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Sheltering Sweet Home icons
A new roof hangs over the loggers statues in front of the East Linn Museum at the intersection…
Weyerhaeuser workers stop production, strike
Weyerhaeuser employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, outside all West Coast facilities, including the…
Good times, turnout overcome Best in the West ‘hurdles’
Scott Swanson Despite some “hurdles,” more than 600 contestants showed up Saturday and Sunday to compete in a…
Dealing with issues of food restriction and guilt
Cathryn Arndt You hear it all the time. Likely, you’ve even said it: “I was bad today” or…
Going off the grid
Sarah Brown It all began with a forecast, albeit a familiar one with historically dire consequences. The National…
Six vie for four city council positions
Benny Westcott Six candidates are pursuing four spots on the Sweet Home City Council in the Nov. 8…
School board discusses shutoff, numbers
Benny Westcott At the Monday, Sept. 12, Sweet Home School District board meeting, Superintendent Terry Martin addressed the…
Cooking up a career path
Benny Westcott New Sweet Home School District Nutrition Services Director Amber Walker has worked in the kitchen since…
Lebanon man arrested Sunday in incident with gun
A Lebanon man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 11, in connection with an incident involving gunfire from a home…
‘Tree Farmer of the Year’ to be celebrated Sept. 24
Rescheduled from August, the Linn County Small Woodlands Association “tree farmer of the year” walking tour will be…
Athletes Rewarded
Sweet Home boys soccer players were presented with a check for $3,036 at Sweet Home High School from…
Commissioners oppose Board of Forestry’s plan
A proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Oregon State Forest lands does not recognize best sciences information and will…
Crews battle six-acre Lebanon blaze
Multiple agencies battled a six-acre natural cover fire Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7, on Brewster Road near the Grant…
CHS’ dual mission: learning and community
Jennifer Moody Visitors to the physical therapy program at the Lebanon branch of Western University of Health Sciences…
Outage planned early Friday morning; school canceled
The Sweet Home School District has canceled school for Friday, Sept. 9, following confirmation from Sweet Home Police…
Highway 20 closure delayed to Sept. 11
The planned Highway 20 construction closure east of Sweet Home has been delayed until Sunday, Sept. 11, for…
information resource
Find up-to-date information with a map about the power outages at the following website: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety/wildfire-safety/public-safety-power-shutoff.html
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…