Sign-up deadlines for local youth sports approaching
Local youth sports leagues are holding signups for spring athletics. The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater…
Rod McCorkhill
Rod McCorkhill, 60, of Sweet Home died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2022. He was born May 9, 1961, in…
Guest commentary: Independent doctors threatened in U.S.?
By Sally C. Pipes Facing declining revenue prospects, physicians are shuttering their private, independent practices to join up…
Around Town (Feb. 23, 2022)
COVID-era heart health tips Feb. 23 Samaritan Health will offer a free virtual seminar on “Heart Health During…
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
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Real Estate Sold (Feb. 23, 2022)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late December…
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…
Girls basketball: Road win over Newport makes 3 in row
The Sweet Home girls’ basketball team took care of business Friday, Feb. 18, with a 50-25 road win…
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…
From Our Files (Feb. 23, 2022)
Feb. 24, 1972 A traffic accident at 4219 Hwy. 20 sent Everett Taylor to the hospital and left…
Imogene ‘Kay’ Rosencrantz
Imogene “Kay” Rosencrantz, 82, of Foster, passed away Saturday, Feb. 19. 2022. She was born Sept. 14, 1939,…
Death Notices (Feb. 23, 2022)
Maureen Eileen Miner, 61, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 18, 2022. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Carol Salmon
Carol J. Salmon, 80, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 1, 2021. She loved and faithfully served her Savior…
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…
Charles W. “Bill” Sieg Sr.
Charles William Sieg Sr., 94, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Bill was born June…
Husky cheer squad takes second at OSAA state championships
The margin for error at the top of Oregon’s competition cheer frontier is, well, very tight. Sweet Home…
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…
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…