Edward Belveal
Edward Palmer Belveal, 93, of Sweet Home, Oregon died June 20, 2019 at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House…
Michael Burghart
Michael Burghart, 78, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died June 25, 2019 in Salem after a short illness.…
Death Notices – July 3, 2019
Henry Ithamer Stagg, 79, of Sweet Home died June 25, 2019. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Robert Lee Ikola
Robert Lee Ikola, 67, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday. He was born July 2, 1951 in Cottage…
Around Town – June 26, 2019
Breakfast at Elks Sunday morning The Elkettes of Sweet Home serve breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. every…
Circuit Court: Local woman pleads no contest to vehicle theft
Carrie Lynn Whitten of Sweet Home pleaded no contest May 28 in Linn County Circuit Court to unauthorized…
Real estate sold in east Linn County – May 2019
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during May 2019.…
Progress at the Junior High
Contractors from R.J. Armstrong prepare to pour concrete for the new offices after pouring the new gym floor…
Public Safety June 26, 2019
June 24 5 a.m. – Officer located plates on the wrong vehicle, 1200 block of 23rd. Plates seized.…
House burns on 27th Avenue
Flames are visible in a window, above as firefighters approach a house at 1190 27th Ave. Friday morning,…
Sweet Home High School Spring Honor Roll
Seniors 4.00 – Christian Black, Sarah Hewitt, Alisha Isabell, Sydney Mauer, Austin Olin, Ella Parker, Zachary Parkhurst, Maddie…
Sweet Home Junior High Spring Honor Roll
Eighth Grade 4.00 – Taryn Abbott, Brookelynn Burke, Leilanie Chao, Zoey Erevia, Alexis Franklin, Kylie Hayes, Rylie Hooley,…
East Linn Christian Academy Second Semester Honor Roll
High School 4.00 – Aden Aerni, Gavin Baker, Emma Bowler, Madeline Bowler, Susannah Cray, Shayla Hatfield, Benjamin Johnson,…
2019 Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Collette Valentine
Sportsman’s Holiday Princess Collette Valentine says she wouldn’t have passed up the opportunity to be part of the…
New economic development director brings education, small-town experience to SH
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home’s new community and economic development director says he…
Pedestrian struck on Cedar Street
Bystanders, bottom, shade the victim of a low-impact vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on Cedar Street as medics, above, load her…
All-League Huskies
These athletes are among those who earned All-League or All-State – or equivalent – honors for spring sports.…
Issues in Salem bigger than just laws
It’s been a wild end of the week in Salem. Of course, from the perspective of much of…
Proposed tower unnecessarily tall
Editor: I want to thank the city, its workers, and all the volunteers that put in the time…
Juanita Luella Harper Bradshaw
Juanita Luella Harper Bradshaw, 92, a former Sweet Home resident, passed away in Pendleton June 13, 2019. She…
Michael Epperson
Michael Jay Epperson, 60, of Sweet Home, died June 22, 2019. He was born March 5, 1959 in…
South wins All-Star baseball series
Colton Smith, left, and Nate Virtue hold plaques commemorating their team’s victory in the annual All-Star Baseball series…
Doug Peargin named swimming Coach of the Year – for 7th time
Sweet Home Coach Doug Peargin was named this year’s Coach of the Year for 4A-3A-2A-1A girls swimming at…
