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Hawthorne students collect food, have fun, in ‘Civil War’ event
Hawthorne sixth-graders load up food they collected during the school’s annual “Civil War” celebration, pitting students and teachers…
Arrival of the mail
Scott Swanson Nov. 19 marked 10 years since the Cascadia Post Office burned down in a fire that…
Teen pedestrian injured in Main Street crash
A 15-year-old Sweet Home girl was injured Tuesday evening in a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle crash in the…
Young wordsmiths participate in NaNoWriMo
Benny Westcott For the last five years, students in Lana Holden’s seventh-grade language arts classes at Sweet Home…
Duncan named new Linn County sheriff
Linn County Undersheriff Michelle Duncan will have a new job title come January. County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie…
Christmas Gala concert Saturday evening
Benny Westcott Special guest Jessie Leigh headlines a spirited evening of musical holiday fun at the Christmas Gala,…
Holiday Activities Opportunities (Dec. 8, 2021)
Following are some of the holiday events scheduled in the surrounding area over the next month: December —…
Scraps reveal plenty about local history
Roberta McKern If we want to be impressed by the transitory nature of history at the East Linn…
Ralph the cat and the Einstein stove
D E Larsen DVM “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like…
Virtual Logging Training
Benny Westcott On a Wednesday afternoon, Sweet Home High School senior Bailey Womack, a teaching assistant in Blake…
Singing Tree performances cancelled due to ‘safety’
Scott Swanson What would have been the 40th performance of the Singing Christmas Tree this weekend has been…
Yon announces retirement as sheriff
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon told Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Nov. 23,…
Historic steam engine back on track
Benny Westcott One of 62 surviving steam locomotives in Oregon will ride the rails between Lebanon and Sweet…
School staffing in state a ‘real, emergency situation’
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle At a Senate Education Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, superintendents and…
Corrections (Dec. 1, 2021)
Credit for photos in the Nov. 24 issue of Linn-Benton Community College’s run to the Northwest Athletic Conference…
La La Land aims to bring Sweet Home to stage
Scott Swanson Shirley Austin and Karen Craig are busy, the day before Thanksgiving, doing what they love: outfitting…
Thinning forests for the trees
Scott Swanson It’s a rainy November morning and U.S. Forest Service staffers Joan Schmidgall and Autumn Metz stand…
Committee considers shelter plans
Benny Westcott Sweet Home city councilor Lisa Gourley expressed a desire at a Nov. 15 Community Health Committee…
Market robbery suspect arrested
A Harrisburg man was arrested Friday, Nov. 19, in connection with an Oct. 27 robbery at the Crawfordsville…
School district announces November ESPY winners
See photos of individual winners in our Nov. 24, 2021, photo gallery. — Noah Medellin, seventh grade, Sweet…
State Supreme Court leaves new legislative boundaries intact
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s new legislative boundaries are set for the next 10 years after…
HBO crew shoots in Sweet Home
A film crew from HBO was in Sweet Home Friday, Nov. 12, filming a documentary at a home…
Holiday Activities Opportunities (Nov. 24, 2021)
Following are some of the holiday events scheduled in the surrounding area over the next month: November —…
How to keep data secure while shopping online
It seems that just couple of years ago, consumers were skeptical about shopping online, but today it’s become…
Small forestland owners invited to apply for grants
The Oregon Department of Forestry issued a call for projects today for $5 million in grants funded by…