Weekend rains end burn ban
The weekend rains triggered the start of backyard burning season Monday, Oct. 24. Linn County Fire Defense Board…
Gas line graze diverts traffic on Main Street
Police Officer Sean Potter, center, stands with workers from American Concrete Company Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, after a…
Real Estate (Oct. 26, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during September 2022.…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (Oct. 26, 2022)
Monthly News n The Senior Center will be open Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. and buses will be…
Man dies in Saturday night fire in Lacomb
A Lebanon man died late Saturday night, Oct. 22, after a fire started in his double-wide mobile home…
Huskies finish solid second in OWC volleyball, head to post-season
Sweet Home’s volleyball team finished second in the Oregon West Conference last week, ending the regular season with…
Football: Depleted by illness, Huskies fall to Stayton in back-and-forth contest
Stayton doubled up Sweet Home in a Thursday night battle on the Eagles’ home turf on Oct. 20,…
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…
From Our Files (Oct. 26, 2022)
Oct. 26, 1972 A tentative proposal to renovate the high school was approved by the school board and…
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…
Letter: Sheriff Duncan ‘honest and ethical’ (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: I worked with Sheriff Duncan for 22 years. I know her to be honest and ethical. While…
Letter: Forum helpful in rating candidates (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: I attended the forum for the City Council candidates at the council chambers on Oct 18 and…
Esther Capper
Esther K. Capper, 76, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 20, 2022. She was born Feb. 2, 1946, in…
Gerald Grimm
Gerald “Gerry” Edgar Grimm, 98, formerly of Sweet Home, died Sept. 27, 2022. He was born March 14,…
Martin Forbes
Martin “Marty” Wayne Forbes, 60, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 19, 2022. He was born Nov. 12, 1961,…
Majesta Wells
Majesta Sophie Wells, 36, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 15, 2022. She was born June 5, 1986, in…
Barbara Ann Rush
Barbara (Barb) Rush, 86, of Corvallis, passed away Oct. 18, 2022 at her home. The daughter of Frank…
Death Notice (Oct. 26, 2022)
Elaine Mary Funk, 76, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 21, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Letter: Noting National Cat Day, Oct. 29 (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: Cats are listed among the 100 worst non-native invasive species in the world. According to the British…
Spirit of Sportsmanship
Sweet Home’s crowd was honored Thursday, Oct. 20, with a Sportsmanship Award voted on by the Mid-Valley Volleyball…
Letter: Experience says Measure 111 good (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: I am writing in support of Measure 111. I was born to a single mom who lacked…
Letter: Measure 114 ‘deeply flawed’ (Oct. 26, 2022)
Editor: Ballot Measure 114 is deeply flawed for many reasons. In the Oregon Voters Pamphlet, the Oregon State…
Letter: Management takes experience, training (Oct. 19, 2022)
Editor: The election for Linn County Sheriff is of utmost importance to our community and I urge all…
With experience on bench, Husky boys continue to struggle in league soccer
Still searching for its first league win, the Sweet Home boys soccer team lost two lopsided contests on…
Girls notch soccer win against Stayton, fall to Cascade
Sweet Home girls soccer got its first league win last week, beating Stayton 2-0 at home on Oct.…