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Duncan named new Linn County undersheriff
By Alex Paul County Communications Officer When Michelle Duncan was a teenager in San Jose, Calif., her parents…
Dr. Carmen Wolthuis Hall: A homecoming on the keys
Cory Frye Dr. Carmen Wolthuis Hall has been many things in her illustrious career: an exceptional pianist, award-winning…
County to revisit Crawfordsville Drive zone decision
Scott Swanson Developers and neighbors of a proposed plan map amendment and zone change on a 108.59-acre property…
Council passes COVID-19 state of emergency
Benny Westcott Proclamation cites concerns related to mental health By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet…
Early-morning fire damages vacant house
Fire damaged a vacant house on Nandina Street early Wednesday morning, Sept. 8. Sweet Home firefighters responded at…
County rejects 4 bids for SH mill site
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 7, rejected four bids for the former Willamette Industries…
Contractor hired for Sunnyside project
A Lebanon contractor has been hired to build and install a protective frame for information signs at Sunnyside…
SHHS alum awarded Mealey scholarship
By Katie Kohl LCSWA Scholarship Chair Three Linn County high school graduates have been awarded 2021 Robert Mealey…
Highway 20 reopens — early
U.S. Highway 20 between the House Rock Campground and Sheep Creek east of Sweet Home reopened Friday, Sept.…
Highway 20 rollover (Sept. 15, 2021)
Oregon State Police troopers work at the scene of a log truck rollover at about 8 a.m. Wednesday,…
Father, son arrested, accused of stealing older relative’s funds
A Lebanon father and son were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 31, after a lengthy investigation into the theft of…
Proposed state redistricting maps released
Oregonians have a chance to have their say on how the state’s political boundaries are redrawn later this…
CARA funds distributed for area projects
The Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments has dispersed almost $144,000 in federal CARES funding to area projects,…
Sept. 13 School Board meeting moved to high school auditorium
The location of the regularly scheduled Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, has been changed from…
City Council passes COVID-19 state of emergency
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 22, proclaiming a “state of…
Ancestry gets an upgrade
Benny Westcott On a Thursday afternoon at the Sweet Home Genealogical Society, volunteer David Larsen sits at a…
Quartzville Corridor names new park ranger
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Blake Nightingale spent a lot of time working on his grandparents’…
30 new teachers join school district
Sweet Home School District is adding 30 new teachers this year, well above the usual number of new…
Holley Elementary School open house
In the first photo, Holley fifth-grade teacher Brett Bowers talks with students at the school’s open house Thursday,…
Seniors enjoy first in-house lunch in 19 months
In the first photo, local Senior Citizens enjoy lunch in the Senior Center dining room Wednesday, Sept. 1,…
Firefighters douse blaze in brush near Pleasant Valley Bridge
A fire, which investigators suspect may have started in a transient camp, burned nearly half an acre on…
Fire damages house on Fairview Road
Sweet Home firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a fire that severely damaged a house on Fairview Road. Sweet…
Remembering 9/11: Smoke, flames, fear, gridlock
Scott Swanson Army Major Craig Anderson was in a meeting on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 in…
Tuesday night fun downtown
In the first photo, Kurt Van Meter and his band perform at Tune It Up Tuesdays show on…
COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Sweet Home
As of Friday, Sept. 3, Oregon had reported 3,272 COVID deaths, marking a rise in 236 COVID reported…