Retiring gallery curator displays one last exhibit – hers
Lee Roscoe-Bragg has been part of the east Linn County art scene since she arrived from northern California. Her final exhibit, featuring subjects she has seen…
LATEST NEWS
Lebanon hosts rural housing needs conference that’s ‘first in the nation
The FDIC and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco partnered with Crossroads Communities to pull together the first “Jumpstarting Oregon Rural Affordable Housing Development” conference on…
Woman arrested after man shot during argument
A Sweet Home woman was arrested Friday evening, Sept. 4, after allegedly shooting a man during an argument. According to Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan, the Sheriff’s Office dispatch…
Pedestrian struck by pickup dies
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was hit by a pickup truck whose driver was arrested on drunk driving charges on Airport Drive in Lebanon early Sunday,…
Public invited to comment on proposal to rescind Roadless Rule
The U.S. Forest Service is accepting input from the public on a proposal to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The deadline for comments is Monday, Sept. 21. The 2001…
Male dies from injuries sustained in apparent jail fall
A Scio man, who was found injured and unresponsive in his cell at Linn County Jail, died at the hospital a week later, on Aug. 29, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported. The incident…
Commissioners deal with laundry list of county business
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker made quick work of a varied agenda of items at their Sept. 1 meeting. The…
SPORTS
Tanner, Wyatt, Pagel and Kuhl Take Feature Wins at Willamette Speedway
On Saturday, Sept. 5, Willamette Speedway hosted a night of unpredictable track conditions and intense racing. Four divisions competed, with the I-5 Silver Bullet Late Model Series headlining…
Huskies workman-like in football opener, downing Tillamook 40-14
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Sweet Home High School’s varsity football team put together what was, frankly, a complete performance in the season and home opener against Tillamook, a preseason…
Sports Roundup: Sweet Home opens cross-country season with PRs
Sweet Home’s cross-country team opened its season Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Marist Invite, hosted by the Spartans on their Eugene campus. Coach Dave saw his varsity boys finish fourth with 87…
ELCA cross-country looks strong on girls side
New Head Coach Meggan Modderman comes into East Linn’s cross-country program with a team of veteran girls and a building project on the boys side. Modderman, who took over last year, welcomes…
COMMUNITY
‘Come From Away’ production in Albany inspired by 9/11
Sarah Munk was just 13 when she first asked her mom to audition with her for “Tom Sawyer: The Musical.” Lebanon resident Jennifer Moody often wondered: ”When will my 13-year-old daughter ever…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 9, 2026
Above, from left, Angie Passmore and Crissy Groff choose their own selection from a table of tomato samples. The Santiam Food Alliance, in partnership with Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market,…
Events: Sept. 9, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts among members, work session additions, holidays, etc. Last…
OPINION
Opinion: Lessons from 9/11 were often too temporary
My memories of 9/11 are getting a bit hazy, perhaps because I’m not really a morning person and I was fast asleep when it happened. I remember being awakened by a phone call at 5…
Editorial: AI’s biggest threat to students is failure to think
By Jennifer Puccio I recently spoke with a high-schooler who told me that she uses artificial intelligence (AI) to do her homework and “everyone does it.” I think this is the biggest…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Sept. 9, 2026
Sept. 13, 1951 Sweet Home’s City Council for the second time refused to take action on applications for restaurant liquor licenses by tabling the matter after listening for an hour to arguments by the…
From Our Files: Sept. 2, 2026
Sept. 6, 1951 Two Sweet Home boys, Charles Raymond Shives, 15, and Archie Vibbard, 13, were charged with first-degree murder after they confessed to shooting and robbing Herbert Ingram, 79, while he…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Obscure owner of a Salem computer shop owes state’s largest tax debt
For three years now, Oregon has been trying to collect a multimillion-dollar tax debt from a man of mystery. By Penny Rosenberg Oregon Journalism Project According to the Oregon Department of…
Early DOJ investigation focused on now-Curry County Sheriff John Ward, who faces calls to resign
The state investigated Ward after a state trooper accused him of stealing from a dead man. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Long before Curry County Sheriff John Ward lost the…
Five Things to Know About Oregon’s Record Wildfire Season
The Wrights Spring Fire as seen on the afternoon of Friday, August 7 from Sprague River Road. – InciWeb pho By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Oregon’s unfinished fire season has…