Levy math doesn’t bode well for future
Editor: Regarding Ballot Titles 22-184 and 22-185, for continuation of operating levies for Sweet Home Police Services and…
Abortion key to crime decline
Editor: Violent crime nearly quadrupled between 1960 and its peak in 1991, then it fell and kept falling.…
City Hall’s value should be decided by people
There aren’t a lot of historical buildings in Sweet Home, a town that was built rapidly and with…
Alfred Dayton Marrs
July 31, 1947 – Oct. 17, 2020 Alfred Dayton Marrs, 73, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. He…
Janice Richmond
Nov. 9, 1937 – Oct. 11, 2020 Janice Lorraine Richmond, 82, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 11, 2020.…
Ralph Smith
Oct. 19, 1930 – Oct. 16, 2020 Ralph Smith, 89, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 16, 2020. He…
Around Town Oct. 14, 2020
Free class on health with whole foods Samaritan Health Services offers a free health and wellness seminar on…
Phillip Shupp
Nov. 5, 1945 – Sept. 29, 2020 Phillip Forrest Shupp, 74, of Cascadia, died peacefully on Sept. 29,…
Tree Farmers of the Year focus on providing ‘haven’ for critters
By Larry Mauter For The New Era Lee Peterman and Shirley Jolliff have been busy shepherding 80 cut-over…
Public Safety Log Oct. 14, 2020
October 3 12:46 a.m. – Frank Archie Thompson, 46, cited and released on a Sweet Home warrant for…
Driver named in jetski crash that killed boy
Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon has named the driver of the jet ski that struck two small children,…
Nine candidates in race for four Sweet Home City Council seats
Nine candidates, listed below, are on the ballot for four open seats on Sweet Home’s City Council. Four,…
State Senate District 9 Candidates weigh in on issues
Fred Girod, 69 Political Party: Republican Home/Years in District 9: Lyons/nearly all his life. His home in the…
Sweet Home City Council candidates state their views
Why do you want to be a Sweet Home City Council member? James Goble: I would like to…
Levies, measures on ballot deal with law enforcement, drugs, more
Sweet Home voters will see four state initiatives and three local levy renewal requests on their ballots in…
Four candidates in running for County Commission Seat 3
Scott Bruslind, 61 Residence/Family: Resident of Linn County since 1993; lived in Albany 1993-97, Lacomb 1997-Present. Wife Linda…
County Commission Seat 3 candidates state their views
Why do you want to be a Linn County Commissioner? Scott Bruslind: Linda and I met Will Tucker…
Three candidates aim for House of Representatives seat
Jami Cate, 33 Political Party: Republican Home/Years in District 17: Lebanon/33. Education: Oregon State University (B.S. In crop…
House District 17 candidates respond to questions
Describe your view of the proper role of government under the U.S. and Oregon constitutions and how you,…
14-3 baseball score aside, Husky JV’ers ‘glad to be out there’ against Harrisburg
The first baseball game played Thursday, Oct. 8, on the Huskies’ varsity diamond in nearly a year and…
SH gets first softball win in 17 months, 11-6
It had been 17 months since the last time Sweet Home’s softball team took the field at home,…
LBCC hoops and volleyball set to start in February
Although delayed and truncated, the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) South Region Commission recently approved basketball and volleyball schedules…
COVID requires united efforts
Editor: COVID-19. When does the responsibility begin? This is a question I have been struggling with for some…
Robert Thorson Jr.
April 5, 1947 – Sept. 29, 2020 Robert Warren Thorson Jr., 73, of Sweet Home died Sept. 29,…