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Trailer fire leads to arson sentence

Lebanon, Oregon · Lebanon

Trailer fire leads to arson sentence

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

A man charged with arson for an October 2023 travel trailer fire in Lebanon was sentenced to jail and probation last week.See the Story

Lawsuit Against Sweet Home Fire Pared Down but Moving Ahead

Social Media · Sweet Home

Lawsuit Against Sweet Home Fire Pared Down but Moving Ahead

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Now, Zachary Lincoln is hopeful for some accountability, so history does not repeat itself with another employee, he said.See the Story

Sweet Home officials to nix fluoride from water forever

Sweet Home · Sweet Home

Sweet Home officials to nix fluoride from water forever

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

It's actually not been added to the water since 2019 for technical reasons. Rather than asking for a vote, the City Council has decided to go this route.See the Story

Old Robnett's Hardware space to reopen ... as a hardware store

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Everything old is new again. And there's a strong connection to the past.Lebanon, Oregon · Lebanon See the Story

Former deputy is sentenced to probation

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A 32-year-old former Linn County Jail deputy was sentenced to probation for leaving a baggie of fentanyl on a North Albany man's porch many years after leaving the agency.Fentanyl · Albany See the Story

Passage of Trump tax bill imperils Rose Quarter freeway expansion and caps - The New Era

Although the bill rescinds “unobligated” funds, Albina Vision Trust remains optimistic about $488 million in federal highway grants. BY SOPHIE PEEL and AARON MESH WILLAMETTE WEEK The U.S. House’s passage of a sweeping tax policy bill backed by President Donald Trump jeopardizes high-profile federal transportation grants that state and local officials have penciled in to their budgets—including $488 million for an overhaul of Portland’s Rose Q…Taxes · Sweet Home Read Article

Ralph Anderegg - The New Era

Oct. 31, 1945 – June 30, 2025 Ralph Harold Anderegg, 79, of Sweet Home, passed away June 30, 2025. He was born Oct. 31,1945, in Portland, Oregon to Henry and Isabel Anderegg. Ralph grew up on a dairy farm in Vernonia where he loved taking care of animals as well as hunting and fishing. He was a track and football star in high school and loved to joke about his record in the 200 meter low hurdles, which stands to this day, as the race is no long…Parkinson's Disease · Sweet Home Read Article

Albany woman allegedly bit man, sprayed him with WD-40

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The altercation took place just outside the Linn County Sheriff's Office and Jail.Albany, Oregon · Albany See the Story

Fighting fire: Local agencies work together in ‘proactive’ fire defense - The New Era

An effort to open roads and create firebreaks to enable quicker access to and control of wildfires in local forests is in full stride this summer. Known as the Potential Control Line Project, it is the result of consultations between local forestry and fire officials, with input from private landowners, to build potential control lines between privately owned forests and U.S. Forest Service property east of Sweet Home. Sweet Home Fire Chief Nick…Wildfires · Sweet Home Read Article

Fueling the Next Generation of Fire Practitioners

RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State Extension Forestry and the NC State FirePack recently led Forest Management students from the College of Natural Resources through an unforgettable Fire Week! This week was part of their summer practicum, and this year’s experience marked an exciting evolution in the program. In a new model that emphasized hands-on field experience, students arrived in the North Carolina Sandhills already certified as NWCG Firefighter Ty…Sweet Home · Sweet Home See the Story

Jerome Alan Simon - The New Era

Jerome Simon April 20, 1969 – June 13, 2025 Jerome Alan Simon, 56, of Sweet Home, passed away June 13, 2025. He was born April 20, 1969, to Arlie Patricia Richards and George Simon in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Jerome married Rona in Las Vegas in 1998, and they moved in 1999 to her home in Sweet Home. After graduating from Sir James Dunn high school, Jerome enrolled in Sault College’s Computer Engineering program, where his expertise in computer…Sweet Home · Sweet Home Read Article

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