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…
Track team starting to round into shape as districts near
Ramping up the competition schedule – in weather that wasn’t exactly conducive to great times, Sweet Home’s track…
Sweet Home wrestlers take home titles from state, U.S. Open
Sweet Home’s wrestlers have been busy the past couple of weeks, competing most recently at the U.S. Open…
Baseball: Huskies can’t find groove against conference-leading Stayton
Sweet Home baseball couldn’t put much pressure on conference-leading Stayton last week, losing 8-0 at home on Wednesday.…
Commentary: Gauging government before we vote (May 4, 2022)
If we needed any proof that an urban-rural (liberal-conservative, ideological) divide truly exists in Oregon, last week’s announcement…
From Our Files (May 4, 2022)
May 4, 1972 David and Bridget Cooper will assume ownership and management of The New Era after buying…
Letter: LBCC measure deserves support (May 4, 2022)
Editor: Linn-Benton Community College is on the May ballot with a proposed bond measure. I plan to vote…
Jerry Kittson
Jerry Alfred Kittson, 84, of Sweet Home, died March 23, 2022. He was born April 15, 1937 in…
Elenore Genevieve Phillips
Elenore Genevieve Phillips, 93, of Sweet Home, passed away April 21, 2022. She was born Nov. 20, 1928,…
Death Notices (May 4, 2022)
Margaret W. Bristow, 96, of Sweet Home, died April 29, 2022. Viewing will be from 5 to 7…
Ramona Marie Mathews
Ramona Marie Mathews, 92, of Sweet Home passed away April 21, 2022. She was born June 6, 1929…
Golfers shoot 405 at Diamond Woods
Sweet Home’s boys finished second in a four-team golf match Monday, May 2, at Diamond Woods in Junction…
Around Town (April 27, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Huskies fall in softball after Stayton gets away
Sweet Home’s softball players watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-2 loss on…
Patricia Medlock
Patricia Ann (Patty) Medlock, 71, a longtime resident of Sweet Home, died April 16, 2022. She was born…
Rose-Marie Allyn
Rose-Marie Allyn, 76, died April 15, 2022 in Corvallis after a brief illness. She was born on Aug.…
John Bauman
John Samuel Bauman, 73, of Sweet Home, died April 15, 2022. He was born Aug. 19, 1948 in…
Husky golfers break 400 at OGA course
Sweet Home’s boys shot their best round of golf this season Monday, April 25, at the Oregon Golf…
Baseball: Huskies fall in close road losses to OWC leader Stayton
Sweet Home baseball lost two close games to the division leader last week. The Huskies, who sit at…
Death Notices (April 27, 2022)
A Celebration of Life for Sherry Johnston, who died Nov. 8, 2021, will be held at 11 a.m.…
Frances Wodtli-Stockdale
Frances Wodtli- Stockdale, 72, of Veneta, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 13, 2022. She was…
William Rodney Rosier Jr.
William Rodney Rosier Jr., 76, of Sweet Home passed away peacefully at home April 22, 2022, while being…
Young Huskies get taste of big-time track at Meet of Champions
Track was back in a big way Saturday, April 23, as Sweet Home – together with Cascade –…