From Our Files: June 25, 2025
June 29, 1950 Police are looking for a marauder who apparently rode out of the woods on…
Eric Jeffrey von Ladau
Eric Jeffrey von Ladau Oct. 18, 1951 – June 2, 2025 Eric Jeffrey von Ladau, 73, of Sweet…
Molly Ruth (Coulter) Mosby
Molly Mosby Jan. 1, 1929 – May 14, 2025 Molly Ruth (Coulter) Mosby of Meridian, Idaho, peacefully passed…
Henrietta Susan “Sue” Malloy
Henrietta Malloy Nov. 5, 1941 – June 4, 2025 Henrietta Susan “Sue” Malloy, 83, of Sweet Home, passed…
Tanis Lynette Cockrell
Tanis Cockrell Oct. 6, 1950 – June 3, 2025 Tanis Lynette Cockrell, 74, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Teen killed in Cascadia
A teenage girl was killed Monday morning, June 16, after falling while hiking, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan…
Police Logs: June 18, 2025
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Circuit Court: June 18, 2025
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Events: June 18, 2025
Power play, teen games at library Sweet Home Library will host the Museum of Natural and Cultural History…
Local sixth-graders head for Junior High
Hawthorne and Oak Heights elementary schools both held sixth-grade progression ceremonies on Thursday, June 12, as did Foster.…
Restrictions in effect with beginning of fire season
Fire season on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s South Cascade and Western Lane districts…
Dustin Nichol top write-in candidate for Holley School Board Seat
Final results from the May 20 election have been announced for Sweet Home races. A final total of…
Real Estate Sold: June 18, 2025
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late May…
Oak Heights crowns chess champ
Oak Heights Principal Todd Barrett, above left, tests his skills against the school’s chess champion, sixth-grader Miguel Estrada,…
Husky Golf Award Winners
Winners of the Sweet Home golf program’s team awards included, from left, Henry Gainer, Victoria Victor, Trent Harvey,…
Peanut Harris named softball program’s Most Valuable Player
Katriona “Peanut” Harris was named Most Valuable Player for the Sweet Home softball team at the Huskies’ awards…
Council urged to make move on vacant building problem
During its June 10 meeting, the City Council was urged to give serious consideration to the problem of…
From Our Files: June 18, 2025
June 22, 1950 A recent census revealed Sweet Home’s rise in population made it the highest percentage…
Patricia L. Carroll
Patricia Carroll Oct. 26, 1955 – May 8, 2025 Patricia L. Carroll was born in Lebanon on Oct.…
Death Notices: June 11, 2025
Tanis Cockrell Oct. 6, 1950 – June 3, 2025 Tanis Lynette Cockrell, 74, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Molly Ruth (Coulter) Mosby
Molly Mosby Jan. 1, 1929 – May 14, 2025 Molly Ruth (Coulter) Mosby of Meridian, Idaho, peacefully passed…
Margaret Joan Rawstern Milburn
Margaret Milburn Jan. 7, 1936 – May 9, 2025 Margaret Joan (pronounced “Jo-Ann,” as she reminded thousands in…
UPDATED Police Logs: June 11, 2025
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Municipal Court: June 11, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…