Samaritan announces town halls to discuss merger
Samaritan Health leaders are inviting the public to learn more at a series of upcoming town halls across…
Huskies’ Whitton medals at XC state for second year
Sweet Home’s three state qualifiers all ran strong races Saturday at the 4A state championship meet, held at…
Fire burns vacant home on 19th Avenue
A vacant home on north 19th Avenue burned Saturday night, Nov. 8. According to Sweet Home Fire and…
Charlotte “Charly” Ellen Bashaw
Charlotte Bashaw March 8, 1944 – Oct. 28, 2025 Charlotte “Charly” Ellen Bashaw, 81, of Sweet Home, passed…
Death Notices: Nov. 12, 2025
Ronald Drury March 28, 1961 – Nov. 1, 2025 Ronald Drury, 64, of Lebanon, passed away Nov. 1,…
Pamela Anne Ashland
Pamela Ashland Dec. 14, 1948 – Nov. 2, 2025 Pamela Anne Ashland, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Events: Nov. 12, 2025
Wild and Scenic Film Fest in November Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2025, presented by the Corvallis Environmental…
Police Logs: Nov. 12, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Nov. 12, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Landowner of Year award from hunters
John Bates, left, of the Mid-Willamette Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association presents Milt Moran, president of Cascade…
Elks Helping Kids
Third-grade teacher Leah Klein gives a smile in exchange for a box of classroom supplies, only a handful…
Voters approve Sheriff’s Office levy in Nov. 4 election
A majority of Linn County voters approved the four-year law enforcement levy request by the Linn County Sheriff’s…
Vehicles collide between Dollar General, McDonalds
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash in the 2000 block Main St. early in the…
Real Estate Sold: Nov. 12, 2025
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late October…
From Our Files: Nov. 12, 2025
Nov. 16, 1950 Wayne Roberts, who is spearheading a drive to pave 7th Avenue from K Street…
Warriors finish second in T-Mobile contest, but Lebanon scores $100,000
T-Mobile announced Oct. 30 that the Lebanon Warriors have scored an additional $100,000 in the company’s Friday Night…
Grant to support juvenile crime prevention program
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger on Tuesday morning, Oct. 21, accepted a grant for $163,021…
Death Notices: Nov. 5, 2025
Pamela Ashland Dec. 14, 1948 – Nov. 2, 2025 Pamela Anne Ashland, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Darlene Joyce Wilson
Darlene Wilson Feb. 5, 1935 – Oct. 24, 2025 Darlene Joyce Wilson, 90, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Edith J. Thompson
Edith Thompson Feb. 8, 1930 – Oct. 23, 2025 Edith J. Thompson, age 95, of Sweet Home passed…
Monte Kim Allen
Monte Allen Sept. 17, 1954 – Oct. 28, 2025 Monte Kim Allen, 71, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Municipal Court: Oct. 22, 2025
Oct. 22, 2025 Warrants – Leah Alicata, Susan Ausbun-Miller, Nathaniel Agee, Steven Ballweber, Tiffany Bates, Katherine Berghoffer,…
UPDATED Police Logs: Nov. 5, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Nov. 5, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…