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Two die in separate weekend Highway 34 crashes near Lebanon
Two mid-valley residents were killed in separate Highway 34 accidents west of Lebanon over the weekend, according to…
Fire destroys motor home
An RV caught fire near Cascadia State Park Sunday afternoon. Flames consumed the RV and caused a “total…
Police shoot at moving car in Albany arrest
An Albany Police detective shot at a moving car during a Wednesday, Jan. 26, arrest for multiple warrants…
OHA files permanent rules for masking in schools
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home schools Supt. Lisa Riggs says she wasn’t surprised by…
City issues letter to County Commission detailing mill property concerns
Benny Westcott A letter signed by Sweet Home Mayor Greg Mahler, with the unanimous backing of the City…
‘Sleep center’ discussion continues
Benny Westcott After more than a year of discussion and, more recently, two back-to-back meetings held Jan. 25…
County computers back online after Jan. 24 ransomware attack
Linn County public services are coming back online after a ransomware attack was identified early Monday morning, Jan.…
Sweet Home man arrested following report of road rage incident
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday morning, Feb. 1, following a road rage incident in the Lebanon…
Commissioners review two bids for former mill site in Sweet Home
The Linn County Board of Commissioners reviewed two bids for the former Willamette Industries mill site Tuesday morning,…
County targeted by ransomware
About 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, Linn County discovered that a number of its computers were infected with…
Outdoors: Rare seabird aided at Newport aquarium
A rare Nazca booby, found nearly 3,000 miles from its native range, is on the path to rehabilitation…
Fire calls up in 2021, chief reports
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Fire District made 3,385 runs in 2021 — 865 were fire-related — a…
Cougar caught after attempted dog-napping
A cougar that tried to snatch a dog that was outside with its owner on Jan. 10 was…
Sweet Home School District January 2022 ESPY Winners
Foster School: Hailey Baker and Autumn Bryant, third grade. Hawthorne School: Lincoln Sutton and Abby Banker, first grade.…
Sweet Home teen dies in Highway 20 crash
A Sweet Home teen died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 19, in a rollover crash east of Foster Lake, Oregon…
No injuries reported in Highway 228 crash
No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening, Jan. 22, near milepost 19 on Highway 228…
Gov. Brown sued over sentence commutations
Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny last week joined with his Lane County counterpart, Patty Perlow, and four…
Omicron cases grow in county
Scott Swanson The omicron variant of the COVID virus continues to rack up infection numbers in Oregon and…
A doctor who’s always in
Scott Swanson It was when Dr. Larry Horton retired that he became really active in the community. Of…
What chittem bark brought to the valley
Roberta McKern While reading through Lois Rice’s notes at the East Linn Museum, a couple of newspaper clippings…
ODE: State grad rates drop only slightly
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle The state’s average four-year high school graduation rate fell just two percentage…
Chamber charts progress during year-in-review
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce officials gave a report to the community Thursday evening, Jan. 13,…
County OKs rock quarry expansion
The Lyons-area Fox Valley Pit rock quarry will be allowed to expand its aggregate work area by 40…
Doctor, my eye: When do you say when?
D E Larsen DVM Nessie, a small, straw-colored Cairn terrier, came out from under the feed rack, shaking…
ODE: Sweet Home grad rate above state average
Benny Westcott According to Oregon Department of Education data from the 2020-2021 school year, Sweet Home School District’s…