Death Notices (Aug. 3, 2022)
Danny “Dan” Ray Laude, 65, of Sweet Home, died July 26, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
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…
The New Era named state’s best small weekly
The New Era was honored as the best weekly newspaper in Oregon last week by the Oregon Newspaper…
Chamber welcomes new feed store owners
Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and others gathered July 22 for a ribbon cutting to welcome new owners of…
County: No to Douglas fir monument
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously agreed Tuesday morning, July 28, to send…
Linn to celebrate Breastfeeding Week
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in Linn County from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 6, in the Annex…
Circuit Court (Aug. 3, 2022)
Samuel Frank Ayers, 24, entered a plea on July 19 of no contest to charges of felon in…
Man killed walking on freeway
A Salem man was killed early Friday morning, July 29, when he was struck by a vehicle while…
SHFAD responds to 2 water rescues
At 6:37 p.m. on Friday, July 29, the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a near…
Public Safety (Aug. 3, 2022)
July 25 12:02 a.m. – Dustin Kyle Westling, 35, was cited and released for theft by deception, 4900…
New head of county Development Disabilities Department named
Chrissy Cliburn is the new director of the Linn County Public Health’s Development Disabilities Department, but she isn’t…
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.…
Sweet Home wrestlers compete in Fargo
Six Sweet Home teens competed at the 16U Junior Wrestling National Championships held July 16-20 in Fargo, N.D.…
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…
Around Town (July 27, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Commentary: Amidst Jamboree celebration, election begins (July 27, 2022)
Normally, at this time of year, we’re writing an editorial welcoming visitors to Sweet Home. We’d be writing…
Commissioners discuss rural garbage rate adjustments
The process of adjusting solid waste sanitation rates for the three companies that provide services to rural residents…
Wiley Creek Shop Fire
A fire destroyed a shop and damaged two vehicles Monday morning, July 25, at 44060 Wiley Creek Drive.…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (July 27, 2022)
Monthly News — The Senior Center will be closed on July 28 and 29 during the Oregon Jamboree.…
Destructive emerald ash borer detected in Oregon
The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the impacts…
Real Estate (July 27, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during June 2022.…
Letter: Thanks for fresh paint on buildings (July 27, 2022)
Editor: A couple of years ago I complained about ugly gray paint on too many buildings in our…
Alice Grovom
Alice Louise Grovom, 96, of Sweet Home, died July 19, 2022. She was born Dec. 9, 1925, in…
From Our Files (July 27, 2022)
July 27, 1972 The Sweet Home Green Peter Boat, Yacht and Regatta Association assisted in placing a new…