The New Era
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Linda Lee Delano
Linda Lee Delano, 75, of Sweet Home passed away Feb. 22, 2022. She was born Nov. 22, 1946,…
March 9, 2022
Joseph Patrick Steinbacher
Joseph (Joe) Patrick Steinbacher, 62, a former Sweet Home resident, died Feb. 12, 2022, at Community Hospice Center,…
March 9, 2022
Around Town (March 2, 2022)
Town hall set to discuss clinic Samaritan Health Services is holding a virtual town hall at noon Thursday,…
March 2, 2022
Sweet Home at Oregon Logging Conference
Sweet Home high-schoolers partook in the 84th annual Oregon Logging Conference last week at the Lane County Convention…
March 2, 2022
Super Bowled over at NFL’s biggest game
While most of us watched the Feb. 13 Super Bowl LVI from the comfort of our own homes,…
March 2, 2022
Legislators pitch plans to build more homes, help with down payments
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle Legislative Democrats and local elected leaders from around Oregon on Thursday pitched…
March 2, 2022
School district weighs continued mask mandates
Sweet Home School District issued a survey Friday, Feb. 25, asking parents whether they want masking to continue…
March 2, 2022
High School announces First Semester Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home High School students who have been announced by the school as having made the…
March 2, 2022
Public invited to virtual town hall on Samaritan clinic plans
Samaritan Health Services is on schedule for construction to begin in July 2022 on a new 15,000-square-foot family…
March 2, 2022
Poultry operation opposed at county meeting
Some Scio-area residents on Tuesday, Feb. 22, asked the Linn County Board of Commissioners to oppose construction of…
March 2, 2022
Public Safety (March 2, 2022)
February 21 10:20 a.m. – Kevin Earl Terwilliger, 58, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
March 2, 2022
Chilly Gardening
Sweet Home Beautification Committee volunteers work on the Main Street median as snow flurries fall around them last…
March 2, 2022
Oregon Cultural Trust gets $5.5M in donations in 2021
Donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust surpassed $5.55 million in 2021, a 6.7% increase over 2020’s record-setting results…
March 2, 2022
Early –and icy – morning fire destroys Willow Street home
Fire destroyed a home at 1907 Willow St. early Wednesday morning, Feb. 23. According to a Sweet Home…
March 2, 2022
Roommate sought in connection with Albany man’s death
An Albany man was found dead in his home Friday night, and police are now looking for both…
March 2, 2022
Watch whales on the coast this spring
The spring whale migration begins in March, and the best whale watching sites are open at your favorite…
March 2, 2022
Corps of Engineers hoping ‘atmospheric river’ refills reservoirs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water managers expect an atmospheric river that’s dumping heavy rain in the Pacific…
March 2, 2022
State says Oregon exports to Ukraine, but not much
By Les Zaitz Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s main export to Ukraine is fish but the country represents a…
March 2, 2022
Girls wrestling: Chafin tops in state at 115
Sweet Home senior Paige Chafin ended her high-school wrestling career with her first state title during the 2022…
March 2, 2022
Sign-up deadlines for local youth sports approaching
Local youth sports leagues are holding signups for spring athletics. The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater…
March 2, 2022
Boys basketball: Young Huskies finish two-win season with hope for future
On Tuesday, 2/22/2022, the Sweet Home boys basketball team went 2-22 on the season with a 67-27 home…
March 2, 2022
Guest commentary: Independent doctors threatened in U.S.?
By Sally C. Pipes Facing declining revenue prospects, physicians are shuttering their private, independent practices to join up…
March 2, 2022
From Our Files (March 2, 2022)
March 2, 1972 Mrs. Jim Brown, owner of Maples Grocery at Cascadia, reports a third break-in within the…
March 2, 2022
Rod McCorkhill
Rod McCorkhill, 60, of Sweet Home died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2022. He was born May 9, 1961, in…
March 2, 2022
Around Town (Feb. 23, 2022)
COVID-era heart health tips Feb. 23 Samaritan Health will offer a free virtual seminar on “Heart Health During…
February 23, 2022