SH man collides with suspect allegedly fleeing assault
A Sweet Home man’s car was involved in a collision with another vehicle driven by a man fleeing…
Circuit Court: Driver in fatal crash charged with manslaughter, more
Austyn Wayne Hillsman Austyn Wayne Hillsman, the driver arrested in connection with the May 23 fatal crash that…
Police working on identifying teen tagging suspects
Sweet Home police are investigating six teens involved in tagging the parking lot at Sankey Park and vehicles…
June 8 School Board meeting moved to Junior High
The Sweet Home School District Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the new gym…
City Council to conduct budget hearing June 9
Sweet Home City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, to hold a public hearing on…
2-year-old dies after being struck by pickup on 12th Avenue
A 2-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a pickup in Sweet Home Friday morning. According…
Thorpe, Royer and Hart named Outstanding Wrestlers at long-delayed awards event
State champions Jackson Royer and Travis Thorpe were named the Pat Baxter Outstanding Wrestlers for Sweet Home’s boys…
Reba Jean Gridley
April 15, 1949 – May 26, 2020 Reba Jean Gridley, 71, of Sweet Home peacefully passed away at…
Ronald Rikala
May 21, 1956 – May 27, 2020 Ronald Kelly Rikala, 64, of Sweet Home died peacefully at his…
Jerry Marsh
Jan. 26, 1950 – May 27, 2020 Jerry Edwin Marsh, 70, a former Sweet Home resident, died May…
LUBA ruling more than just NIMBY
Editor: Many thanks to The New Era for covering the LUBA (Land Use Board of Appeals) reversal of…
Science can provide answers, not decisions
By Rich Lowry If you thought the coronavirus presented difficult policy questions, don’t worry – we have science.…
Politicians need to check their facts
Editor: Twitter just fact-checked President Trump for the first time. I hope they continue to do so. I’m…
Around Town May 27, 2020
Elks Drago golf tournament open The Sweet Home Elks are holding their annual Howard Drago Memorial Golf Tournament…
$29.4M city budget OK’d by committee
The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee voted to approve the proposed 2020-21 city budget on Tuesday May…
Sweet Home teens killed in Hwy. 228 crash
Two Sweet Home teens were killed and their younger sister was severely injured early Saturday, May 23, in…
Graduation to include small ceremonies, processional
Sweet Home High School will hold its graduation ceremony over two days, June 4 and 5, in carefully…
Hawaiians’ response to shutdown is family-focused
By Andrew Allen As I write, the island of Hawaii has zero active cases of coronavirus. Yes, we…
Public Safety Log May 27, 2020
May 22 4:45 a.m. – Caller reported someone entered his vehicle and took things, 900 block of 23rd.…
County COVID-19 total now 116
Linn County had seven new reported cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, May 25, for a total…
City Council to hold special meeting Tuesday for public input on local housing, community development needs
The Sweet Home City Council is holding a special meeting Tuesday evening, June 2, to take input from…
Roy Harold Cederstam
Feb. 27, 1931 – May 12, 2020 Roy Harold Cederstam, 89, passed away in peace May 12, 2020…
Frances Lee Ann John
June 3, 1951 – May 11, 2020 Frances “Lee Ann” (Babcock) John, 68, of Salem, formerly of Sweet…
Santa De La Pena
Dec. 20, 1938 – May 14, 2020 Santa De La Pena, 81, of Sweet Home died May 14,…