From Our Files: May 28, 2025
June 1, 1950 The Sweet Home Swimming Pool Association, inactive for several months, was reorganized when new…
OSP traffic stop in Linn County leads to seizure of 60 pounds of fentanyl
A Oregon State Police K-9 team located a large quantity of fentanyl during traffic stop on Interstate 5…
Motorcyclist injured in crash at Menear’s Bend
A collision between a motorcycle and a car on the tight curve near Menear’s Bend on Hwy. 20…
Scene Around Town: May 21, 2025
Oak Heights holds annual carnival, auction There as a lot going on Saturday evening, May 10, at Oak…
Death Notices: May 21, 2025
Louis Anjo Oct. 10, 1931 – April 28, 2025 A memorial service for Louis Joseph Anjo, 93, of…
Dorothy Jane Grove
Dorothy Grove Dec. 12, 1931 – May 12, 2025 Dorothy Jane Grove, 93, of Lebanon passed away May…
Events: May 21, 2025
Transformational Living Class Sweet Home Evangelical Church is hosting a Transformational Living class at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Classes …
Police Logs: May 21, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Opinion: Autonomous in Oregon?
Washington legislator offers new spin on rural-urban divide. By Randy Stapilus Oregon Capital Chronicle The idea of Greater…
Circuit Court: May 21, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Real Estate Sold: May 21, 2025
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late March…
From Our Files: May 21, 2025
May 25, 1950 Four high school students received minor injuries when an unidentified roadside vandal threw a…
William Hockett
William Hockett Sept. 5, 1936 – March 27, 2025 A memorial service for William Clark Hockett, 88, of…
SHFAD battles house fire on Surrey Lane
Firefighters battle a blaze that severely damaged a home on Surrey Lane, off Ames Creek Road, early Tuesday…
Death Notices: May 14, 2025
William Hockett Sept. 5, 1936 – March 27, 2025 A memorial service for William Clark Hockett, 88, of…
Peggy Ann Dain
Peggy Dain Nov. 19, 1939 – May 6, 2025 Peggy Ann Dain, 85, of Sweet Home passed away…
Events: May 14, 2025
Transformational Living Class Sweet Home Evangelical Church is hosting a Transformational Living class at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Classes …
Updated: Police Logs: May 14, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: May 14, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Track: Huskies continue to score PR’s, despite depleted lineup
Despite a limited line-up and some athlete fatigue, Sweet Home’s boys finished fourth out of 17 teams and…
PEO Chapter DD announces scholarship recipients
The Philanthropic Education Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter DD has announced this year’s scholarship recipients. Luka Ogden received a Marguerite…
Rescue on Gordon Meadows Trail
A hiker was rescued Tuesday afternoon, May 6, after a search by Linn County Search and Rescue team…
Scene Around Town: May 14, 2025
Beautification Basket Winner India Rose Miner holds a flower basket she won at the Arbor Day event in…