Dear Editor: Does he have guts to do right thing?
Editor: Last night I was sitting across from the business offices in the 400 block of Main Street…
Dear Editor: McKern’s piece on horses elicits memories
Editor: I always enjoy Roberta McKern’s stories. Her piece in the July 1 edition, about horses, reminded me…
Dear Editor: Hurt doesn’t have to be the last word
Editor: I’ve noticed something about our current generation – many of us have been taught to center our…
Cut the Gut car cruise arrives in Sweet Home Friday
Registration is open for the ninth Annual Icebox Cut the Gut Car Cruise, taking place in downtown Sweet…
Lebanon alumna to intern with Smithsonian
Michelle Kyle, a 2017 graduate of Lebanon High School and current student at Oregon State University, earned a…
Chips ‘n’ Splinters variety to highlight patriotic local talent
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Patriotic music, hometown talent, familiar songs, and a celebration of America’s…
Sweet Home’s Manna Meals to split from SHEM
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has announced a change for the Manna Meals program. In a statement issued last…
Lori Kay (Evenson) Samuels
Lori (Evenson) Samuels June 16, 1959 – June 13, 2026 Lori Kay (Evenson) Samuels, passed away peacefully, surrounded…
Donna Joan Hickey
Donna Hickey Dec. 22, 1937 – June 30, 2026 Donna Joan Hickey, 88, of Sweet Home passed away…
Gerald John Leest
Gerald Leest May 26, 1937 – June 26, 2026 Gerald John Leest, 89, of Sweet Home. passed away…
Death Notices: July 8, 2026 issue
Madeline Joyce Barnes, 82, of Brownsville, passed away July 4, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Real Estate Sold: July 8, 2026 issue
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville, Halsey area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late…
Circuit Court: July 8, 2026 issue
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 8, 2026 issue
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events Around Town
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
From Our Files: July 1, 2026
July 12, 1951 Sweet Home’s water situation got worse when an overworked water pump gave up under…
Local Semiquincentennial celebrations planned
So… How to celebrate the Big One – America’s 250th? Fourth of July events in Linn County range…
Three fires squeeze LFD
Lebanon Fire District crews responded over a 24-hour period, starting Wednesday evening, to three significant fire incidents. The…
Scene Around Town: July 1, 2026
Overturned in the Narrows Oregon State Police responded to a single non-injury crash involving a grey CMV, above,…
The Unanimous Declaration of the 13 United States of America
Editor’s note: This is a fairly faithful edition of the original Declaration of Independence, written (except for our…
Events: July 1, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule…
Dear Editor: Results of May 19 election are telling
Editor: The results of the May 19 election told us more than all of the polls and news…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 1, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…