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Chick-fil-A treat
Sweet Home Junior High staff members Madelyn Hawken, left, Tim Faulconer, middle, and Billy Canfield enjoy some Chick-fil-A…
Local 4-H leaders Sallees installed in national Hall of Fame
Sherman (Sherm) and Fay Sallee, of Lebanon, were inducted Oct. 14 into the National 4-H Hall of Fame…
Watch for SMART buses on Interstate 5 in project training
Buses began showing up on the shoulders of Interstate 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Portland area…
Investigation into gunfire continuing
Sweet Home police are investigating gunshots that were fired in the 2400 block of Main Street early Tuesday…
Removal of barred owls shows slows spotted-owl decline
By Sean Nealon Oregon State University Writer A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal…
Fall feathers
A wild turkey tom shows off his stuff for the ladies, and a couple of competitors, in a…
New LBCC head looks to work with ‘rural partners’
Scott Swanson Dr. Lisa Avery, newly arrived president of Linn-Benton Community College, told a group of Sweet Home…
Homecoming court 2021
Sweet Home High School Homecoming Court members are, from left, Isabel Sayer, Kaden Zajic, Chloe Tyler, Tucker Weld,…
School veteran takes administrative job
Benny Westcott There’s a new face in the Sweet Home School District’s administrative office, although most may find…
New Era claims multiple awards in ONPA contest
The New Era won five first-place awards in this year’s Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest, four…
Cider time
In the first photo, Sarah Teuscher, right, and her dad, Joe Brocard Jr. crush apples into cider at…
Open Medicare enrollment begins Oct. 15
Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans begins Friday, Oct. 15. The Senior Health…
Crash at City Hall
Police Chief Jeff Lynn (pictured) looks over the scene after he spotted this motor vehicle crash in the…
‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin
Cathryn Arndt It has begun! It’s the season for cinnamon sticks, vanilla and all things pumpkin! Just take…
Hearing held on county-line property
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker will decide whether property on the Linn and…
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…