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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…
Hazmat Incident at Safeway Traced to Faulty Batteries
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) was dispatched to a hazmat incident at Safeway on Oct.…
Linn County Public Health Offers Free HIV Testing
Linn County Public Health is offering free HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis C rapid testing from 8:30 a.m. to…
The Roll Back of Measure 110
Oregon will no longer treat the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs as a non-criminal offense, marking…
Commissioners OK Jail Project Design Contract
Renovation and expansion of the female cell block of the Linn County Jail in Albany took a step…
Single Vehicle Roll Over Flags Multi-Agency Response
Updated: Sept. 3 at 11:45 a.m. The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District (SHFAD) responded to a call…
Commissioners Open Bids for RV Dump in Sweet Home
It was a busy bid opening day for Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker…
Bids Opened for RV Dump in Sweet Home
It was a busy bid opening day for Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker…
Eleven Graduate SAR Training
Linn County Sheriff’s Office held its 30th annual Youth Search and Rescue Training Academy this summer, turning over…
Commissioners Hear About July Building Permits
Linn County issued 309 residential and commercial permits in July, Planning and Building Director Steve Wills told the…
County Commissioners OK Short-Term Loan to Fair Fund
In a meeting that may have set a record for brevity — less than 10 minutes — Linn…
Male Charged With Sexual Abuse
A Sweet Home Man has recently been accused of three counts of sexual abuse in the first degree,…
Linn County Veterans Services Moves Into New Office
Linn County Veterans Services has moved to a newly remodeled leased building at 505 SW Ellsworth St. Veterans…
County Commissioners Boost Mental Health Staff Salaries
In a continuing effort to attract and retain qualified staff within the Linn County Mental Health Department, commissioners…
Linn County Closes Out FY 2023-’24 Fiscally Sound
Linn County closed out the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year on a high note financially, Accounting Officer Bill Palmer and…
Small Town Brings National Competitors
Nearly 2,500 people attended this year’s Icebox Cook-Off from July 5-6. This year’s event continued at the normal…
Linn County Commissioners Get Council of Governments Update
The Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments is seeing increased activity in its small business loan program, Executive…
Commissioners Uphold 1-mile Chicken CAFO Rule
On a 2-1 vote during a Public Hearing Thursday, June 20, the Linn County Board of Commissioners affirmed…