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Commissioners learn of influenza deaths
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Influenza was a factor in the deaths of two elderly Linn County…
Driver rescued by good Samaritans after truck plunges into river
Passers-by rescued the driver of a pickup truck that plunged off Highway 20 near Milepost 49, east…
Commissioners support Wildfire Mitigation Group in letter to Forest Service
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday,…
SH family finds fun at Clear Lake not limited to summer
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications In the summer, Clear Lake Resort can be a very busy place.…
County to hold disabilities resource fair March 19
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Linn County will celebrate with…
Commissioners throw weight behind president’s forest executive order
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Reacting quickly to an executive order to investigate federal forest policies signed…
Commissioners get update on youth authority operations
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Director Although Linn County’s Juvenile Detention Center shares a campus with the…
Man dies in logging accident in Canyon Creek area
A Dorena man died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, in a logging accident, Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Friday. According…
Commissioners approve new software for Linn County Justice Court
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Director Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously approved the…
Commission supports clean truck rules delay
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on…
Linn Seedling Sale Saturday at fairgrounds
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member The NOAA Climate Prediction Center long-range forecast suggests above average rainfall and cooler…
Commissioners get update on youth offenders, syphilis numbers
Linn County Juvenile Department has 180 young people in its Probation Unit, of which 33 are considered high-risk,…
Linn County reveals potential cyber hack
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist announced Tuesday, Jan. 14, at…
Veterans chief tells commissioners department traffic is up
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer A July move by Linn County Veterans Services into a building…
Nyquist re-elected chair as commissioners kick off 2025
In their final meeting of 2024, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker made quick…
County swearing-in ceremony includes new, veteran faces
Newly elected Linn County Assessor and Tax Collector Matt Pitcher and Treasurer Michelle Hawkins, who has served more…
Commissioners Move Forward with Building Plans
Two Linn County building projects will move forward thanks to project approvals by Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist,…
Commissioners Learn About Plan to Reward Government Cost-Cutting
Retired businessman and former Albany City Councilman Rich Kellum told Linn County commissioners about his plan to seed…
County Commissioners Approve Enterprise Zone Applications
On Nov. 18, Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved Long-Term Rural Property Tax…
New Nutrition Program Brings Food Security Close to Home
Families and farmers in Linn County had a delicious and nutritious new program to sink their teeth into…
Sweet Home, Linn County Break Ground for New RV Dump Station
As an excavator with a hydraulic hammer head broke up asphalt paving, Sweet Home city officials, and Linn…
Linn County Cultural Coalition Accepting Grant Applications
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, the humanities,…
County to Build RV Dump Station in City
Sweet Home will be the location for a new county-operated RV dump station where campers, snow-birders and trailer…
Church Donates Dairy Products to Food Share Program
Linn Benton Food Share (LBFS), a program of Community Services Consortium, received a truckload delivery that included tens…
Burn Season Open
The Linn County Fire Defense Board – representing the fire agencies of Albany Fire Department, Brownsville Rural Fire…