Oregon now in statewide fire season
As of July 1, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts are now in fire season. This means that…
BLM sells $5.7 million Oregon timber
The Bureau of Land Management sold 19.2 million board feet of timber across 772 public acres for $5,726,255…
Ralph Harold Anderegg
Oct. 31, 1945 – June 30, 2025 Ralph Harold Anderegg, 79, of Sweet Home, passed away June…
Jerome Alan Simon
Jerome Simon April 20, 1969 – June 13, 2025 Jerome Alan Simon, 56, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Lester Troy Coady
Lester Coady Feb. 4, 1928 – June 21, 2025 Lester Troy Coady, Lester Coady, 97, a former resident…
Jon Roger Carrico
Jon Carrico Feb. 22, 1952 – June 21, 2025 Jon Roger Carrico, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Leah Ledeana Lassley
Leah Lassley May 31, 1951 – June 23, 2025 Leah Ledeana Lassley, 74, of Eugene, passed away June…
Dorothy May (Erwin) Johnston
Dorothy May Johnston Dec. 28, 1945 – June 22, 2025 Dorothy May (Erwin) Johnston, 79, of Brownsville, peacefully…
Death Notices: July 2, 2025
William Marshall Aug. 23, 1954 – June 27, 2025 William Douglas Marshall, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 2, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: July 2, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Events: July 2, 2025
Lumberjack Breakfast returns this weekend The East Albany Lions Club’s Lumberjack Breakfast, a beloved community tradition returning…
Chips-N-Splinters to kick off Sportsman’s Holiday events
David Dominy will return this year to emcee the Chips-N-Splinters show alongside new sidekick Kyle Fischer. The “Dave-N-Kyle…
Sweet Home teams compete in JBO districts
Sweet Home’s Junior National Green Team, coached by Phil Utter, is headed to Portland July 11-13 for the…
Structural fires dominate Saturday’s calls
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance responded to multiple calls for two back-to-back structure fires starting at around 5…
Defensible space, building materials make big difference in fire test
In less than an hour, a model home in Salem was reduced to ashes by fire while the…
Eyes on a Classic
Above, Ty Jewell scrutinizes a Model A Ford as he judges entries during the Sweet Home Sweet Ride…
Huskies compete with nation’s elite at Nike Outdoor Nationals
Six Sweet Home athletes competed June 19-22 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals held at Hayward Field at the…
From Our Files – July 9, 2025
July 13, 1950 The subject of a three-week manhunt, Jerry Macomber, 27, was nabbed in Medford after…
Scio man arrested on wide variety of charges
A Scio man was arrested Monday, June 23, after an investigation into multiple sex offenses, Linn County Sheriff…
Scio man sentenced to 102 years for molestations
A Scio man was sentenced Friday, June 27, to 102 years in prison for child molestation, Linn…
From Our Files: July 2, 2025
July 6, 1950 The Sweet Home area received its first 1950 anti-mosquito spray by air and pickup…
Meet the Court: Princess Selah Wright
Princess Selah is the daughter of Garrett and Heather Write and has just finished her junior year at…