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Samaritan makes changes to Lifeline program
Samaritan Health Services has made changes to its Samaritan Lifeline program for seniors and others who are homebound. …
Clinics set for Linn residents facing eviction
Linn County residents who may be facing eviction now have a free local resource that can help them…
OSU grant-based study focuses on plant nutrition for bees
By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Writer A new grant will allow Oregon State University researchers to study…
Three in contention for SHSD superintendent
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School Board has announced three finalists for further consideration to be the next…
Student wins ‘If I Were Mayor’ contest
Scott Swanson For a 10-year-old, Madalyn Coleman has had a lot of exposure to politics, being the youngest…
Bruler Fire containment at 75%
Crews have contained about 75% of the 195-acre Bruler Fire burning 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home as…
SH native, longtime educator representing Liberty District
Benny Westcott Sweet Home native and former district employee Janice Albert brings community and education experience as a…
Danger-tree reduction project set
The U.S. Forest Service released its danger-tree decision memo last week and will begin to implement its roadside…
Creating a healthy menu from discount groceries
Grocery shopping and cooking used to be a real hobby for me. I shouldn’t say “used to be,”…
Residents protest mask mandate
Benny Westcott A parking lot full of people, with crowds spilling into the streets, showed up at the…
Linn County firefighters sent to assist on Middle Fork Complex fires near Oakridge
The New Era About 16 Linn County firefighters comprise a task force dispatched to assist crews battling the…
Paving project begins on Hwy. 20
Highway 20 east of Sweet Home will be subject to delays for the next several weeks as the…
Burright memorial service scheduled Aug. 25 in Salem
The New Era A memorial service for retired Oregon State Police Sergeant John Burright will be held at…
‘Mystery’ company arriving; city preparing with cleanup
Scott Swanson Sweet Home has a chance to be the location for a company that could bring 100…
Girod, Cate host SH town hall
Benny Westcott Republican State Senator Fred Girod (District 9, Stayton), and Representative Jami Cate (District 17, Lebanon) held…
Legislators Cate and Girod to hold town hall Saturday morning at Sankey Park
State Sen. Fred Girod and Rep. Jami Cate will hold a town hall from 9 to 11 a.m.…
Man sentenced in crash that killed SH teens
Scott Swanson A Junction City man who was convicted in June by a Linn County Circuit Court jury…
City Council hears buzz on bees and LIDs
Benny Westcott A city ordinance outlining requirements for beehives on properties will be updated after several residents testified…
New principal brings experience to Hawthorne Elementary
Benny Westcott Hawthorne Elementary School has a new principal with multiple decades of education experience. Debbie Phillips started…
SHPD warns of ‘stranger danger’ after reports
The Sweet Home Police Department last week issued a warning to residents to watch for strangers in vans…
Sheriff’s Office suspends search for missing climber
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search for a missing climber on Mount Jefferson, according to…
Monmouth man dies in crash near Independence
A Monmouth man was killed Wednesday, July 28, in a two-vehicle crash on Corvallis Road at Parker Road…
Highway 20 project to cause closures near Sweet Home
The Oregon Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, July 27, a construction project to make U.S. Highway 20 east…