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Green Peter drawdown scheduled for December
Portland-based U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel plan to lower Green Peter and Lookout Point reservoirs in early…
Chief: SHFAD contemplating back-up fund for next fire season
Delays in expected payments from various other government agencies for services from local firefighters have left Sweet Home…
Commissioners get invite to Brownsville newspaper celebration
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their October 20 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger…
Sweet Home at the center of a psychological thriller
State Detective Ian Hayes arrived in Sweet Home to investigate a body found beneath the pavilion at Sankey…
Lebanon to start water flushing, leaf pickup
The City of Lebanon Public Works Department began its annual flushing of the public water system on Oct.…
SH council addresses drawdown, Ames Creek, CEIP
The City of Sweet Home and City Council declared a state of emergency during City Council’s meeting on…
City of Sweet Home, SSWC Partner to Restore Ames Creek Floodplain Habitat
An effort to restore a three-acre floodplain along Ames Creek in Sweet Home got a fresh start –…
Lebanon pool reopens
After being closed for 10 weeks to complete renovations and repairs on high-priority maintenance, the Lebanon Community Pool…
Barbecue masters capture Las Vegas opportunity
Local barbecue masters Joe and Christina Poteet, of J&C BBQ in Lebanon, will be one of the first…
Lebanon council nixes opportunity to reduce utility bills for vacant homes
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Lebanon City Council was asked to consider reducing utility…
Community divided over jail levy request
By Jennifer Moody For the New Era Lebanon voters will decide in the upcoming Nov. 3 election whether…
Lebanon mayoral candidates address business, public concerns at forum
The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for the city’s mayoral candidates, posing questions relevant to the…
Sweet Home candidate forum answers community-submitted questions
The November 2026 election cycle invites Sweet Home residents to elect their mayor for the first time in…
Unattended burn pile spreads to grove of trees
An unattended agricultural burn pile spread beyond its intended area, causing fire to move into a grove of…
Dog lost to house fire in Lebanon
A fire at a home on Maple Street in Lebanon Sunday morning resulted in the death of the…
Missing Albany male found in Green Peter Reservoir
The body of an Albany man, who had been reported missing Sunday, Oct. 4, was found by divers…
Teen’s death after football game stirs SH community
Sweet Home High School sophomore Mason Flores has died after sustaining a head injury in a football game…
Jail levy takes center stage in Lebanon candidate forum
The League of Women Voters of Linn County (LWV) and Rotary Club of Lebanon hosted a Q&A forum…
SH fire officials get ‘unique’ chance to share wildfire strategy
Two Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District staffers participated in late September in a national program designed as…
LPD officers describe operations, successes, needs at Forum Lunch
Lebanon Police lieutenants Taylor Jackson and Ryan Padua found themselves in front of the crowd Friday, Sept. 25,…
SH councilors get updates on variety of capital projects
A work session and regular session for Sweet Home’s City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, revealed plan updates…
Sodaville resident seeks financial relief for water leak
A Sodaville resident is asking the city for financial relief on his water bill after a leak was…
City of Lebanon reports scam impersonating city
The City of Lebanon reported Tuesday, Sept. 22, that it has been made aware of scam emails being…
Fire on Pine Street
Lebanon Fire District crews were dispatched to a structure fire on E Pine Street in Lebanon at approximately…
SH Fire Board approves ambulance rate increases
Ambulance rates in Sweet Home will rise after Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board members approved increases…