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La La Land aims to bring Sweet Home to stage
Scott Swanson Shirley Austin and Karen Craig are busy, the day before Thanksgiving, doing what they love: outfitting…
Thinning forests for the trees
Scott Swanson It’s a rainy November morning and U.S. Forest Service staffers Joan Schmidgall and Autumn Metz stand…
Committee considers shelter plans
Benny Westcott Sweet Home city councilor Lisa Gourley expressed a desire at a Nov. 15 Community Health Committee…
Market robbery suspect arrested
A Harrisburg man was arrested Friday, Nov. 19, in connection with an Oct. 27 robbery at the Crawfordsville…
School district announces November ESPY winners
See photos of individual winners in our Nov. 24, 2021, photo gallery. — Noah Medellin, seventh grade, Sweet…
State Supreme Court leaves new legislative boundaries intact
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s new legislative boundaries are set for the next 10 years after…
HBO crew shoots in Sweet Home
A film crew from HBO was in Sweet Home Friday, Nov. 12, filming a documentary at a home…
Holiday Activities Opportunities (Nov. 24, 2021)
Following are some of the holiday events scheduled in the surrounding area over the next month: November —…
How to keep data secure while shopping online
It seems that just couple of years ago, consumers were skeptical about shopping online, but today it’s become…
Small forestland owners invited to apply for grants
The Oregon Department of Forestry issued a call for projects today for $5 million in grants funded by…
Entek fire quickly extinguished
Lebanon Fire District personnel responded Tuesday morning, Nov. 16, to a fire at Entek manufacturing plant. On arrival,…
Community college enrollment stabilizing
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s 17 community colleges have managed to slow steep pandemic drops in…
Two-car crash at 15th and Main
Police and medics respond Monday morning, Nov. 22, to a two-crash at the corner of 15th Avenue and…
Lebanon man jailed for tax evasion
A Lebanon man was sentenced to roughly three and a half years in federal prison Monday, Nov. 15,…
Man arrested after shots fired in Lebanon apartment
A Lebanon man was arrested Saturday, Nov. 13, after reports of shots fired into an adjoining apartment in…
Dan-Dee owners hanging it up
Scott Swanson Jack Legg Jr. has spent nearly his entire professional life inside the walls of the building…
Commission pledges help with housing homeless
Linn County will give the city of Sweet Home two acres from the former Willamette Industries mill site…
For new local butcher, the meat goes on
Benny Westcott The former Chucky’s In Holley-Woods Custom Meat Cutting on Springer Road might have officially changed hands,…
New veterans housing fills up quickly in Lebanon
Scott Swanson Applegate Landing’s 48 units are completely full as the complex is being completed off Airport Road…
Officials discuss safety around junior high school
Benny Westcott The Nov. 8 Sweet Home School District School Board meeting featured discussion of implementing a plan…
OSP continues poacher hunt
A young elk, shot through the spine and left struggling with paralyzed hind legs, is one of three…
Pizzeria owners publish book on business success
Sarah Brown Local business owners Jim and Paula Newman work together full-time in the food service industry, but,…
WVVA launches annual ornament hunt
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association launched its fourth annual ornament hunt Friday, Nov. 12, on the Willamette National…
City Council appoints advisory board members
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 9, to appoint Josh Thorstad to the…
Grant funds available to local arts, culture activities
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, humanities, and…