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Sweet Home and Linn County are moving into Phase 2 of the recovery process after the coronavirus shutdown, after the county received approval from the governor’s office last week.

Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday, June 4, that residents of 26 counties would move to Phase 2 over the weekend. According to the governor’s office, county officials requested specific dates for reopening. Moving into Phase 2 on Friday, June 5, were Linn, Benton, Curry, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Morrow, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler counties.

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