The New Era
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Around Town April 22, 2020
Blood drive at local church Wednesday Sweet Home Evangelical Church will host a blood drive from 2 to…
April 22, 2020
COVID-19 cases, local deaths, rise slowly in county
The total number of positive COVID-19 tests statewide increased to 1,956 as of Monday morning, up from 1,584…
April 22, 2020
COVID-19 shutdown in Philippines presents challenges beyond those in U.S.
Tim Swanson Editor’s note: Tim Swanson, formerly an elementary school teacher in Sweet Home, and his family have…
April 22, 2020
Public Safety Log April 22, 2020
April 20 12:28 a.m. – Breanna Marie Mansell, 26, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to comply…
April 22, 2020
Sheriff’s Office getting help in ID’ing remains found east of SH
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its attempt to identify two sets of human remains found in…
April 22, 2020
Lebanon’s Strawberry Festival canceled
The 2020 Lebanon Strawberry Festival has been canceled, organizers announced Monday, April 20. “After careful consideration for the…
April 22, 2020
Salem woman dies in crash after hitting 2 cars at ‘excessive’ speed
A Salem woman was killed after traveling into Sweet Home at a high rate of speed and colliding…
April 22, 2020
Staying home truly does save lives
By Adam Brady, MD and Robert Turngren, MD Thank you for staying home to save lives. The good…
April 22, 2020
Time to reel in public spending
Editor: City of Sweet Home may have to look at layoffs, due to overspending, and find other ways…
April 22, 2020
Meat markets ideal for spread of virus
Editor: Humans are cutting down forests, wiping out all other life forms habitats on a massive scale. Eighty…
April 22, 2020
Vinton Timely Mason
June 18, 1933 – April 12, 2020 Vinton Timely Mason, 86, passed away on April 12, 2020 in…
April 22, 2020
Adam Mitchell Spencer
May 8, 1982 – April 19, 2020 Adam Mitchell Spencer, 37, of Sweet Home, passed away Sunday, April…
April 22, 2020
Phillip Palkki
Oct. 4, 1926 – April 3, 2020 Phillip Harold Palkki, 93, of Sweet Home, died at 6:50 p.m.…
April 22, 2020
Fairie ‘F. Lynn’ Lassley
Nov. 5, 1947 – April 1, 2020 Lynn Lassley, 72, or Albany passed away April 1, 2020 due…
April 22, 2020
Joe Jenkins
April 27, 1929 – April 14, 2020 Joe Jenkins, 90, of Sweet Home, peacefully passed away at 10:09…
April 22, 2020
Daniel Fred Schroeder
Sept. 30, 1958 – April 10, 2020 Daniel Fred Schroeder, age 61, of Sweet Home, passed away on…
April 22, 2020
Around Town April 15, 2020
Forestry group to offer scholarships Linn County Small Woodlands Association is offering four $2,000 scholarships to students graduating…
April 15, 2020
District seeks ways to honor ’20 graduates
School officials are working on plans to recognize and honor the Class of 2020 in lieu of regular…
April 15, 2020
Crash kills Salem woman near intersection of Main, Pleasant Valley
A Salem woman died Thursday evening, April 16, in a three-car collision near the intersection of Main Street…
April 15, 2020
OSAA cancels high school sports for remainder of year
Per Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement last week that Oregon schools will be closed to in-person learning for the…
April 15, 2020
Robert Wayne Sullivan
Feb. 17, 1939 – April 5, 2020 Robert Wayne Sullivan, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away April 5,…
April 15, 2020
Richards will stand for rural way of life
Editor: By this letter I support and endorse Dylan Richards as a Republican Candidate for Oregon’s House District…
April 15, 2020
Peggy Bird-Rolph
March 23, 1962 – April 1, 2020 Peggy Diane Bird-Rolph, the belle of the ball, has left the…
April 15, 2020