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Mill site sold to Sweet Home businessman
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed unanimously Tuesday, Feb. 8, to sell the…
February 16, 2022
Arrests rise as cops probe attack on junior high school student
Police have arrested three teenagers suspected of participating in an attack Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, on a Sweet…
February 16, 2022
Longtime director leaves Boys & Girls Club post
Sarah Brown After a decade as executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam,…
February 16, 2022
The former mill property’s long journey: A timeline (2010-2022)
The saga of the former Western States Land Reliance Trust properties has included many ebbs and flows since…
February 16, 2022
Garage destroyed in Lebanon fire
Fire destroyed this garage Monday morning, Feb. 14, in the 300 block of 13th St., Lebanon. According to…
February 16, 2022
Linn Law Library offers rental aid information
More than 24 people have received rental and utility assistance information through the Linn County Law Library since…
February 16, 2022
Pedestrian struck by car
Rescue workers, in the first photo, attend to a man who was struck by a car on the…
February 16, 2022
Municipal Court (Feb. 16, 2022)
January 26, 2022 — Bowman, Alicia G – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked,…
February 16, 2022
Scholarships available for students pursuing health care
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is accepting scholarship application programs for east Linn County students pursuing careers in…
February 16, 2022
Sweet Home celebrates 35th anniversary with Tree City USA
Sweet Home is marking a major milestone this year with the national Tree City USA program of the…
February 16, 2022
Santiam Canyon relief fund gets $245K for 2020 wildfires
The Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund, established after the 400,000-acre-plus conflagration that destroyed 1,500 structures in Linn, Jefferson,…
February 16, 2022
Shelter: Homeless no more
Benny Westcott Duck Hollow neighborhood residents who expressed opposition to a proposed homeless facility near their properties during…
February 9, 2022
Police arrest one in attack on junior high student
Police have arrested a teenager who is suspected of participating in an attack Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, on…
February 9, 2022
County reviews bids on former Sweet Home mill acreage
Scott Swanson Linn County Board of Commissioners, on Feb. 1, reviewed two bids for some 150 acres of…
February 9, 2022
Rio Theatre to host first Sweet Home film festival
Scott Swanson Hankering for some film fare that’s off the beaten track? Sweet Home might have just what…
February 9, 2022
Rollover in Narrows
Driver Collette Ann Valentine, 20, center, stands next to a Toyota pickup that rolled on the icy surface…
February 9, 2022
State updates salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon last week released an updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities…
February 9, 2022
State: Indoor mask rule to be lifted by March 31
Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials…
February 9, 2022
Santiam State Forest delivers $11.3 million for county and local services
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties last week, highlighting economic,…
February 9, 2022
Sweet Home man arrested after report of road rage incident
A Sweet Home man was arrested Feb. 1 after a “road rage” incident that reportedly began on South…
February 9, 2022
Sweet treats for a sweet Valentine’s Day
Cathryn Arndt Valentine’s Day is almost here, a time to celebrate the sweet things in life with the…
February 9, 2022
County commissioners agree to sell Sweet Home mill site to firm owned by Josh Victor
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed unanimously Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, to sell…
February 9, 2022
Back to normal? Not yet
Scott Swanson It’s been slow going, but progress is being made toward normalcy as Sweet Home High School…
February 2, 2022
City Council issues statement on racism
Sweet Home’s city councilors made a public statement against racism in the community at their Jan. 25 meeting.…
February 2, 2022
Corps’ Facebook breaking the mold
The acronym-laden and typically dry language on many federal agencies’ social media posts is … understandable, but there…
February 2, 2022