From Our Files: Sept. 10, 2025
Sept. 14, 1950 After an eight-week strike, employees of Willamette National Lumber Company in Foster went back to…
Death Notices: Sept. 3, 2025
Barbara Dietrich Oct. 31, 1941 – Aug. 25, 2025 Barbara Nell Dietrich, 83, of Lebanon, passed away Aug.…
Patricia “Patsy” Nadine Collins
Patricia Collins April 17, 2014 – Aug. 30, 2025 Patricia “Patsy” Nadine Collins, 11, of Sweet Home, passed…
Cory Allen Taylor
Cory Taylor May 24, 1969 – Aug. 24, 2025 Cory Allen Taylor, 56, passed away peacefully on Aug.…
Events: Sept. 3, 2025
Bingo fundraiser for Kids Christmas Store A Bingo fundraiser for the 11th Annual Sweet Home Kids Free Christmas…
UPDATED Police Logs: Sept. 3, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 3, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Heads up: Official election mail includes trademarked design
Even though the May 2026 primary is still months away, Oregonians are already starting to receive mail and…
District welcomes new teachers for upcoming school year
Sweet Home School District welcomed its new teachers with a luncheon Monday, Aug. 18. Following are the new…
Volleyball jamboree
Sweet Home hosted a six-team jamboree on Thursday, Aug. 28, with Madras, Marist, Molalla, North Marion, Philomath and…
PEO Chapter FA announces scholarship awards to local women
Sweet Home PEO Chapter FA recently awarded scholarships to four local women pursuing college education. They are as…
Huskies hit gridiron for test run
Sweet Home’s varsity football players got a chance to test themselves as they hosted a jamboree scrimmage with…
From Our Files: Sept. 3, 2025
Sept. 7, 1950 Jackie and Ed Bishop, Sweet Home brothers wanted in this area by federal, state and…
Events: Aug. 27, 2025
Tomato Day at Lebanon market The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Santiam Food Alliance will hold Tomato…
Death Notices: Aug. 27, 2025
Nellie Hanft Jan. 4, 1948 – Aug. 24, 2025 Nellie June Hanft, 77, of Brownsville, passed away Aug.…
UPDATED Police Logs: Aug. 27, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Sweet National Night Out
National Night Out this year was the first event to be held on 13th Avenue between Long and…
Fire damages three South Fork trailers
A firefighter and police officer Sean Potter douse flames in a burning motor home at South Fork mobile…
From Our Files: Aug. 27, 2025
Aug. 31, 1950 Police are looking for a capricious clock snatcher who took two electric clocks from the…
Scene Around Town: Aug. 20, 2025
Learning about Health Sweet Home held its eighth annual Health Fair Saturday, Aug. 16, in the Activities Gym…
Wolthuis daughters to perform in church’s anniversary
Fifty years ago, the newly completed meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1155…
Five fires connected to target shooting in state forest
Quick actions by Oregon Department of Forestry crews and rural fire departments have put out five fires just…
PIT Count shows slight increase in area homeless numbers
Data from this year’s Point in Time (PIT) Count revealed 1,502 individuals are experiencing homelessness across the tri-county…