The New Era
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LCSO quartet recognized for water rescue
The Oregon State Marine Board recognized the “heroic” life-saving efforts of four Linn County Sheriff’s Office personnel who…
December 8, 2021
School district hosting listening sessions
The Sweet Home School District’s school board will hold listening sessions at various locations over the next month…
December 8, 2021
Public Safety (Dec. 8, 2021)
Nov. 29 3:29 a.m. – Catherine Jean Hampton, 31, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
December 8, 2021
Christmas Around Sweet Home
See more photos from the tree-lighting and Shop with a Cop events in our online gallery.
December 8, 2021
Hawthorne students collect food, have fun, in ‘Civil War’ event
Hawthorne sixth-graders load up food they collected during the school’s annual “Civil War” celebration, pitting students and teachers…
December 8, 2021
Wrestling: Husky girls second at Cascadia tourney; boys team fourth
Seniors Paige Chafin and Kami Hart led the Husky girls to a second-place finish at the 20-team Perry…
December 8, 2021
Husky boys open with hoops win over Elmira, hang tough at Gladstone
Sweet Home boys basketball opened their season with a win at home followed by a loss on the…
December 8, 2021
Girls go 1-1 in first week as Burke scores 53 points in 2 games
Sweet Home girls basketball beat Elmira 39-15 on their opening night Dec. 1, but then lost to Gladstone…
December 8, 2021
Swimmers open with wins over Stayton, Blanchet, Kennedy
Sweet Home’s swimmers got their feet wet for the new season Friday, hosting Blanchet, Stayton and Kennedy in…
December 8, 2021
From Our Files (Dec. 8, 2021)
Dec. 9, 1971 A 1913 poster for a wood and steel hydraulic cider press was on show for…
December 8, 2021
Mary Stilwell
Mary Ann Stilwell, 89, of Albany, a former Sweet Home resident, died Nov. 30, 2021. She was born…
December 8, 2021
Charlotte Shirlee Hunter
Charlotte Hunter, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. She was born in Commerce, Oklahoma to Robert and…
December 8, 2021
Carol Andrews
Carol Alice Andrews, 82, of Sweet Home, died Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 25, 2021. She was born Dec. 28,…
December 8, 2021
Around Town (Dec. 1, 2021)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
December 1, 2021
Yon announces retirement as sheriff
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon told Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Nov. 23,…
December 1, 2021
School staffing in state a ‘real, emergency situation’
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle At a Senate Education Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, superintendents and…
December 1, 2021
Corrections (Dec. 1, 2021)
Credit for photos in the Nov. 24 issue of Linn-Benton Community College’s run to the Northwest Athletic Conference…
December 1, 2021
Public Safety (Dec. 1, 2021)
November 22 1:22 a.m. – Patrick John Ward, 41, was arrested on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant…
December 1, 2021
John Earle
John “Jack” Lawrence Earle, 85, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 9, 2021, in Salem following a brief illness.…
December 1, 2021
Robert Grissom
Robert “Bob” Leon Grissom, 78, of Sweet Home died Nov. 19, 2021. He was born Dec. 31, 1942…
December 1, 2021
Marjory ‘Margie’ Virlea Kikel
Marjory “Margie” Virlea Kikel, 91, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 24, 2021. She was born Jan. 26, 1930,…
December 1, 2021
Eric ‘Ric’ Jon Olson
Eric “Ric” Jon Olson, 72, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. He was born Feb.…
December 1, 2021
Alice Nicklasson
Alice Faye Nicklasson, 79, of Lebanon, formerly of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2021. She was born March…
December 1, 2021
Sonia Romero
Sonia Haydee Romero, 71, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 22, 2021. She was born June 18, 1950 in…
December 1, 2021
Helen Louise (Fields) Ray
Helen Louise Ray, 89, of Crawfordsville, passed away Nov. 25, 2021, in Lebanon. Helen was born in Oakridge…
December 1, 2021