Margaret Bristow
Margaret W. “Peggy” Bristow, 96, of Sweet Home, died April 29, 2022. She was born Oct. 22, 1925,…
Death Notices (May 11, 2022)
Beverlee J. Detlefsen, 93, of Sweet Home, died May 8, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Wanda Cynthia Miner
Wanda Cynthia Miner, 101, of Sweet Home passed away May 4, 2022. She was born March 24, 1921…
James ‘Jim’ William Conklin
James “Jim” William Conklin, 77, passed away at home in Henderson, Nev., on May 1, 2022. He was…
Carol Jean (Ripley) Wence
Jean Wence of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away on April 23, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Phoenix, Ariz.…
Letter: Current Sheriff not an incumbent (May 11, 2022)
Editor: In regard to the election story beginning on the bottom of the front page of the April…
Around Town (May 4, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Elenore Genevieve Phillips
Elenore Genevieve Phillips, 93, of Sweet Home, passed away April 21, 2022. She was born Nov. 20, 1928,…
Young talents on display
City Councilor Diane Gerson hangs art in the gallery at City Hall on Friday, April 29. The exhibit…
Election: Some races draw big fields
This is a big year for some elections for political office in east Linn County. On the May…
Public Safety (May 4, 2022)
April 25 11:14 a.m. – Patrick John Ward, 41, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
Planting for the future
More than two dozen residents, many of them neighbors, turned out Saturday afternoon, April 23, for an Arbor…
SNAP benefits continue
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments this month, Oregon Department…
Searching for the perfect fit
La La Land of Sweet Home gave prom dresses to 14 girls and loaned two tuxedos to boys…
Old Armory Building to receive a new roof
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger on Tuesday, April 19, accepted two bids to re-roof the…
2022 Election Guide: Oregon House District 11 Primary: Democrats
Nina Brenner Nina Brenner, a resident of Scio, is a retired database analyst and software engineer who has…
2022 Election Guide: Oregon House District 11 Primary: Republicans
Jami Cate Jami Cate, 35, of Lebanon, has represented House District 17 for two years, elected in 2020…
2022 Election Guide: Oregon Congressional District 5 Primary: Democrats
Kurt Schrader Kurt Schrader, 70, the incumbent, is a resident of Canby who has represented the 5th District…
2022 Election Guide: Oregon Congressional District 5 Primary: Republicans
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 54, has lived in Happy Valley for 22 years, where she and her husband…
County hires tobacco prevention coordinator
In her new position as the Linn County Public Health Department’s tobacco prevention coordinator, Dani Crabtree will be…
Lebanon, county police logs April 14-28
April 14 4:05 a.m. – Deputy responded to single-vehicle crash in area of Mt. Pleasant Rd./Lacomb Dr. Unknown…
From Our Files (May 4, 2022)
May 4, 1972 David and Bridget Cooper will assume ownership and management of The New Era after buying…
Ramona Marie Mathews
Ramona Marie Mathews, 92, of Sweet Home passed away April 21, 2022. She was born June 6, 1929…
Leland Karns
Leland Howard Karns, 81, of Albany, passed away April 25, 2022. He was born Oct. 11, 1940 in…
Jerry Kittson
Jerry Alfred Kittson, 84, of Sweet Home, died March 23, 2022. He was born April 15, 1937 in…