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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…
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…
Longtime director leaves Boys & Girls Club post
Sarah Brown After a decade as executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam,…
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…
Garage destroyed in Lebanon fire
Fire destroyed this garage Monday morning, Feb. 14, in the 300 block of 13th St., Lebanon. According to…
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…
Pedestrian struck by car
Rescue workers, in the first photo, attend to a man who was struck by a car on the…
Municipal Court (Feb. 16, 2022)
January 26, 2022 — Bowman, Alicia G – guilty by default – Violation driving while suspended or revoked,…
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…
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…
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,…
Shelter: Homeless no more
Benny Westcott Duck Hollow neighborhood residents who expressed opposition to a proposed homeless facility near their properties during…
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…
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…
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…
Rollover in Narrows
Driver Collette Ann Valentine, 20, center, stands next to a Toyota pickup that rolled on the icy surface…
State updates salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon last week released an updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Back to normal? Not yet
Scott Swanson It’s been slow going, but progress is being made toward normalcy as Sweet Home High School…
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.…
Corps’ Facebook breaking the mold
The acronym-laden and typically dry language on many federal agencies’ social media posts is … understandable, but there…