn County Fire Defense Board…
Gas line graze diverts traffic on Main Street
Police Officer Sean Potter, center, stands with workers from American Concrete Company Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, after a…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (Oct. 26, 2022)
Monthly News n The Senior Center will be open Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. and buses will be…
Man dies in Saturday night fire in Lacomb
A Lebanon man died late Saturday night, Oct. 22, after a fire started in his double-wide mobile home…
City Council candidates sound off
Benny Westcott Five of six Sweet Home City Council candidates took part Tuesday, Oct. 18, in a forum…