Arrests in attack on teen now at five
Sweet Home Police Department announced Friday, Feb. 25, that they have arrested four additional suspects in the Feb.…
Fire destroys Willow Street home
Fire destroyed a home at 1907 Willow St. early Wednesday morning, Feb. 23. According to a Sweet Home…
Towry out as city manager
Ray Towry resigned as Sweet Home’s city manager Friday, Feb. 18, during a special meeting of the Sweet…
Facing, braving the heat
By Scott Swanson and Sarah Brown Of The New Era When Mike Pomeroy’s wife Ronda asked him earlier this…
Sweet Home School District February ESPY Award Winners
Foster School: Violet Wilson and Blake Bellon, second grade. Oak Heights School: Abigail Meek, third grade; and Jaxson…
County extends Knife River enterprise zone
Albany-Millersburg Economic Development Corporation president John Pascone on Tuesday, Feb. 15, asked the Linn County Board of Commissioners…
Public Safety (Feb. 23, 2022)
February 14 5:50 a.m. – Kyle Travis Immel, 34, was cited for careless driving, 1300 block of Clark…
Cheer showcase
See more shots from the day in our online photo gallery.
Real Estate Sold (Feb. 23, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late December…
President Biden having difficulty embracing coronavirus normality
By Rich Lowry Joe Biden was the candidate of normality who hasn’t been able to deliver it, particularly…
Imogene ‘Kay’ Rosencrantz
Imogene “Kay” Rosencrantz, 82, of Foster, passed away Saturday, Feb. 19. 2022. She was born Sept. 14, 1939,…
Carol Salmon
Carol J. Salmon, 80, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 1, 2021. She loved and faithfully served her Savior…
Death Notices (Feb. 23, 2022)
Maureen Eileen Miner, 61, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 18, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Boys basketball: Aiker pours in 28 points in loss at Newport
Sophomore Nathan Aiker scored 28 points in Sweet Home’s 65-47 loss at Newport (9-13) Friday, Feb. 18, recording…
From Our Files (Feb. 23, 2022)
Feb. 24, 1972 A traffic accident at 4219 Hwy. 20 sent Everett Taylor to the hospital and left…
Wrestlers heading to Culver, Cascade this week for state meets
Sweet Home’s wrestlers will defend their state team championship Saturday, Feb. 26, at the 4A tournament at Cascade…
Around Town (Feb. 16, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Former Portland mayor was compassionate, practical
By Dr. Eric Fruits Fewer than half of today’s Portlanders were here when John Elwood “Bud” Clark, Jr.…
Santiam Canyon relief fund gets $245K for 2020 wildfires
The Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund, established after the 400,000-acre-plus conflagration that destroyed 1,500 structures in Linn, Jefferson,…
Lights … camera … FESTIVAL!
In the second photo, Ray Nomoto Robison of Medford, director of the winning film in the inaugural Reel…
Charles W. “Bill” Sieg Sr.
Charles William Sieg Sr., 94, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Bill was born June…
Pamela Sue Bentley
Pamela Sue Bentley, 66, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully in her Albany home Feb.…
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore, 94, of Sweet Home and Davis, Calif., passed away peacefully, on Feb. 6, 2022…
Daniel Rivers
Daniel B. Rivers, 68, of Sweet Home, died in his sleep in his home Feb. 8, 2022, after…
From Our Files (Feb. 16, 2022)
Feb. 17, 1972 About 60 people crowded into the school district conference room for the school board meeting…