Patia Hansen June 5, 1927 – Aug. 8, 2017
Patia Hansen June 5, 1927 – Aug. 8, 2017 Patia Jan Hansen, 90, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Wayne Nelson Nov. 28, 1952 – Aug. 10, 2017
Wayne Nelson Nov. 28, 1952 – Aug. 10, 2017 Wayne Alan Nelson, 64, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Death Notices August 15, 2017
Death Notices LaWanda Jean Cross, 86, of Sweet Home died Aug. 9. 2017. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is…
Around Town August 8, 2017
Free lunch for kids through Aug. 25 Sweet Home School District continues to provide free lunch to children…
Laws passed by legislature reduce sentences for drug, property crimes
Paris Achen EO Capital Bureau Hillsboro resident Beth Hacker could have served nearly three years in prison for…
Public Safety Log August 8, 2017
Aug. 7 2:33 a.m. – Caller reported his truck stolen, 800 block of 18th. Report taken. Aug. 6…
Judge denies request for release of suspect in 13th Avenue fatal shooting
Linn County Circuit Court Judge DeAnn Novotny denied a request to set a security release for Trevor Paul…
Deadlines near for Solar Eclipse Run
A 3.5-mile Solar Eclipse Run will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Sankey Park on…
William Birdsall Nov. 12, 1927 – Aug. 4, 2017.
William Birdsall Nov. 12, 1927 – Aug. 4, 2017. William (Bill) George Birdsall, 89, of Sweet Home, died…
Douglas Morgan Oct. 12, 1939 – July 21, 2017
Douglas Allen Morgan, 77, of La Pine, a former Sweet Home resident, died July 21, 2017 in Bend.…
Raymond Graham July 26, 1926 – Aug. 2, 2017
Raymond Graham July 26, 1926 – Aug. 2, 2017 Raymond R. Graham, 91, of Sweet Home died Aug.…
Gwendolyn Denise Taylor April 11, 1953 – Aug. 1, 2017
Gwendolyn Denise Taylor, 64, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, at her sister Ruby Setzer’s home in…
Camp kicks off SHHS 2017 football
Football Camp marked the unofficial start of the fall sports season Monday night at Husky Field.
Fire danger extreme, ODF declares ban on all fires locally
Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit declared extreme fire danger beginning Tuesday, and with that proclamation comes…
Samaritan to offer physicals for $30 Aug. 10
Samaritan Health will hold low-cost physicals for Junior High or High School students from 1 to 4 p.m.…
25th Oregon Jamboree starts Friday, featuring top current, past stars
The 25th Oregon Jamboree kicks off Friday, Aug. 4, on the Sweet Home High School athletic field with…
Births August 1, 2017
Porter William Olsen born at 3:51 a.m. March 19, 2017 to Jerad and McKenna Olsen of Sweet Home.…
Cheer team fund-raiser
LEA KNIGHT and her son Asher Knight draw tickets for Oregon Jamboree passes. The Sweet Home High School…
Newspaper office to close early Friday
The New Era’s office hours will vary slightly from the usual this week. We will close at noon…
P.E.O. awards scholarships to local women
P.E.O. Chapter FA of Sweet Home has awarded academic scholarships to four local women, Amanda Hubbard, Samantha Ramirez…
Rhinestone Riders reap variety of awards at Linn County Fair
– Christian Black: In Nigerian dwarf goats, champion, junior doe-kid; champion, intermediate doe-kid; overall reserve champion, doe-kid; reserve…
Public Safety Log August 1, 2017
July 31 12:12 a.m. – Davy Anthony Phillips, 44, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to comply…
Rollover on Highway 228
A van rests on its side where it rolled over along the side of Highway 228 between Crawfordsville…
SH Health, Safety fairs to combine
The 10th Annual Jim Bean Memorial Safety and Crime Prevention Fair and Sweet Home Community Health Fair will…
Officials: Heat-related illness may be threat this week
With triple-digit temperatures expected across the region this week state officials and the American Red Cross urge residents…