Around Town March 18, 2020
Editor’s note: Due to restrictions on public gatherings and other developments occurring even as The New Era goes…
‘Consistent’ Hunter Coulter named boys basketball MVP
The Sweet Home High School basketball team named junior Hunter Coulter its Most Valuable Player during its annual…
Coronavirus impacts Sweet Home
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson The effects of the coronavirus hit Sweet Home hard going into last weekend…
City Council declares state of emergency, provides relief on utility bills
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council Thursday (March 19) declared a…
Many business remain open; Here’s a status list
The following businesses, in alphabetical order, may have changes to their service during this state of emergency. This…
School closure extended to April 28
Sweet Home schools will now be closed through April 28, along with all other public schools in the…
Public Safety Log March 18, 2020
March 16 6:14 a.m. – Caller reported a shop door was wide open, 2300 block of Main. Officer…
SH man gets sentenced to prison
Darrell Loren Schilling, 51, of Sweet Home was sentenced in Linn County Court on March 6 to 27…
OSAA extend ban on practices, competition through April 28
Following Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement on Tuesday extending statewide school closures through April 28, the Oregon School Activities…
Court will decide railroad battle but right answer may lie elsewhere
Sometimes life throws us a curve ball and that seems to be what has happened to Albany and…
Oregonians need open records to get information we should know
Editor’s note: This week, March 15-21, is Sunshine Week, coinciding with Founding Father James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom…
Gerald Mink
Dec. 30, 1956 – March 4, 2020 Gerald W. Mink, 63, of Sweet Home, died March 4, 2020…
Arlene Sorseth
November 15, 1921 – March 5, 2020 Arlene was born on a farm near Sweet Home, Oregon, to…
Around Town March 11, 2020
Genealogists to host workshop Sweet Home Genealogical Society will hold its 40th annual workshop Friday and Saturday, March…
SH man dies after accidentally shooting himself
Investigators determined that a 65-year-old Sweet Home man died last week from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to…
David Wiggins
March 6, 1971 – March 1, 2020 David Cecil Wiggins, 48, of Sweet Home, died March 1, 2020.…
Luka Ogden named cheer team’s most valuable performer
Freshman Luka Ogden won the Sweet Home High School cheerleaders Pink Pom award, the equivalent of Most Valuable…
