Local youths work on soccer skills — on their own
Husky Field sees action several days a week from local youth soccer players, some of whom show up…
Is reporter biased against Trump?
Editor: I attended the Freedom Rally on the 24th of July. I went in support of President Trump.…
Community needs to rally together
Editor: I want to thank The New Era’s newest reporter Kelly Kenoyer and editor Scott Swanson for their very…
Challenges affect all Americans
Editor: I have no “real” understanding what racism and hate feel like, because I am a 70-year-old white…
Protests can pose difficult challenges
Protests are a challenge for journalists in a number of ways. They can be a cauldron that mixes…
Christopher Klesh
Christopher Klesh, 46, of Sweet Home lost his hard-fought battle with multiple sclerosis and passed away on July…
Rose Nixon
Rose Ellen Nixon, 77, of Sweet Home, died July 25, 2020 in Lebanon. She was born Sept. 17,…
Larry Max Kent
Larry Max Kent, 69, of Sweet Home died Dec. 2, 2019. He was born Sept. 5, 1950 in…
James Beers
James Donald Beers, 70, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 1, 2020 in Lebanon. He was born July 31,…
Death Notices for August 5, 2020
Charles “Chaz” Ballard, 59, of Sweet Home died Aug. 2, 2020. No services are scheduled at this time.…
Around Town July 29, 2020
OSU Extension preservation tips The Oregon State University Extension Service Master Food Preserver program is offering a free…
Tin soldiers are coming
Editor: Fifty years ago at Kent State University, the military opened fire on peaceful protestors. The soldiers said,…
Public Safety Log July 29, 2020
July 27 1:01 a.m. – Caller reported females driving by her house yelling and cursing at her, 1000…
Aumsville man dies after fall on Three Fingered Jack
A hiker died Sunday, July 19, after a fall near Three Fingered Jack Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon…
OSAA: Football, cheer on hold while other sports to start three weeks late
Football and cheerleading are big question marks and other fall sports’ season kick-offs are being delayed until at…
Portland mayhem looks planned
Editor: Doesn’t anyone wonder why the mayor of Portland doesn’t want the police to quell the mobs in…
Zachary James Maynard
Oct. 27, 2013 – July 23, 2020 Zachary James Maynard, 6, of Sweet Home, passed away Thursday, July…
Katherine Chenoweth
June 11, 1927 – July 13, 2020 Katherine Laura Chenoweth, 93, of Sweet Home, died July 13, 2020…
Around Town July 22, 2020
Friday night music at Marks Ridge Marks Ridge Winery hosts its summer concert series at 7 p.m. Fridays…
Ralph James Morse
Sept. 4, 1928 – July 16, 2020 Ralph James Morse, 91, a resident of Sweet Home, died in…
Nuns’ Supreme Court victory for freedom of religion a qualified one
By John A. Sparks The 181-year-old religious order, the Little Sisters of the Poor – unlikely litigants before…
Gerald O’Brien
June 27, 1932 – May 29, 2020 Gerald Walter O’Brien, 87, of Sweet Home died May 29, 2020.…
Carlene Erickson
Aug. 15, 1962 – July 11, 2020 On Saturday, July 11, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones, Carlene…
