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Sweet Home Junior High announces fall Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home Junior High students who were named to the Honor Roll for the first quarter…
Hearty breakfast kicks off holiday season
Decked out for the occasion in the first photo, from left: Ali Gardner, Brett St. Clair, (turkey) Ellie…
Commissioners to tackle issues with Measure 110
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 110, which reduced some drug possession charges from felonies to misdemeanors and offered counseling as…
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS (2022)
The Christmas season has arrived in Sweet Home, with windows getting some fresh holiday paint and a bunch…
State parks offer $5 discount on parking permits this month
Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit…
Respiratory virus joins seasonal lineup
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the usual winter colds and flus all but disappeared as…
Suspected fentanyl found in I-5 traffic stop near Albany
An Oregon State Police trooper found 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Wednesday evening,…
Planning Commission OKs watchman’s office at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Nov. 17, approved 6-1 a conditional use permit to…
Outdoors: Partnership between OSU, others speeding chronic wasting disease testing
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer Faster and more widespread testing for chronic wasting disease in deer…
Visit state parks for free the day after Thanksgiving
Oregonians get free access to state parks once again on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25. Popularly known…
Committee meets to talk about homeless shelter
Scott Swanson Despite delays, the Sweet Home Sleep Center is still on track to open – as soon…
Departures, returns at fire department
Benny Westcott It was a day of goodbyes and returns during the Tuesday, Nov. 15, Sweet Home Fire…
Intermodal center ready to start shipping
Scott Swanson Roger Nyquist drove down a newly paved strip of asphalt paralleling Interstate 5 just north of…
October ESPY Winners
Sweet Home School District’s ESPY honorees for the month of October include, in front from left: Cayson Morgan,…
Newly poured sidewalk vandalized outside Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott Rio Theatre owner Thomas Baham is asking for help identifying a man caught on video Wednesday,…
Oregon State Police issues statement on Measure 114
The Oregon State Police agency is aware of questions regarding Ballot Measure 114. The Oregon Secretary of State’s…
Forestry Practices Act changes pose challenges for loggers
Scott Swanson Local foresters and loggers will be faced with new rules on forest practices following the Oregon…
Redmond man dies in crash with Lebanon pumper truck
A Redmond man was killed Monday evening, Nov. 14, in a two-vehicle crash involving a Lebanon Fire Department…
Crash at Main, Pleasant Valley Road
On Monday, Nov. 14, a motor-vehicle crash occurred at Main Street and Pleasant Valley Road, reported at 3:46…
Posse on Parade
Larry Chafin of Sweet Home, left, leads the Linn County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse during the Veterans Day Parade…
Election 2022: Three return to Sweet Home City Council, one debuts
Benny Westcott Three familiar faces are returning to the Sweet Home City Council and a fourth makes his…
Officers commended with Life Saving Awards
Benny Westcott An information-packed Nov. 8 Sweet Home City Council meeting began with four Sweet Home Police Department…
Martin named permanent Sweet Home School District superintendent
Benny Westcott Sweet Home School District trustees voted unanimously Monday night, Nov. 14, to change Terry Martin’s role…
Community Meet and Greet
Local leaders interact with community members at a Community Meet and Greet hosted by the Sweet Home Community…
Bivalent boosters available in Linn, Benton counties
The Linn and Benton County health departments are offering the COVID-19 bivalent, an mRNA vaccine that teaches immune…