Death Notices (April 3, 2022)
Doris Rose Klapprich, 94, of Sweet Home, died April 1, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Jack Roy Henthorne
Jack Roy Henthorne, 65, of Sweet Home, passed away March 29, 2022. He was born June 19, 1956,…
Track athletes make gains in loss to Cascade
Sweet Home’s track and field squad got a dose of reality in their second meet of the season,…
Softball team scores three wins
Sweet Home softball started off league play on the right foot last week, earning three conference victories. The…
Husky golfers third in official team opener
In their first official team match of the season, Sweet Home’s boys finished third at Salishan in Newport…
Boys split non-league baseball contests
Sweet Home baseball (2-5) went 1-1 on the week in two non-league games, beating Cottage Grove 14-0 on…
Around Town (March 30, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
From Our Files (March 30, 2022)
March 30, 1972 A pioneer cemetery was recently deeded to the Sweet Home Cemetery District by the Evangelical…
Final suspect arrested in assault on Sweet Home boy
Sweet Home police have announced the arrest of a final suspect in the beating attack on a 13-year-old…
DSA honors Tim McQueary
The late Tim McQueary, a former Sweet Home mayor and longtime community activist, has been honored with the…
Drivers: Remove studded tires by March 31
With the arrival of spring comes the annual removal of studded tires, to be completed by Thursday, March…
County lists top felonies, misdemeanors for 2021
For the first time since Doug Marteeny became Linn County District Attorney in 2013, criminal offenses associated with…
Linn County DA distributes employee awards
The Linn County District Attorney’s Office recently recognized three employees for their work over the past year. —…
County youth receive training to help find jobs
Eleven youth from the Linn Juvenile Detention Center, Benton County Juvenile Department, Albany Options School and Jack Street…
Public Safety (March 30, 2022)
March 21 10:54 a.m. – Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen Tilt Deck trailer that had been reported to…
Motorcyclist killed in Brush Creek Road crash
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday, March 22, when his motorcycle crashed in the 24700 block of Brush Creek…
Sweet Home baseball teams fall to tough pitching in Hidden Valley tourney
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home softball team won three of four games during…
Commentary: Wastewater plant funding a windfall for SH
Wow. $30 million. That’s quite a good-bye gift from Congressman Pete DeFazio, who’s served Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District…
Obituaries (March 30, 2022)
Tawni Blu Anderson, 27, of Lebanon, died March 18, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Around Town (March 23, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Rookies make immediate impact in Huskies’ first track meet
Thursday’s track opener at Junction City was a brand new experience for many of Sweet Home’s track athletes…
Death Notices (March 23, 2022)
Jean Alice Herbert, 83, of Lebanon, died March 12, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
Real Estate (March 23, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during February 2022.…
Roseanne Lupoli Fitzsimons
Roseanne Virginia Lupoli Fitzsimons, 53, of Sweet Home, died March 14, 2022. She was born June 1, 1968…
David Phillips
David Duane Phillips, 66, of Sweet Home, died March 12, 2022, of a heart problem. He was born…