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2022 Election Guide: Oregon Congressional District 5 Primary: Republicans
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 54, has lived in Happy Valley for 22 years, where she and her husband…
Forestry competition results
Sweet Home High School Forestry Club Invitational Saturday, April 17 Here are results for Sweet Home Forestry Club…
Sweet Home Junior High announces Quarter 3 Honor Roll (April 27, 2022)
SEVENTH GRADE 4.00: Xander Blom, Ryker Burr, Khrystoffer Domingo, Kellen Hartsook, Austyn Hogan, Brittany Lippert, Micah Matney, Landon…
Building huts for the homeless
Scott Swanson As rain fell steadily outside on a gray April morning, Casey Valloni and Lewis Conn, students…
Raising the flag at the Meet of Champions
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel prepare to raise the American flag Saturday at the Meet of…
Committee approves budget
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Budget Committee on Wednesday, April 20, approved the proposed budget for fiscal year…
Taking steps to help
Sarah Brown It took Jake Sansing 10 days to make it to Sweet Home on foot after he…
Library recovers after COVID-19
Benny Westcott After the COVID-19 mask mandate was lifted last month, the Sweet Home Public Library returned to…
County OKs stipend increase for youth wage program
Linn County and the Willamette Workforce Partnership will partner to increase the hourly stipend, from $2 to $5…
Missing man found in Cottage Grove
Sarah Brown A Colorado man reported missing last week while visiting relatives in the Sweet Home area was…
Retirement just another walk in the park
Benny Westcott He may be chairman of the Sweet Home Park and Tree Committee, but Wally Shreves’ days…
Mining adventures in Linn County history
Roberta McKern Here at the East Linn Museum, we’re taking yet two more looks at the Quartzville Mining…
Tripping up bullies in school and in life
D E Larsen DVM Coos County’s Broadbent School in the fall of 1952 had grown to its largest…
Sweet Home Senior Center news and activities (April 27, 2022)
Monthly News The Senior Center will host a Ladies Tea at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7. For more…
County budget committee to meet
The 2022-2023 Linn County Budget Committee will meet daily from May 2-5 at the Linn County Expo Center,…
Woman arrested in child’s death
An Albany woman was arrested early Saturday morning on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of…
Man killed by train near Harrisburg
A Springfield man was killed Friday evening, April 22, after being struck by a train on Cartney Drive…
Burch retires after 23 years with Sheriff’s Office
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer In 2012, Linn County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Rick Burch was off-duty…
District announces April ESPY award winners
April ESPY award winners: Foster School: Mitchell Cockrell and Piper Smith, kindergarten. Hawthorne School: Sidney Turpen, second grade;…
Easter Egg-citement
More than 100 children hit the lawns at Sankey Park Saturday morning for the Rotary Club’s annual Easter…
UPDATE on Sheriff’s Office, family search for missing Colorado man
Sarah Brown UPDATE: Linn County Sheriff reported on April 21 that William Tyrrell has been located and is…
Council: Where should the city manager live?
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on April 12 unanimously approved a city-manager position profile, although it…
As Corps follows court ruling, lake levels worry county parks
Scott Swanson How high will the water be in the local lakes this summer? That’s a question that…
Visitors attempt to attend teacher’s appeal hearing
Benny Westcott About a dozen people attempted to enter the Sweet Home School District office Wednesday afternoon, April…
Fire destroys mobile home in Greentree park
Fire destroyed a mobile home Friday morning, April 15, in the Green Tree Mobile Home Park. According to…