Local woman wonders where her seahorses are
Who would steal seahorses? That’s what Laurie Horner is wondering as she ponders the loss of a sculpture…
Elks donate to veterans
Sweet Home Elks Lodge #1972 welcomed veterans from the Edward C. Allworth Veterans Home inb Lebanon who came…
Earl “Butch” Eugene Jones
Earl Jones July 28, 1951 – Oct. 7, 2025 Earl “Butch” Eugene Jones, 74, of Sweet Home, passed…
Sarah Bonita Couch
Sarah Couch Dec. 20, 1954 – Oct. 9, 2025 Sarah Bonita Couch, 70, of Foster, passed away Oct.…
Russell Henry Adams
Russell Adams Jan. 24, 1949 – Oct. 7, 2025 Russell Henry Adams, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away…
UPDATED Police Logs: Oct. 15, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Husky boys engineer turnaround after bad soccer loss
After a disappointing night against No. 1 Stayton, Sweet Home’s boys rebounded to tie Cascade in Oregon West…
Huskies can’t get a break in football loss at Junction City
It was one of those nights when nothing seemed to go Sweet Home’s way on the football field.…
Sheriff’s dive team searches for 18-year-old in North Santiam
Linn County Sheriff’s personnel spent the latter part of last week searching the North Santiam River near the…
Trail extension planned for Yellowbottom
The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to begin improving a walking trail at Yellowbottom Recreation Site…
New information signs installed on I-5
Work has been completed on four traffic cameras and message signs on I-5 between Albany and Salem, the…
Real Estate Sold: Oct. 15, 2025
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late September…
From Our Files: Oct. 22, 2025
Oct. 26, 1950 KGAL owner Gorden Allen reported construction on the powerful new radio station in Lebanon is…
Events: Oct. 8, 2025
Black Pioneers presentation Brownsville Library will host a presentation on Oregon Black Pioneers from 7 to 9 p.m.…
Leslie Lynn Hunter
Leslie Hunter Feb. 27, 1955 – Sept. 29, 2025 Leslie “Les” Hunter, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Anne Virginia Mehn
Anne Virginia Mehn Dec. 17, 1934 – Sept. 18, 2025 On Sept. 18, 2025, after 90 years of…
OSAA approves boys volleyball as sanctioned sport
The Delegate Assembly of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) voted in boys volleyball as an OSAA-sanctioned activity…
Death Notices: Oct. 8, 2025
Edward Swearingen Sept. 28, 1945 – Sept. 28, 2025 Edward Marcus Swearingen, 80, of Albany, passed away Sept.…
Sarrah Lucia Norsworthy
Sarrah Norsworthy July 13, 1932 – Oct. 3, 2025 Sarrah Lucia Norsworthy, 93, of Sweet Home, beloved mother,…
UPDATED Police Logs: Oct. 8, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Oct. 8, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Local schools’ assessment test scores show slight improvements
The percentage of Sweet Home School District students who meet or exceed state standards in English, math and…
Mixed results for volleyball team leave them fourth in league
Sweet Home’s volleyball team came away with a split last week after beating North Marion 3-1 on the…