Geraldine “Gerri” Kay Aldrich
Jan. 31, 1961 – Jan. 29, 2019 Geraldine “Gerri” Kay Aldrich, 57, passed away Tuesday. She was born…
Mary Ripley
Aug. 13, 1924 – Feb. 2, 2019 Mary Virginia Ripley, 94, of Sweet Home died peacefully in her…
Jack K. Schmidt
Sept. 25, 1940 – Jan. 27, 2019 Jack K. Schmidt, 78, of Sweet Home, died at home on…
Patrick Duncan
Oct. 28, 1926 – Feb. 2, 2019 Patrick Morrill Duncan, 92, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 2, 2019.…
Around Town Jan. 30, 2019
Free spay/neuter available for cats Now is the perfect time to spay/neuter cats to prevent future litters of…
Snow closes schools in Sweet Home Tuesday morning
About an inch of snow fell in the Sweet Home city limits, just in time to prompt schools…
Public Safety Log Jan. 30, 2019
Jan. 27 12:15 a.m. – Jody Lawrence Maruffo, 40, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to comply…
Boys enter week tied for 4th after hoops split with Sisters, Newport
Sweet Home picked up a win and a loss last week in boys basketball beating Sisters 51-42 at…
Husky wrestlers get final big workout before district and state
It was a big weekend of wrestling for Sweet Home as the girls team won its first big…
Local educators’ work impressive
Editor: A couple class acts! I was pleased and not a bit surprised that Mr. Yahraes met all…
Frances Larsen
March 11, 1931 – Jan. 18, 2019 Frances Marie Larsen, 87, longtime resident of Sweet Home, recently of…
Verna Wodtli
June 14, 1927 – Jan. 19, 2019 Verna Mae Pittsley Wodtli, 91, longtime resident of Sweet Home, died…
‘Utopian’ politicians forget that nothing is free
By Dennis Linthicum After the recent elections, the Democrat Party has a “super” majority in both of Oregon’s…
Melissa Yates
May 26, 1984 – Jan. 25, 2019 Melissa Ann Yates, 34, of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home, died…
BonnieLu DeWeese
Dec. 10, 1937 – Jan. 19, 2019 BonnieLu Florence DeWeese, 81, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 19, 2019.…
Stanley Robert Seleen
Feb. 27, 1947 – Jan. 8, 2019 Stanley Robert (Stan) Seleen, 71, was born Feb. 27, 1947 and died in Salem…
Husky boys second in Oregon Classic wrestling
Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed second to Tillamook Saturday, Jan. 19, in the 4A Division of the Oregon Classic…
Huskies end 3-game slump with 83-64 hoops win
Sweet Home’s boys moved out of a three-game slump on the basketball court, beating Cascade 83-64 to notch…
Husky swimmers get warm-up for district at Albany sprint meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers got a good taste of what the district meet will be like Saturday morning, Jan.…
Loose dogs are problem in SH
Editor: I love living in Sweet Home. I am a proud member of this community and care about…
Committee taking on problems right in our faces
The New Era’s office faces Main Street in the heart of downtown. Thus positioned, we are acutely aware…