Michele Andersen
Michele Irene Andersen, 36, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 6, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She…
Kenneth Bate
Kenneth “Ken” W. Bate, 90, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died Aug. 5, 2020 at the Oregon Veterans…
Around Town for August 5, 2020
Friday night music at Marks Ridge Marks Ridge Winery hosts its summer concert series at 7 p.m. Fridays…
Milwaukie man arrested for burglary
A Milwaukie man was arrested Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, on multiple counts of burglary and theft, Sweet Home…
Public Safety Log for August 5, 2020
July 27 8:45 a.m. – Andrew Dallas Samson, 37, cited on a Sweet Home warrant for failure to…
Two injured in crash
Both drivers were taken to Samaritan Lebanon Community HOspital Saturday afternoon after a two-car collision on Main Street,…
Fire damages Tamarack Ridge mobile home
Fire damaged a mobile home in Tamarack Ridge Estates early Tuesday, July 28. A caller reported the fire…
Rallies take place with ‘no issues’
Two rallies held in Sweet Home Friday evening, July 31, were peaceful, with “no issues,” Police Chief Jeff…
Sweet Home man arrested after shooting
A Sweet Home man was arrested Tuesday night, Aug. 4, after a shooting in the area of 49th…
School Board meeting to be online
Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the…
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…
Challenges affect all Americans
Editor: I have no “real” understanding what racism and hate feel like, because I am a 70-year-old white…
Is reporter biased against Trump?
Editor: I attended the Freedom Rally on the 24th of July. I went in support of President Trump.…
Protests can pose difficult challenges
Protests are a challenge for journalists in a number of ways. They can be a cauldron that mixes…
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…
Death Notices for August 5, 2020
Charles “Chaz” Ballard, 59, of Sweet Home died Aug. 2, 2020. No services are scheduled at this time.…
Brandon Schatz
Brandon Scott Schatz, 31, of Sweet Home, died July 31, 2020. He was born April 27, 1989 in…
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,…
James Beers
James Donald Beers, 70, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 1, 2020 in Lebanon. He was born July 31,…
Larry Max Kent
Larry Max Kent, 69, of Sweet Home died Dec. 2, 2019. He was born Sept. 5, 1950 in…
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…
Tin soldiers are coming
Editor: Fifty years ago at Kent State University, the military opened fire on peaceful protestors. The soldiers said,…
Portland mayhem looks planned
Editor: Doesn’t anyone wonder why the mayor of Portland doesn’t want the police to quell the mobs in…