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Linn County DA distributes employee awards
The Linn County District Attorney’s Office recently recognized three employees for their work over the past year. —…
County youth receive training to help find jobs
Eleven youth from the Linn Juvenile Detention Center, Benton County Juvenile Department, Albany Options School and Jack Street…
Seniors, police back on the beat
Sarah Brown After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together council is back up and…
The art of speculation and history
Roberta McKern If we want to exercise our speculating and surmising abilities, the East Linn Museum’s the perfect…
Motorcyclist killed in Brush Creek Road crash
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday, March 22, when his motorcycle crashed in the 24700 block of Brush Creek…
Remembering a good man – and very intense Husky fan
D E Larsen DVM It was the fall of 1980. As a newly elected school board member, I’d…
No stone left unturned
Sarah Brown Not all who wander are lost. Some are just looking for rocks. More than 3,000 wanderers…
Final suspect arrested in assault on Sweet Home boy
Sweet Home police have announced the arrest of a final suspect in the beating attack on a 13-year-old…
City to get $30M from feds for plant
Scott Swanson Sweet Home city staffers showed up to work Monday morning, March 28, to a big surprise:…
Peer Court back in session
Benny Westcott Like many activities halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sweet Home Peer Court is returning after…
School Disrict honors March 2022 ESPY Winners
Foster School: Mickey Russell and Bella Walls, first grade. Hawthorne School: Paisley Grabeel*, second grade; and Ava Padua*,…
Child Abuse Prevention Month events announced
Benny Westcott To commemorate National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Sweet Home plans to “turn the town…
COVID-19 gone? Don’t forget the flu vaccine
The lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic’s state mask requirements has prompted many Oregonians to remove them, giving health…
Albany man arrested in Sweet Home burglary
An Albany man was arrested early Sunday morning after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in…
‘Rocking’ out again
Benny Westcott For the first time since 2019, the Oregon Jamboree’s not the only rock extravaganza in town. …
County commends IT for ransomware-attack response
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker gave the county’s Information Technology (IT) department a…
Fire in wall doused quickly, thanks to alert homeowner
An alert homeowner saved a house from severe fire damage Sunday morning with an early-morning call to the…
Study: Leisure activities lower risk of depression, improve mental well-being
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer As people turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to…
Sweet Home forestry team starts season with win
Sweet Home High School’s Forestry Club won its first competition of the season Saturday, March 5, at Knappa…
Corvallis woman wins $1M in Lottery prize
A Corvallis woman, playing the Oregon Lottery’s Raffle game for the first time Raffle, won $1 million after…
Blue-Collar Career Fair
Fifty-five juniors and seniors at Sweet Home High School attended a March 16 High School Career Fair at…
Getting down to earth
Scott Swanson Samantha Franks carefully and deftly sliced into the stem of a cider apple as Miranda Justus…
Municipal Court (March 23, 2022)
February 23, 2022 Kenneth G. Adair II – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked,…
Taco Bell plan gets Planning Commission OK – barely
Benny Westcott Maybe it wasn’t a corned beef joint, but fans of bean burritos accompanied by the ring…
Sweet Home names next fire chief
It’s unanimous: Sweet Home has named a new fire chief, albeit one with a familiar face. At its…