Public Safety (Nov. 2, 2022)
Oct. 24 3:27 a.m. – Stolen vehicle recovered in the 32800 block of Berlin Road. Vehicle was reported…
Circuit Court (Nov. 2, 2022)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Andrew James…
County seeks help with FEMA BiOp issues
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker are asking for help from House and Senate…
Crashed aircraft recovered in Mount Jefferson area
Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Thursday, Oct. 20, that the Sheriff’s Office assisted in the recovery of…
Rain, cooler temps end fire season
With widespread rain and cooler temperatures across the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts ended the fire…
Missing woman’s car found near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday morning, Oct. 29, found a gray Camry connected to a missing…
Preliminary county election results
Reports for statewide candidates and measures as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8: Tina Kotek, 45.83% Christine Drazan,…
Huskies’ football season ends with ‘unfortunate’ 33-20 home loss to Philomath
Sweet Home football lost its final game of the season at home on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 33-20…
Miller 10th in girls district championships as Huskies finish cross-country season
Freshman McKenzie Miller was Sweet Home’s top finisher at the Oregon West Conference cross-country district championships Saturday, Oct.…
Girls soccer: Girls lose final game to league leader
Sweet Home girls soccer lost 8-0 at North Marion on Oct. 25 in their final game. The Huskies…
Boys soccer: Boys fall 3-1 to North Marion
Sweet Home ended its boys soccer Tuesday, Oct. 25, with a 3-1 loss to No. 8 North Marion…
Letter: Reader responds to recent content (Nov. 2, 2022)
Editor: Responsing to recent items: First, the paid advertisement for City Council candidate James Risinger: Sir, the City…
Letter: ‘Pretendville’ not good place to be (Nov. 2, 2022)
Editor: I went to see the border of Pretendville. Brace for impact. Pretendville is tenacious and widespread when…
From Our Files (Nov. 2, 2022)
Nov. 2, 1972 The local International Woodworkers Of America (IWA 3-265) reported the federal pay board granted a…
Doris Eck
Doris May Eck, 94, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 29, 2022. She was born May 14, 1928, in…
James Ferebee
James Baxter Ferebee, 69, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 25, 2022, at his home. He was born Nov.…
Ruth Powers
Ruth Lisbeth Powers, 73, of Foster, died Oct. 24, 2022. She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in San…
Jerry White
Jerry Lee White, 75, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022, after a battle with colon cancer. He…
Death Notice (Nov. 2, 2022)
Lorraine Marie Wright, 91, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 26, 2022. Viewing will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,…
Numbers hurt boys in soccer losses
Sweet Home boys soccer lost two home games to tough league opponents last week, falling to Newport 8-0…
Death Notice (Oct. 26, 2022)
Elaine Mary Funk, 76, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 21, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Soccer: Girls lose two in tough week
Sweet Home girls soccer lost two lopsided games last week against league opponents. The Huskies first fell to…
Commentary: Resources abound for local voters (Oct. 26, 2022)
Last week The New Era hosted a forum that included five of the six candidates running for Sweet…
Majesta Wells
Majesta Sophie Wells, 36, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 15, 2022. She was born June 5, 1986, in…
Martin Forbes
Martin “Marty” Wayne Forbes, 60, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 19, 2022. He was born Nov. 12, 1961,…