Linn County gets $700,000-plus from BLM timber revenue
The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western…
Aerial survey indicates not much has changed for Oregon forests
According to a new report on the state of Oregon’s forests, drought, insect pests and tree diseases continue…
Foundation announces 2025 Sweet Home grants
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has announced its grant awards for 2025. This year’s SHCF community grants, of…
DMV warns about current scams
Scammers posing as the DMV and ODOT are texting cell phones about unpaid toll fees. The messages vary,…
From Our Files: May 7, 2025
May 11, 1950 The city superintendent of grade schools proposed establishing a junior high school as a…
Corps of Engineers produces Willamette Valley environmental impact statement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District last week released a final environmental impact statement for its…
Scio teen arrested after allegedly school shooting threats
A teenaged girl was arrested Tuesday, April 29, following threats of a school shooting at Scio High School,…
Public comment period open for state water resources plan
The Oregon Water Resources Department is offering a public comment period through May 7 to allow Oregonians to…
Fire destroys logging harvester on Wiley Creek
Firefighters from the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Oregon Department of Forestry responded Thursday afternoon, April…
Candidates for School Board share perspectives
The New Era provided a questionnaire to all six candidates for the four open positions on the Sweet…
Death Notices: April 30, 2025
Louis Anjo Oct. 10, 1931 – April 28, 2025 Louis Joseph Anjo, 93, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Robert Clyde White
Robert White Oct. 6 1939 – April 16, 2025 Robert Clyde White, 85, passed away April 16, 2025,…
Elizabeth “Betty” Eileen Davidson
Elizabeth Davidson May 18, 1932 – April 25, 2025 Elizabeth “Betty” Eileen Davidson, 92, of Sweet Home, passed…
Leo Francis Baumgartner
Leo Baumgartner Dec. 24, 1929 – April 18, 2025 Leo Francis Baumgartner passed away April 18, 2025, at…
Events: April 30, 2025
Obria Fundraising Banquet May 1 Obria Medical Clinics will hold a fundraising banquet at 6 p.m.Thursday, May 1,…
Circuit Court: April 30, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Police Logs: April 30, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
County’s new RV dump station to open May 8
The public is invited to a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new Linn County Parks &…
Carriage Me Back in Brownsville this weekend
Brownsville’s annual Carriage Me Back celebration will provide attendees a chance to step back in time to 1909…
Central Linn voters to decide on $34 million school bond, much more
Central Linn voters will have the opportunity to vote to fill six School Board seats and will be…
Want to be in SAR? Attend recruit meeting May 5
The Linn County Sheriff Sheriff’s Office is recruiting young men and women, ages 14 to 18, to join…
Updated: Surging Huskies have another big week on the track
Sweet Home track had a big week last week, starting with another giant wave of personal bests in…
Wrestlers meet best in Vegas, win Oregon titles
Sweet Home wrestlers have been busy this spring, producing five state champions in the state freestyle and Greco…
May 20 election: Mayoral measure heads choices for Sweet Home voters
Sweet Home voters will face a broad range of decisions when they open their ballots for the May…