Police Logs: Feb. 19, 2025
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Dear Editor: Consider this when tackling mayor-elect system
Dear Editor, As a community, most of us believe in liberty as afforded to us by the Constitution of…
Dear Editor: Let the people have a voice
Dear Editor, Oh the irony. A former appointed Mayor in opposition to the people being able to have…
Husky cheer squad takes second at state
Sweet Home’s competition cheer squad was the second-place finisher Saturday in the OSAA state cheerleading championships held at…
Real Estate Sold: Feb. 19, 2025
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late January…
Firefighters mop up truck fire after homeowner douses it
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire that ignited in a trailer used for storage in the…
From Our Files: Feb. 19, 2025
Feb. 23, 1950 Sweet Home Active club members will launch a fundraising drive as the first step…
Former mayor weighs In on mayor proposal
Editor: Last week’s edition of The New Era contained a letter that went to great lengths to complain…
Police Logs: Feb. 15, 2025
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Events: Feb. 12, 2025
Support Wiley Creek Sweetheart Ball Wiley Creek Memory Cares seeks donations to support their second annual Sweetheart Ball for…
Death Notices: Feb. 12, 2025
Russell Whitley November 3, 2003 – February 4, 2025 Russell James Hamilton Whitley, 21, of Sweet Home, passed…
Calvin Edward Marrs
Calvin Marrs Feb. 2, 1943 – Jan. 15, 2025 Calvin Edward Marrs, 81, a loving father, devoted husband,…
Donald Leroy Blodgett
Donald Leroy Blodgett October 24, 1945 – January 31, 2025 Donald Leroy Blodgett, 79, of Sweet Home, passed…
Mayor opens ‘If I Were Mayor’ contest submissions
Sweet Home students in fourth through 12th grade are invited to share their creative ideas for what they…
Circuit Court: Feb. 12, 2025
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From Our Files: Feb. 12, 2025
Feb. 16, 1950 James Lee, local tavern and pool room operator, and George Gessler, owner of the…
Husky swimmers finish on top at home meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers won both the boys and girls competitions Saturday, Feb. 1, as they hosted Stayton, North…
Two-rod rule for local rivers kicks in May 1
The 2025 Columbia River spring-summer forecast anticipates 51,200 adult Willamette-origin spring Chinook will return to the mouth of…
Girls fourth at Harrisburg; boys beat North Salem
Sweet Home’s girls were fourth among 18 teams Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Harrisburg All Girls wrestling tournament.…
State report puts SHHS Class of 2024 graduation rate at 81%
Eighty-one percent of Sweet Home High School seniors who entered high school in 2019 graduated during the 2023-24…
Death Notices: Feb. 5, 2025
Jack Banks, Jr. March 3, 1960 – Jan. 24, 2025 Jack Leroy Banks, Jr., 64, of Cascadia, passed…
‘Convoluted’ editorial muddies mayoral issue
Editor: Thirteen towns and cities in Linn County have mayors. In every one except Sweet Home and Millersburg…
Marilyn “Joni” Nelson
Marilyn Nelson Jan. 10, 1935 – Jan. 18, 2025 Marilyn “Joni” Nelson, mother, teacher, volunteer and founding board…