Around Town – July 31, 2019
Know a special kid who needs help? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to make…
Public Safety – July 31, 2019
July 28 8:21 a.m. – Caller reported a bike, a bike trailer and a backpack were left on…
Fire danger hits ‘high’ in Sweet Home
The fire danger rating in the Sweet Home area increased to “High” Tuesday morning, July 30, after the…
Sweet Home Municipal Court May, June, July
July 24 n Angulo, Cassandra, no contest, criminal trespass violation, fined $246. n Buttenhoff, Mikeal T., guilty, driving…
Josai visitors get a taste of Sweet Home
Visitors from Josai Gakuen high school in Tokyo, Japan pay a visit, with their Sweet Home hosts, to…
KFIR departs Sweet Home
Joe Van Ras, sales manager for KFIR radio station, moves items out of the radio station’s longtime Pleasant…
Second fatal crash in three days on Brush Creek Road leaves two dead
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a double-fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday evening, July 23, near…
Death Notices – July 31, 2019
Shirley Ann Atkison, 80, of Sweet Home, died July 27, 2019. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
David Blair
David Elroy Blair, 58, of Sweet Home died July 27, 2019. He was born Oct. 31, 1960 in…
Stormy Barge
Stormy Lee Barge, 24, of Sweet Home died July 23, 2019. She was born April 25, 1995 in…
Johnie Fagan
Johnie Russ Fagan, 96, of Sweet Home died July 20, 2019. He was born Nov. 17, 1922 in…
James Roy Seiber
James Roy Seiber, 80, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday, July 25. 2019. He was born Feb. 18,…
Diane Gaye Yunker Green
Diane Gaye Yunker Green passed away on June 29, 2019 after a two-year battle with cancer. She had…
Around Town – July 24, 2019
Free movie at Lebanon mill Scroggins Mill in Lebanon presents Movies at the Mill, a series of classic…
Guitars Under the Stars to be one of popular band’s last stands
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The fourth annual Guitars Under the Stars music festival, scheduled…
TNE staff wins multiple awards in state competition
The New Era received multiple awards, including place-winners in two very competitive categories, in the 2019 Better Newspaper…
SHHS Class of 2019 graduates’ scholarships total nearly $2.2 million
This year’s Sweet Home High School graduates received a total of $2,172,378 in scholarship money, according to the…
Sweet Home Sr. American JBO finishes third at state
Sweet Home finished third in the state Senior American (grades 7-8) tournament held Friday through Sunday in Oregon…
Sweet Home Senior National baseball team places fifth at state
Wyatt Calkins slides into second base against Beaverton during the JBO Senior National (grades 7-8) state tournament. Sweet…
David McGirl
David Joseph McGirl, 43, of Sweet Home, died July 19, 2019. He was born Oct. 8, 1975 in…
Gladys M. Postell
Gladys M. Postell, 96, a longtime Sweet Home resident, passed away June 21, 2019 in Brush Prairie, Wash.…
