Jay Cole
June 28, 1921 – Oct. 9, 2014 Jay Howard Cole, 93, of Sweet Home died Oct. 9, 2014.…
William Coffey
Sept. 23, 1924 – Oct. 5, 2014 William F. Coffey, 90, of Sweet Home, a long time resident…
Valerie Billy
Aug. 29, 1959 – Oct. 6, 2014 Valerie Ann Ford Billy, 55, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 6,…
Kathleen Wilson
Dec. 17, 1924 – Oct. 7, 2014 Kathleen “Katy” Hilda Wilson, 89, of Sweet Home died peacefully Oct.…
TONIGHT: CANDIDATES FORUM
The candidates forum meeting is at 7:30 tonight, October 7th, at the Sweet Home Police Station community room,…
Around Town for October 8, 2014
Kids invited to stargazing event Linn-Co Federal Credit Union will host its 14th Annual Star Gazing Extravaganza for…
Huskies score overtime win over Elmira
Sweet Home’s Brandon Keenon scored on a five-yard run in overtime to lift the Huskies to a 13-7…
Public Safety Log October 8, 2014
Oct. 4 2:53 a.m. – Officer located a bicycle at Third and Ironwood. Property seized and placed in…
League leaders Sisters, Sutherlin sweep SH netters
It was a tough week for the Sweet Home volleyball team last week as the Huskies lost to…
Sunshine spaghetti feed
Sunshine Industries held their annual spaghetti feed Friay October 3 at their new facility at 1333 Clark Mill…
Highway 228 crash sends two to hospital
MEDICS and firefighters tend to Tami Linn Dugan, 57, at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway…
SH’s Hiett wins Philomath XC meet
Jakob Hiett planned to spend this past summer racking up the mileage in anticipation of a run for…
Boys soccer team loses to Junction City, Elmira
Junction City 6, Sweet Home 1 Things were going all right for the Huskies early on against Junction…
Restoring local deer, elk populations might start right at home
My desk faces Main Street and, thanks to a couple of well-placed windows, I have a pretty good…
Homeless solutions available elsewhere
Editor: Congratulations on your 85th year of publishing The New Era. Having a hometown newspaper has kept our…
Good News Club prompts memories
Editor: I was thrilled to read in The New Era (Sept. 24) that Yvonne Goode was starting a…
Joe Geil
Feb. 1, 1941 – Oct. 5, 2014 Joe Floyd Geil, 73, of Sweet Home died peacefully Oct. 5,…
Girls play well, but youth shows in pair of soccer losses
Junction City 3, Sweet Home 1 The Huskies played well Thursday in girls soccer, but their inexperience and…
Francesco Morreale
Oct. 30, 1928 – Oct. 5, 2014 Francesco “Frank” Morreale, 85, of Sweet Home died Oct. 5, 2014.…
Four arrested after cops discover two fugitives at Brush Creek home
A Sweet Home man who fled the Linn County Courthouse after a trial in September was arrested Tuesday,…
New Samaritan records system allows patients increased access
Following years of preparation and work by care providers, clinic and hospital staff and behind-the-scenes technical experts, all…
Huskies net wins over Cottage Grove, Elmira
Things turned around last week for the Sweet Home volleyball team as the Huskies evened their league record…
Girls soccer nips Sutherlin
Sweet Home 2, Sutherlin 1 The Huskies edged out Sutherlin in girls varsity soccer at home on Sept.…
Before you vote, know your candidates
Election season is upon us and this Nov. 4 Sweet Home voters will have a rare opportunity –…