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Forest Service seeks spring, summer help
The USDA Forest Service will accept applications for more than 1,000 seasonal spring and summer jobs in Oregon…
Doc’s memoirs: A family dog and a deadly foul ball
D E Larsen DVM Louie and Virginia had been clients from the very early days of my Sweet…
Sweet Home teen cited in Hwy. 228 crash
A Sweet Home teen was cited Saturday, Oct. 23, for failing to stop as he emerged from a…
Council weighs in on Main Street ramp project
Benny Westcott At its Oct. 12 meeting, the Sweet Home City Council heard a pitch from Oregon Department…
Composite released to ID Gordon Road remains
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives have learned new information regarding unidentified human remains recovered near Sweet Home in April…
Property market values in county rise to $21B-plus
The real market value of all properties in Linn County climbed to more than $21 billion for the…
Sheriff’s levy goes to voters on Nov. 2
Scott Swanson Linn County voters will have another opportunity in the upcoming Nov. 2 election to vote on…
Police arrest suspect in Timber Linn Park homicide
Albany police last week arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of an Albany man in Timber…
County adds to youth wage-grant program
Linn County’s annual First-Time Youth Wage Grant program added five more participants in September, the Board of Commissioners…
Willamette National Forest initiates prescribed fall burns
The Willamette National Forest has initiated fall prescribed fire operations as weather patterns shift to cooler temperatures and…
Chick-fil-A treat
Sweet Home Junior High staff members Madelyn Hawken, left, Tim Faulconer, middle, and Billy Canfield enjoy some Chick-fil-A…
Local 4-H leaders Sallees installed in national Hall of Fame
Sherman (Sherm) and Fay Sallee, of Lebanon, were inducted Oct. 14 into the National 4-H Hall of Fame…
Watch for SMART buses on Interstate 5 in project training
Buses began showing up on the shoulders of Interstate 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Portland area…
Investigation into gunfire continuing
Sweet Home police are investigating gunshots that were fired in the 2400 block of Main Street early Tuesday…
Removal of barred owls shows slows spotted-owl decline
By Sean Nealon Oregon State University Writer A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal…
Fall feathers
A wild turkey tom shows off his stuff for the ladies, and a couple of competitors, in a…
New LBCC head looks to work with ‘rural partners’
Scott Swanson Dr. Lisa Avery, newly arrived president of Linn-Benton Community College, told a group of Sweet Home…
Homecoming court 2021
Sweet Home High School Homecoming Court members are, from left, Isabel Sayer, Kaden Zajic, Chloe Tyler, Tucker Weld,…
School veteran takes administrative job
Benny Westcott There’s a new face in the Sweet Home School District’s administrative office, although most may find…
New Era claims multiple awards in ONPA contest
The New Era won five first-place awards in this year’s Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest, four…
Cider time
In the first photo, Sarah Teuscher, right, and her dad, Joe Brocard Jr. crush apples into cider at…
Open Medicare enrollment begins Oct. 15
Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans begins Friday, Oct. 15. The Senior Health…
Crash at City Hall
Police Chief Jeff Lynn (pictured) looks over the scene after he spotted this motor vehicle crash in the…
‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin
Cathryn Arndt It has begun! It’s the season for cinnamon sticks, vanilla and all things pumpkin! Just take…
Hearing held on county-line property
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker will decide whether property on the Linn and…