Two dead in head-on collision
Two area men were killed in a head-on collision that occurred earlier this month outside of Albany. LCSO,…
From Our Files: Oct. 1, 2025
Oct. 5, 1950 Paul Bailey, student manager for the Sweet Home football team, was treated for electric…
Death Notices: Sept. 24, 2025
Anne Mehn Dec. 17, 1934 – Sept. 18, 2025 Anne Virginia Mehn, 90, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Ronald Louis Schrick
Ronald Schrick Dec. 9, 1950 – Sept. 6, 2025 Ronald Louis Schrick, 74, passed away Sept. 6, 2025.…
Doyle Wayne Offutt
Doyle Offutt Nov. 12, 1944 – Sept. 6, 2025 Doyle Wayne Offutt, 80, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Michael W. Northern
Michael Northern April 7, 2005 – Sept. 6, 2025 Michael W. Northern, 20, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Clara Kathleen Lowe
Clara Lowe Nov. 1, 1948 – Sept. 15, 2025 Clara Kathleen Lowe, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Jerry Don Hay
Jerry Hay April 8, 1955 – Sept. 5, 2025 Jerry Don Hay, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Donald Blankenship
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Frank Brown
Frank Brown Feb. 24, 1961 – Aug. 27, 2025 Frank Brown, 64, of Lebanon, recently of Sweet Home,…
Dear Editor: ‘Christian Nationalism’ not supported by Constitution
Editor: Thank you for your opinion in your Sept. 17 issue about the Charlie Kirk murder and what…
Police Logs: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Municipal Court: Sept. 24, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Comp-NW medical university takes next step toward expansion
Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) announced it received the deed for 150 acres of land in Lebanon…
Local U.S. Forest Service fire restriction levels reduced
Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, the Willamette National Forest reduced public use restrictions over much of…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 24, 2025
Burning to Learn at Old Mill Property Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters, above, burn tall grass on the…
Not their finest day, but SH harriers ‘competed well’
Sweet Home’s young cross-country team was a little depleted Saturday, but they still ran well, Coach Dave Martin…
Boys get first soccer win but ‘it wasn’t pretty’
Sweet Home’s boys secured their first victory of the season Thursday, Sept. 18, downing Kennedy 2-1. “We got…
Alta Katherine Cochell
March 3, 1942 – Sept. 12, 2025 Alta Katherine Cochell passed away on Sept. 12, 2025, in Cottage…
From Our Files: Sept. 24, 2025
Sept. 28, 1950 As many as 16 arrests were made this week on a variety of charges.…
Death Notices: Sept. 17, 2025
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Christopher J. Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox Jan. 30, 1958 – July 30, 2025 Christopher J. Wilcox, 67, of Sweet Home passed away…