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,…
Sweet Home Swim Club competitors place in state meets
Sweet Home Swim Club members took part recently in statewide competitions. In the first photo, from left, are,…
Husky softball team aiming for return to state playoffs
Last year, Sweet Home’s softball team finished the season 19-7 overall and placed third in the Oregon West…
Yes, there is a golf team, and no, we haven’t overlooked them
Due to scheduling conflicts – the Huskies were on the road for their season-opener at Bandon Dunes (above)…
Commentary: Economic illiteracy costs Americans (March 15, 2023)
By Dr. Caleb Fuller “Economics,” wrote Henry Hazlitt, “is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known…
From Our Files (March 15, 2023)
March 15, 1973 The DEQ requested a survey be conducted in the Foster and Midway areas to determine…
Jill Marie Caffrey
Jill Marie Caffrey, 57, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 28, 2023. She was born Aug. 6, 1965, in…
Bernice Davis
Bernice Katheren Davis, 84, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 28, 2023, in Warrenton. She was born May 11,…
Commissioners approve emergency service plan
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will team with other county departments for a wildfire emergency drill in the…
Sweet Home High School alum earns jail certification
Former Sweet Home resident Jeremy Jewell, a lieutenant in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, recently became the only…
Investigation into church fire continues
Sweet Home police continue to investigate the Feb. 25 fire that destroyed a portion of Fir Lawn Lutheran…
Circuit Court (March 8, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Joshua Scott…
Icy roads blamed in three Friday crashes
Icy roads were a contributor to three crashes Friday in the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District. The…
Walmart executives deliver for Sweet Home homeless shelter
Addam Z. Reel, at right in the first photo, who was formerly homeless and is now a staffer…
New Linn County Parks director named
New Linn County Parks & Recreation Director Stacey Whaley and her predecessor Brian Carroll share a love of…
Crawfordsville Check
No, it wasn’t a traffic jam at Crawfordsville Bridge Wednesday morning, March 1. Linn County Road Department crew…
State: Filing tax returns key to getting income credits
For low- to moderate-income Oregon families, filing a tax return is the key step toward claiming a series…
Healthy You: Diet can offer options to deal with age-related body changes (March 8, 2023)
The human body is a marvel. How the body transforms over the course of an individual’s life is…
OHA: Masks in medical facilities can come off April 3
Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting April…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020 east of Sweet Home
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…
Man dies, woman hurt in Thursday night house fire
An unidentified man died in a house fire Thursday evening, March 9, near 47th Avenue and Main Street…