Letter: COVID war not a party-line debate
Editor: What we forget in our arguments about masks and vaccinations is, that all people of the world…
Letter: Big thank-you to local legislators
Editor: A huge thank you to Senator Fred Girod, and Representative Jami Cate for all their hard work…
Around Town Aug. 18, 2021
Concerts in the Park continue Lebanon’s Concerts in the Park series continues this year, with performances running from…
Genealogical Society reopens to public
The New Era The Sweet Home Genealogical Society at 1223 Kalmia St. has reopened to the public from…
Public Safety Log Aug. 18, 2021
August 8 2:49 p.m. – Deputies responded to illegal parking situation near Canyon Creek Road and Highway 20.…
Man gets nine years in child pornography case
A Sweet Home man has been sentenced to just over nine years in prison after pleading guilty to…
Linn firefighters assist on Middle Fork fires
About 16 Linn County firefighters comprise a task force dispatched to assist crews battling the 9,000-acre Middle Fork…
SH grad serving aboard nuclear-powered Navy sub
Yunke compares experience, values to hometown By Alvin Plexico U.S. Navy A Sweet Home native is serving in…
Florida native named Linn County’s new Emergency Services Manager
Ric Lentz has packed a lot of incident command and search and rescue experience into his 27 years.…
Sheriff’s Office seeks law-enforcement levy support
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will ask voters in November to support a four-year law enforcement levy of…
DeFazio to hold tele-town hall
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Eugene, will host a tele-town hall meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. DeFazio will…
Pandemic benefit: Increased public awareness?
We appreciate the local town hall meeting, here in Sweet Home, organized by state Rep. Jami Cate and…
Tina Groff
Aug. 3, 1967 – Aug. 4, 2021 Tina Luanne Groff, 54, of Crawfordsville, died Aug. 4, 2021. She…
Roger Lee Dorsey
Oct. 20, 1940 – Aug. 8, 2021 Roger Lee Dorsey of Brownsville, peacefully passed away in his sleep…
Ernest Nelson
July 9, 1931 – Aug. 5, 2021 Ernest A. Nelson, 90, of Sweet Home died Aug. 5, 2021.…
Lincoln Lewelling
Jan. 11, 1958 – July 29, 2021 Lincoln “Grey” Lewelling, 63, of Sweet Home, died July 29, 2021.…
Linn County firefighters sent to assist on Middle Fork Complex fires near Oakridge
The New Era About 16 Linn County firefighters comprise a task force dispatched to assist crews battling the…
Burright memorial service scheduled Aug. 25 in Salem
The New Era A memorial service for retired Oregon State Police Sergeant John Burright will be held at…
Put best face forward for city
Sweet Home has always been a community that responds when there’s a crisis, a need. We recall recent…
Reinstate the recovery order and local control
By Tom Yahraes Dear Governor Brown and Deputy Superintendent Colt Gill, I am submitting my objection to the…