Public Safety Log March 25, 2020
March 22 4:15 a.m. – Caller reported that she spooked a male attempting to break into her vehicle…
Remembering Sunshine Week: Fighting a virus with truth, transparency
By Ken Paulson As the scope and threat of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clear, people all over the…
Christina Ross
Oct. 8, 1952 – March 20, 2020 Christina “Chris” Jo Ross, 67, of Sweet Home, died March 20,…
Marian Nelson
Feb. 6, 1931 – March 21, 2020 Marian E. Nelson, 89, of Sweet Home, died peacefully on March…
OSAA extends ban on sports, practice, through end of April
Following Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement on March 18, extending statewide school closures through April 28, the Oregon School…
Jason Darrel Graham
Aug. 20, 1976 – March 15, 2020 Jason Darrel Graham, 43, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday, March…
Joyce Barnhart
April 29, 1953 – March 20, 2020 Joyce Marie Barnhart, 66, of Sweet Home died March 20, 2020.…
Geraldine ‘Gary Anne’ Smith
December 14, 1928 – March 12, 2020 Geraldine “Gary Anne” Groshong Smith, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Carol Bilbrey
June 26, 1944 – March 13, 2020 Carol Sue (Todd) Bilbrey, 75, of Foster, died March 13, 2020.…
Leah Hufford
July 18, 1928 – March 20, 2020 Leah Mardelle Hufford, 91, of Sweet Home, known to her friends…
Ruby Irby
Feb. 29, 1932 – March 17, 2020 Ruby Christine Irby, 88, of Sweet Home, died March 17, 2020.…
Around Town March 18, 2020
Editor’s note: Due to restrictions on public gatherings and other developments occurring even as The New Era goes…
Arlene Sorseth
November 15, 1921 – March 5, 2020 Arlene was born on a farm near Sweet Home, Oregon, to…
Gerald Mink
Dec. 30, 1956 – March 4, 2020 Gerald W. Mink, 63, of Sweet Home, died March 4, 2020…
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…
‘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…
