Lebanon man arrested Sunday in incident with gun
A Lebanon man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 11, in connection with an incident involving gunfire from a home…
‘Tree Farmer of the Year’ to be celebrated Sept. 24
Rescheduled from August, the Linn County Small Woodlands Association “tree farmer of the year” walking tour will be…
Athletes Rewarded
Sweet Home boys soccer players were presented with a check for $3,036 at Sweet Home High School from…
Commissioners oppose Board of Forestry’s plan
A proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Oregon State Forest lands does not recognize best sciences information and will…
Public Safety (Sept. 14, 2022)
Sept. 4 10:08 a.m. – Leanna Kay Lynn Smith, 35, was cited and released for harassment and resisting…
Crews battle six-acre Lebanon blaze
Multiple agencies battled a six-acre natural cover fire Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7, on Brewster Road near the Grant…
Circuit Court (Sept. 14, 2022)
Paul Allen Conklin, 32, was charged Sept. 2 with first-degree forgery for allegedly forging a check in the…
Weyerhaeuser workers stop production, strike
Weyerhaeuser employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, outside all West Coast facilities, including the…
Football: Sweet Home looks to Cascade after Molalla win
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era After a dominant 49-14 win at Molalla last week, the Sweet…
Linda Miller
Linda Marie Miller, 66, of Sweet Home died Sept. 5, 2022. She was born in Lynnwood, Calif. to…
Robert Reynolds
Robert L. Reynolds, 75, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away Aug. 20, 2022, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was…
Donna (Reynolds) Nolan
Donna Lee (Reynolds) Dubois Nolan, 83, of Coos Bay, formerly of Sweet Home, died April 23, 2022. She…
Death Notices (Sept. 14, 2022)
Mary Jo Colburn, 63, of Aumsville, died Sept. 5, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Cross-country: Huskies improve at Stayton Invitational
Sweet Home’s young cross-country team continues to improve, as nearly all the Husky runners bettered their times Saturday,…
Letter: Suicide walk will benefit training (Sept. 14, 2022)
Editor: September is Suicide Awareness month, and we would like to bring your attention to our annual Suicide…
Commentary: Bipartisan cooperation not dead yet (Sept. 14, 2022)
By Rich Lowry Joe Biden and Donald Trump are proving that even sworn enemies can cooperate to promote…
From Our Files (Sept. 14, 2022)
Sept. 14, 1972 Harold (Jack) Roberts, his granddaughter Yvonne Slack (visiting from Walnut Creek, Calif.), and Ray Riggs…
Volleyball team rebounds from fall
The Huskies lost to No. 3 Marshfield in three games, 25-20, 25-12, 25-20, at home Tuesday, Sept. 6,…
Around Town (Sept. 7, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Volleyball: Huskies drop Junction City and Molalla
Sweet Home’s volleyball team started its season with wins over Junction City, 25-13, 25-13, 25-9, at home on…
Best in the West Triathlon returns this weekend with top competitors
The Best in The West Triathlon series returns this weekend, Sept. 10-11, with a full array of competitions…
Delibertis top finisher in his first cross-country race
Most of Sweet Home’s cross-country runners kicked off their season Thursday, Sept. 1, with a 3000-meter race in…
Girls soccer: Sweet Home deadlocks with Tillamook
Sweet Home tied Tillamook 1-1 in an Aug. 31 girls soccer game at Husky Field. The Huskies, now…
From Our Files (Sept. 7, 2022)
Sept. 7, 1972 Vern and Gladys Topp were Sunnyside Park’s first campers when it opened this weekend, but…
David Potter
David Allen Potter, 75, of Sweet Home died Sept. 1, 2022. He was born Nov. 10, 1946, in…