COVID restraints population control
Editor: As I re-read the letter by Debbie Woody and Linda Cutright in last week’s The New Era,…
Trump’s COVID leadership faulty
Editor: In the Dec. 30, 2020 edition of The New Era, Ms. Woody and Ms. Cutright express their…
Wilbert Johnson
Nov. 7, 1936 – Dec. 29, 2020 Wilbert Carl Johnson, 84, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 29, 2020.…
Kenneth Noah
March 23, 1931 – Dec. 17, 2020 Kenneth Leslie Noah, 89, of Sweet Home died Dec. 17, 2020.…
Wanda Mulholland
May 23, 1933 – Dec. 28, 2020 Wanda Alene Mulholland, 87, of Sweet Homewas born in Vandervoort, Ark.,…
Alice Blanco-Curtis
Dec. 23, 1929 – Jan. 2, 2021 Alice Blanco-Curtis, 91, a former Sweet Home resident, died Jan. 2,…
Around Town Dec. 30, 2020
Gallery Calapooia Aesop’s fables show Works by Albany painter Mary Ridler will be featured at Gallery Calapooia for…
COVID numbers don’t add up to rules
Editor: Regarding Kelly Kenoyer’s opinion piece, published in the Dec. 16 edition: We understand the strain that everyone…
Berdina Emmert
June 10, 1928 – Dec. 18, 2020 Berdina Ann Emmert, 92, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 18, 2020.…
District mulls options after Gov. Brown changes policy
The New Era Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday, Dec. 23, directed the Oregon Department of Education and the…
Public Safety Dec. 30, 2020
Dec. 21 7:13 a.m. – Caller reported her neighbor drove into a ditch, 2600 block of Harding. Officer…
Sewing shop’s Lerena Ruby closing after 26 years, decade after originally planned
Lerena Ruby stands in her Seamingly Creative sewing goods store at 1245 Main St. as she has for…
We review the events of 2020, part 1: Great start to a challenging year
We’ve said it before, but we’ll repeat for emphasis: What a year. Our annual Review of the Year…
Pandemic result: economic cruelty
By Rich Lowry Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were…
Raquel Dawn Gonzalez Ndzeidze
Oct. 18, 1981 – Dec. 17, 2020 Raquel Dawn Gonzalez Ndzeidze, 39, of Corvallis, passed away Dec. 17,…
Edward O. Miller
Aug. 29, 1941 – Dec. 21, 2020 Edward O. Miller, 79, of Sweet Home passed away Dec. 21,…
Around Town Dec. 23, 2020
Small business training for free Linn-Benton Community College’s Small Business Development Center offers a variety of business classes…
Ted and Kathleen Franks celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Ted and Kathleen Franks, of Sweet Home, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary recently. They were married Nov. 24,…
Efforts under way to raise funds for businesses shuttered by COVID
Efforts are under way to provide opportunities for the community to help two local businesses that have been…
Public Safety Log Dec. 23, 2020
Dec. 14 7:06 a.m. – Caller reported a truck parked behind a building with extension cords plugged into…
Governor turns responsibility for opening schools over to local districts
Gov. Kate Brown today (Wednesday, Dec. 23) directed the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to implement…
Biggest joy of serving in House is hanging with local residents
Sherrie Sprenger My nearly 13 years in the legislature will be wrapping up in the next couple weeks.…
In Loving Memory of Bob Pipkin
May 7, 1940 – Dec. 1, 2020 Bob was born in Hugo, Okla. to young, poor farmers. His…
Seeking true peace in turbulent times
Christmas, for many in our society, is supposed to be about family, presents, comfort and joy, generosity toward…