New York man dead in I-5 crash
A New York man died Saturday afternoon, March 18, in a single-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 5,…
UPDATE: Sweet Home man killed in Cascadia confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
Arthur, Sautel and Rodriguez named Most Valuable Swimmers
Junior Blake Arthur, sophomore Kirsten Sautel and freshman Breeza Rodriguez were named Most Valuable Swimmers for Sweet Home…
Track athletes start season with ‘lot of PRs’
Sweet Home started its 2023 track and field season with a low-key intrasquad meet Thursday, March 16. Low-key,…
Softball: Sweet Home beats Molalla, falls to Madras in first week of play
Sweet Home’s softball team split a pair of games in its opening week, besting Molalla (0-2) on the…
Baseball: Huskies fall to Molalla in baseball season opener, then to Madras
Sweet Home baseball came out on the losing end of two games to start the season last week.…
From Our Files (March 22, 2023)
March 22, 1973 The Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society will give away a commemorative keychain to those…
Letter: When leaders run afoul of the right (March 22, 2023)
Editor: The current federal administration has been nighttime trafficking unaccompanied alien children, using chartered airplanes, to multiple cities…
Letter: Don Ross needs support, ‘prayers’ (March 22, 2023)
Editor: I am Angela Ross, Don Ross’s wife. Most of you know Donald for his oil paintings, and…
Letter: Public: Remember to battle abuse (March 22, 2023)
Editor: April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and during that month, Sweet Home Police Department and the City…
Death Notices (March 15, 2023)
Luke Buehner, 39, of Sweet Home, died March 9, 2023. Services are to be determined. Sweet Home Funeral…
Thorvald Cowley
Thorvald “Bill” William Cowley, 83, of Sweet Home, died March 11, 2023. He was born June 11, 1939,…
John Scott
John Franklin Scott, 80, of Sweet Home, died March 2, 2012. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, in…
Velma (Vitek) Cosler
Velma Cosler, 101, of Albany, passed away Feb. 26, 2023, at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Velma was born…
Daniel ‘Dan’ John Matheny
Daniel “Dan” John Matheny, 76, of Lebanon, passed away March 5, 2023. He was born Dec. 25, 1946,…
Edith Joann VanBelle
Edith Joann VanBelle, 85, of Spanaway, Wash., passed away Feb. 25, 2023. She was born June 22, 1937,…
Diane Jean McDaniel
Diane Jean McDaniel, 74, of Sweet Home passed away from brain cancer on March 10, 2023. She was…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…
Public Safety (March 15, 2023)
March 6 1:24 a.m. – Natasha Sue Funk, 44, arrested on Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant for failure…
Commissioners agree to hear concerns about land swap
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed after a brief public hearing Feb. 28…
HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Ryker Hartsook competes in the pole climbing event during the annual forestry competition hosted by Sweet Home High…
Mayor: City headed in ‘good direction’
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era New Sweet Home Mayor Susan Coleman delivered her first State of…
2023 Sportsman’s Holiday Court announced
These seven young women were named last week to make up this year’s Sportsman’s Holiday Court. All juniors…
Paula Crone named provost at WesternU
The Western University of Health Sciences Board of Trustees and President Robin Farias-Eisner announced Feb. 6 that Paula…
Court and police updates in Lebanon
Lebanon couple pleads no contest in death of child A Lebanon couple pleaded no contest Friday, Jan. 27,…