Martha Sylvester
Martha Rene Sylvester, 56, of Bend, formerly of Sweet Home, died Aug. 11, 2022. She was born Nov.…
William Donald Washburne Jr.
On July 26, 2022, William D. (Bill) Washburne Jr., 78 of Sweet Home was called home to be…
Around Town (Aug. 10, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
From Our Files (Aug. 10, 2022)
Aug. 10, 1972 The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved conditional use of 2.5 acres at 12th and Elm…
SHUHS Class of 1960 members celebrate (belatedly) 60 years at Waterloo
Members of the Sweet Home Union High School Class of 1960 gathered July 23 at Waterloo Park to…
Meridian Heights Loop closing to traffic Aug. 13
Meridian Heights Loop will be closed to traffic Saturday, Aug. 13, for road resurfacing, the Linn County Road…
Need work? County Parks Dept. still needs help
Business has been booming this summer at Linn County Parks, director Brian Carroll told the Board of Commissioners…
South Cascade District fire danger now ‘high’
Fire danger level has increased to “high” (yellow) on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry South…
Planners give final OK to new development code
At its Thursday, Aug. 4 meeting at City Hall, the Sweet Home Planning Commission approved an updated Sweet…
Salem man killed in I-5 rollover
A Salem man was killed Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 2, in a rollover crash on Interstate 5 north of…
Public Safety (Aug. 10, 2022)
August 1 6:37 a.m. – Brooke Lynn Paige Brown, 48, was cited and released for second-degree criminal trespass…
Dinos in the Library
A traveling exhibit called “Oregon’s Dino-Story” is on display through Sept. 3 in the foyer at the Sweet…
Gates man sentenced in child exploitation case
A Gates man was sentenced to 1,027 months in prison Monday, Aug. 8, in connection with an online…
Forest thinning project approved for Quartzville-Middle Santiam
The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it will move forward with the proposed 89,000-acre Quartzville-Middle Santiam Project…
Letter: Why were other gubernatorial candidates left out of debate? (Aug. 10, 2022)
Editors of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association: I am writing to thank you for hosting the first gubernatorial…
Letter: Happy to still have local newspaper (Aug. 10, 2022)
Editor: Congratulations to Scott and Miriam Swanson and their staff at The New Era on being named the…
Western Zone Championships Swimmer
Sweet Home Swim Club’s athletes, Khloe Sautel was selected to compete in the 2022 Western Age Group Zones…
Death Notices (Aug. 10, 2022)
Lynda Irene Kimball, 79, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 8, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Betty Vee Young
Betty Vee Young, 98, a longtime resident of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday July 31, 2022, at the…
Around Town (Aug. 3, 2022)
ABBA tribute at River Rhythms Take a chance on sugar-sweet harmonies with the arrival of ABBA tribute act…
B&G Club fall sports deadline is August 12
Registration for fall sports through the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam is under way. Volleyball…
Officials sought for fall sports
The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school…
Commentary: For good of country, Biden shouldn’t run again (Aug. 3, 2022)
Perhaps the best decision Joe Biden could make as president is to stand down. It would be a…
Khloe Sautel leads Sweet Home Swim Club at state meet
Sweet Home Swim Club sent four competitors to the 2022 OSI Arena Long Course State Championships at Mt.…
Death Notices (Aug. 3, 2022)
Danny “Dan” Ray Laude, 65, of Sweet Home, died July 26, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…