County employee arrested on embezzlement charges
The office manager for the Linn County Planning and Building Department was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 19, on suspicion…
OSU researchers find eDNA method trumps electrolysis in fish counts
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any…
Repairing America starts right here
Editor: I am a Linn County resident, living halfway between Sweet Home and Lebanon I am a senior…
Trump’s outsider, so he’s disliked
Editor: I’m thinking back a decade or two to the time when there were no “Tweets.” Presidents did…
Roberta ‘Bobbi’ Gayle Gerard
June 18, 1953 – Jan 16, 2021 Bobbi Gerard, 67, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan. 16, 2021…
Kenneth Wayne Gregory
June 14, 1939- Dec. 19, 2020 Ken’s story begins on June 14, 1939 near the orange groves of…
Charles Clark
March 17, 1953 – Jan. 4, 2021 Charles C. Clark, 67, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 4, 2021.…
Diane Ikola
Sept. 16, 1945 – Jan. 18, 2021 Diane Lorraine Ikola, 75, of Sweet Home died Jan. 18. 2021.…
Keith Blondin
April 5, 1987 – Jan. 17, 2021 Keith Andrew Blondin, 33, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 17, 2021…
Around Town Jan. 20, 2021
Area church hosts grief support group A Women’s Grief Support Group meets every other Friday night at Calvary…
Grants available for local cultural activities
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Local students named to OSU fall Honor Roll
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll for fall term 2020 have been announced by…
Public Safety Log Jan. 20, 2021
Jan. 11 5:10 a.m. – Caller reported she heard something like a gunshot or firework and then a…
USFWS reduces spotted owl critical habitat by nearly 3.5 million acres
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week finalized a new rule revising the designation of critical habitat…
OSU veterinarians perform emergency surgery to save K-9
By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University Writer Following eight hours of complex surgery at Oregon State University’s Carlson…
Why COVID relief is problematical
By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson Americans are known to have big hearts. When disaster strikes, Americans unselfishly and…
American culture war’s long history
Editor: America’s current culture wars originate from the values conflict found between two revolutions: America’s in 1776, and…
Saddened by division in U.S.
Editor: When I returned from Vietnam in 1969 (U.S. Marines Infantry), many in my generation opposed the war…
Letter’s conclusions may be unfounded
Editor: While I understand Chuck Thompson’s concerns raised in his Letter to the Editor (Jan. 13), I am…
Writer appreciates ‘accurate’ reports
Editor: I would like to thank the staff at The New Era for the lengths they go to…
Humility might be answer to strife
Editor: I, like many others, am struggling and stressed trying to make sense of the turmoil that is…
Thomas Frederick Erbes
April 10, 1934 – Jan. 14, 2021 Thomas “Tom” F. Erbes, 86, of Sweet Home, was beckoned home…
Bob Moore
May 23, 1940 – Jan. 1, 2021 Bob Moore was born May 23, 1940 in Defoe, Ky. He…
Jill LeVern Namitz
Oct. 11, 1944 – Jan. 9, 2021 Jill LeVern Namitz, 76, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday, Jan.…
James ‘Jim’ Anthony Mehn
June 12, 1934 – Jan. 9, 2021 James “Jim” Anthony Mehn, age 86, of Lebanon/Sweet Home, passed away…