Scholarships available for students pursuing health care
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is accepting scholarship application programs for east Linn County students pursuing careers in…
Sweet Home celebrates 35th anniversary with Tree City USA
Sweet Home is marking a major milestone this year with the national Tree City USA program of the…
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…
Boys power way to second in district swimming, as girls win ninth straight
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home’s girls won their ninth straight Special District 3 swimming…
Daniel Rivers
Daniel B. Rivers, 68, of Sweet Home, died in his sleep in his home Feb. 8, 2022, after…
Pamela Sue Bentley
Pamela Sue Bentley, 66, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away peacefully in her Albany home Feb.…
Charles W. “Bill” Sieg Sr.
Charles William Sieg Sr., 94, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Bill was born June…
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore
Mabel Ruth (Randall) Sisemore, 94, of Sweet Home and Davis, Calif., passed away peacefully, on Feb. 6, 2022…
From Our Files (Feb. 16, 2022)
Feb. 17, 1972 About 60 people crowded into the school district conference room for the school board meeting…
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.…
Wins keep girls in hoops playoffs contention
Two home wins last week propelled Sweet Home girls basketball to a .500 league record of 5-5, and…
Boys still hunting for league basketball win
Still in search of their first win in the 4A-3 Oregon West Conference, Sweet Home boys basketball lost…
Around Town (Feb. 9, 2022)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to…
Police arrest one in attack on junior high student
Police have arrested a teenager who is suspected of participating in an attack Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, on…
Rollover in Narrows
Driver Collette Ann Valentine, 20, center, stands next to a Toyota pickup that rolled on the icy surface…
State updates salmonid habitat map
The State of Oregon last week released an updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities…
Public Safety (Feb. 9, 2022)
January 31 8:25 a.m. – Caller reported that mailbox was open, some mail was on the ground in…
State: Indoor mask rule to be lifted by March 31
Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials…
Santiam State Forest delivers $11.3 million for county and local services
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties last week, highlighting economic,…
Sweet Home man arrested after report of road rage incident
A Sweet Home man was arrested Feb. 1 after a “road rage” incident that reportedly began on South…
County commissioners agree to sell Sweet Home mill site to firm owned by Josh Victor
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed unanimously Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, to sell…
Death Notices (Feb. 9, 2022)
Roger Dale Godell, 71, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 3, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Commentary: Bright side of COVID: Parents are thinking of new ways to teach kids (Feb. 9, 2022)
By Kathryn Hickok Oregon students are now half-way through their third school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began.…
From Our Files (Feb. 9, 2022)
February 10, 1972 For the second time in eight days, a motel has been the target for out-of-control…