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Hillsboro man rescued Saturday at Wolf Rock
Four responding agencies rescued a Hillsboro man at Wolf Rock in the Cascade mountain range on Saturday, Oct.…
Challenging house fire destroys house near Lebanon
A reported kitchen fire eventually consumed a home in the 37000 block of Rock Hill Drive south of…
Parade of pumpkins
A Mountain View Road household is celebrating the fall season with this vivid display of pumpkin varieties, located…
New composite drawing released in connection with Gordon Road remains case
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives have learned new information regarding the unidentified human remains recovered in April of 2020,…
Gunshots strike Casa De Reyes building, apartments, early Tuesday
Sweet Home police are investigating gunshots that were fired in the 2400 block of Main Street early Tuesday…
Keene back on school board in Crawfordsville seat
Benny Westcott Dale Keene was appointed by the Sweet Home School Board to fill its remaining vacancy, and…
Dehydrator blamed for fire
Benny Westcott First photo: A food dehydrator ignited the wall of a shed Friday afternoon at 1026 29th…
Mill site requires $500K asbestos abatement
Benny Westcott An Oregon Department of Environmental Quality assessment of the former Willamette Industries mill site in Sweet…
Legislature approves state redistricting maps
Linn County residents east of Albany will find themselves in a new congressional district and a new state…
Bi-Mart selling its pharmacies to Walgreens
The Bi-Mart executive team, on behalf of its employee-owners and Walgreens, announced Thursday, Sept. 30, that Walgreens will…
Flu shots offered at county locations
The flu is expected to be more prevalent this year compared to last year, when school closures and…
COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters available
Linn County Public Health is offering free COVID-19 vaccinations from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays…
New Veterans Services officer plans more exposure
New Linn County Veterans Services officer Dee Baley-Hyder has one key job goal: To help local veterans get…
Land transferred to Sierra Cascade Forest Products
A Linn County/Sierra Cascade Forest Products land transfer that began in May 2020 was completed during the Board…
Oregon state news source launches Oct. 5
Oregon Capital Chronicle, a news outlet focusing on reporting on state government and politics, will launch on Tuesday,…
Monday’s School Board meeting to be virtual
Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the…
Sweet Home man dies in Highway 34 crash
A Sweet Home man was killed Sunday evening, Oct. 10, in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 34, between…
Care clinic outlined; debate continues on homeless center
Benny Westcott During the Tuesday, Sept. 28, Sweet Home City Council meeting, Samaritan Health Services representatives discussed plans…
Albany man dies after shooting at Timber Linn Park
An Albany man died Sunday, Oct. 10, following a shooting incident at Timber Linn Memorial Park in Albany.…
Farmers Market concludes for the summer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Farmers Market closed last week for the season, following two years of operations in…
Fire season ends in South Cascade district
Benny Westcott The Oregon Department of Forestry’s West Oregon, Western Lane and 1.2-million-acre South Cascade districts, the latter…
Harvest Festival draws a crowd – a ‘great’ one
Benny Westcott Good weather and family fun were in abundance at this year’s Harvest Festival, held Saturday, Oct.…
Growth opportunities for small-town church
Scott Swanson Mark Scott has been pastoring churches for 30 years, and his latest call – Crawfordsville Calvary…
Extending a helping hand
Scott Swanson Ginny Cotter didn’t wake up one morning and decide she was going to help Sweet Home’s…
‘Shooting anvils,’ medicine shows and a cold murder case
Roberta McKern At the East Linn Museum, it gladdens the researcher to come across an anecdote-filled history about…