The New Era
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From Our Files (Aug. 31, 2022)
Aug. 31, 1972 Construction at Sunnyside Park is nearly complete and it will be open for campers and…
August 31, 2022
Around Town (Aug. 24, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
August 24, 2022
Bacteria levels from wastewater treatment plant high
Test results from Wednesday revealed E. coli bacteria levels exceed the permitted level of 406 MPN. The waterway…
August 24, 2022
Groundbreaking set for new clinic
Samaritan Health Services will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, to celebrate the start…
August 24, 2022
Crawfordsville to mark bridge’s 90th birthday
Crawfordsville will hold its annual Bridge Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at…
August 24, 2022
100 Years Young
Lavida “Vi” Richards, seen in the first photo and at center right in the second, celebrated her 100th…
August 24, 2022
County OKs OHA grant for counseling programs
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 16, accepted a $226,089 grant from the Oregon Health…
August 24, 2022
Linn DA appeals clemency ruling
Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny, his Lane County counterpart, Patty Perlow, and several crime victims are appealing…
August 24, 2022
Courts (Aug. 24, 2022)
Stephen Jay Fletcher, 46, was charged Aug. 12 with reckless driving, fourth-degree assault and failure to perform the…
August 24, 2022
Public Safety (Aug. 24, 2022)
Aug. 15 2:26 a.m. – Caller reported that a male had stolen some power tools from a service…
August 24, 2022
Mining maintenance fees due Sept. 1
Bureau of Land Management officials remind mining claimants that annual maintenance fees are due Thursday, Sept. 1. The…
August 24, 2022
Health Fair Returns
In the first photo, attendees check out clothing available for the taking at the Sweet Home Health Fair…
August 24, 2022
Linn and Lebanon police logs, Aug. 10-17, 2022
Aug. 17 12:16 a.m. – Nicklaus Glasser, 32, of Lebanon, cited on warrant, 2200 block Primrose St. Report…
August 24, 2022
Mad Platters keeps courthouse appetites fed
David Harms didn’t set out to own restaurants. He’s a land surveyor by training, just like his father.…
August 24, 2022
‘Hands-on History Day’ set
Individuals of all ages will have a chance to learn about the 1800s in the mid-valley during the…
August 24, 2022
Traffic Jam, Sweet Home-Style
Yep, it was a true traffic jam Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, on Long Street following a wreck that…
August 24, 2022
Sheriff’s Office investigating plane crash
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office and federal agencies are investigating an airplane crash that occurred Sunday afternoon, Aug.…
August 24, 2022
LBCC honoring past greats with induction into Hall of Fame
Linn-Benton Community College announced the Class of 2022 for its Athletics Hall of Fame. Eight individuals and two…
August 24, 2022
Johnny Baugus
Johnny Nathan Baugus, 73, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 16, 2022. He was born Nov. 1, 1948, in…
August 24, 2022
Richard Holcomb
Richard David Holcomb, Sr., 79, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 10, 2022. He was born July 1, 1943,…
August 24, 2022
Ronald Riggs
Ronald Murdock Riggs, 88, of Foster, died Aug. 15, 2022. He was born Oct. 27, 2022 in Foster…
August 24, 2022
Death Notice (Aug. 24, 2022)
Eunice Euvonne Murphy, 83, of Albany, died Aug. 20, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
August 24, 2022
Ethel Yoder
Ethel Yoder, 97, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 19, 2022. She was born Aug. 8, 1925, in Hubbard…
August 24, 2022
Donald Leroy Schlim
Donald Leroy (Don) Schlim, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Don was born May 11,…
August 24, 2022
Norma Cain
Norma Jane Cain, 92, of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 10, 2022, in Mexico. She was born Oct.…
August 24, 2022