William David Townsend
William David Townsend, 77, of Tonopah, Ariz., a former Sweet Home resident, passed away June 7, 2015 after…
Public Safety Log Aug. 9, 2015
Aug. 9 8:48 a.m. – Renae Lacey Matthew, 32, arrested on Linn County warrant for probation violation on…
Killing of Cecil the lion out of bounds, from any standpoint
Rich Lowry “Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always…
Bright green artificial turf becomes reality on Husky Field
Husky Field took on a brand new look last week as a crew from FieldTurf rolled out brand…
Jo Anne Finnell
March 21, 1945 – Aug. 7, 2015 Jo Anne Finnell, 70, of Sweet Home died Aug. 7, 2015.…
Around Town Aug. 5, 2015
‘Mary Poppins’ playing Lebanon The Lebanon Association For Theatre Arts is staging an off-Broadway traveling production of “Mary…
CCC picnic Aug. 11 at Longbow camp
Sweet Home Ranger District will hold its annual CCC picnic and a celebration of the 150th birthday of…
Sheep Creek project to slow Hwy. 20 traffic
Delta Construction Company of Eugene has been selected as the contractor on a project to address landslide activity…
Car Crash
JARED SEVERNS looks around the scene of a crash in the 1800 block of Ames Creek Drive just…
Cancer benefit
Trevor Tagle and Lexi Tucker perform at a country music benefit concert held July 24 at South Pacific…
LCSO arrests 4, recovers drugs, more in Cascadia
Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested four adults in connection with a search warrant served July 30 at 49295…
Public Safety Log Aug. 5, 2015
Aug. 3 4:52 a.m. – Steven Ray Brown, 31, arrested for reckless driving, driving under the influence and…
Six Huskies participate in Shriners all-star football game
Sweet Home’s Hunter Jutte left his mark Saturday, Aug. 1, at the 63rd annual East-West Shrine All-Star Football…
Jan Claire Wellhouser
Nov. 19, 1939 – July 29, 2015 Jan Claire Wellhouser, 75, of Brownsville passed away peacefully at home…
Around Town July 29, 2015
Shoot for Sherrie at fund-raiser Friends of Sherrie Sprenger will hold their annual Post Session Shooting Fund-raiser, featuring…
Search warrants result in nine arrests, ongoing investigations
Narcotics-related search warrants resulted in the arrests of nine people in Sweet Home last week and police say…
Public Safety Log July 29, 2015
July 27 7:11 a.m. – Caller reported that someone broke into a building possibly two nights in a…
American flags and Roger Feigum
My 83-year-old neighbor, Roger Feigum, passed away on July 14. Roger was a veteran and a patriot. He…
Matthew Pearce
Aug. 16, 1984 – July 15, 2015 Matthew Allen Pearce, 30, of Salem formerly of Sweet Home, died…
Jimmy Dale Harper
Aug. 28, 1938 – July 24, 2015 Jimmy Dale Harper, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, July…
Hollis Hill
Oct. 16, 1940 – July 23, 2015 Hollis “Jim” Harding Hill, Jr., 74, of Sweet Home died July…
Tuesday morning drug bust results in arrests
Six people were arrested Tuesday following a narcotics-related search warrant served at 1238 2nd Ave. Sweet Home Police…
Sharrah installed as Elks district deputy
Ron Sharrah of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge has been installed for a second term as district deputy…
SH Sr. American team rallies for trip to state tourney
Sweet Home’s Senior American baseball team advanced to the state playoffs in Corvallis with a second-place finish in…
City issues, though difficult, do not need to be over-complicated
The New Era Our City Council has been busy. As evident from the four separate, lengthy stories we’re…