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County OKs participation in Secure Rural Schools
Linn County will again participate in the National Forest and O & C Land Secure Rural Schools program,…
PEO chapter announces scholarship winners
Sweet Home PEO Chapter DD has announced its annual scholarship winners. Mikayla Spencer was awarded an Oregon State…
Feds approve additional pandemic food benefits for 80,000 children in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has received approval from the federal government to provide additional food…
Unplanned outages possible this weekend due to heat, winds
The National Weather Service has forecast high heat and winds beginning Friday, Sept. 9, which may result in…
Lebanon and Linn police logs, Aug. 18-Sept. 1, 2022
Sept. 1 6:41 a.m. – David Beasley was cited for a Lebanon Municipal Court warrant for failure to…
Sweet Home Fire District assists fire in Lebanon
The Lebanon Fire District was dispatched to a large natural cover fire on Brewster Road near the Grant…
Facts and figures are true realities of raising livestock for market
D E Larsen DVM I turned off of McDowell Creek Road into the barnyard. I could see only…
Motorhome destroyed in Aug. 24 fire
Firefighters responded early Thursday afternoon, Aug. 24, to a fire in this motorhome at 1530 Tamarack St. According…
Council OKs bridge water main repair
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 23, to authorize staff to enter into…
District to use Orange Frog to boost goodwill
Benny Westcott Many people might associate the Sweet Home School District with green and gold, but lately another…
Ag education comes to Sweet Home High
Scott Swanson Scott Jacobson stands in what used to be an auto shop vehicle repair bay at Sweet…
Samaritan heralds coming of new clinic
Benny Westcott Samaritan Health Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning, Aug. 29 to cele-brate the start of…
SHFD honors seven for life-saving efforts this summer
Scott Swanson Several members of the public were honored Tuesday, Aug. 23, by the Sweet Home Fire and…
County sheriff addresses forum lunch in Lebanon
Sarah Brown Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan shared an overview of the Sheriff’s Office during an Aug. 26…
County urges fire management as priority
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, that the executive…
Lebanon man hurt when car runs into ditch
A Lebanon man was injured Thursday, Aug. 24, when his car ran off the road on Highway 20…
Dogs hunt to help in new training class
Sarah Brown Gracie could smell a rat, but it didn’t take long to nose out the culprit. The…
Adventures in preservation: saving Weddle Bridge
Roberta McKern “You know, this would probably make a good subject for an article,” an East Linn Museum…
Two hurt Aug. 22 in two-vehicle crash
Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, at the intersection of 18th Ave.…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (Aug. 31, 2022)
Monthly News — Qi Gong: Qi Gong (tai chi)has resumed. Class is at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and…
Mining maintenance fees due Sept. 1
Bureau of Land Management officials remind mining claimants that annual maintenance fees are due Thursday, Sept. 1. The…
Health Fair Returns
In the first photo, attendees check out clothing available for the taking at the Sweet Home Health Fair…
Broken main reveals problems
Water pours from Pleasant Valley Bridge as a flock of geese flies by Monday morning, Aug. 22, following…
Linn and Lebanon police logs, Aug. 10-17, 2022
Aug. 17 12:16 a.m. – Nicklaus Glasser, 32, of Lebanon, cited on warrant, 2200 block Primrose St. Report…
Guitars Under the Stars hosts music camp for budding junior shredders
Sarah Brown It was probably Vincent Helstrom’s proudest – and perhaps most embarrassing – one minute of his…