Clara Kathleen Lowe
Clara Lowe Nov. 1, 1948 – Sept. 15, 2025 Clara Kathleen Lowe, 76, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Jerry Don Hay
Jerry Hay April 8, 1955 – Sept. 5, 2025 Jerry Don Hay, 70, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Donald Blankenship
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Frank Brown
Frank Brown Feb. 24, 1961 – Aug. 27, 2025 Frank Brown, 64, of Lebanon, recently of Sweet Home,…
Dear Editor: ‘Christian Nationalism’ not supported by Constitution
Editor: Thank you for your opinion in your Sept. 17 issue about the Charlie Kirk murder and what…
Police Logs: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Municipal Court: Sept. 24, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Comp-NW medical university takes next step toward expansion
Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) announced it received the deed for 150 acres of land in Lebanon…
Local U.S. Forest Service fire restriction levels reduced
Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, the Willamette National Forest reduced public use restrictions over much of…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 24, 2025
Burning to Learn at Old Mill Property Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters, above, burn tall grass on the…
Not their finest day, but SH harriers ‘competed well’
Sweet Home’s young cross-country team was a little depleted Saturday, but they still ran well, Coach Dave Martin…
Boys get first soccer win but ‘it wasn’t pretty’
Sweet Home’s boys secured their first victory of the season Thursday, Sept. 18, downing Kennedy 2-1. “We got…
Alta Katherine Cochell
March 3, 1942 – Sept. 12, 2025 Alta Katherine Cochell passed away on Sept. 12, 2025, in Cottage…
From Our Files: Sept. 24, 2025
Sept. 28, 1950 As many as 16 arrests were made this week on a variety of charges.…
Death Notices: Sept. 17, 2025
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Christopher J. Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox Jan. 30, 1958 – July 30, 2025 Christopher J. Wilcox, 67, of Sweet Home passed away…
Doyle Wayne Offutt
Doyle Offutt Nov. 12, 1944 – Sept. 6, 2025 Doyle Wayne Offutt, 80, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Valerie Jean McCool
Valerie McCool May 26, 1950 – Sept. 4, 2025 Valerie Jean McCool, 75, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Ernie Lawrence Volkers
Ernie Volkers Oct. 6, 1971 – Sept. 7, 2025 Ernie Lawrence Volkers, 53, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Norma Pauline Kaping
Norma Kaping Sept. 18, 1935 – Sept. 2, 2025 Norma Pauline Kaping, 89, of Sweet Home, passed away…
William Desmond Kisselburgh
William Kisselburgh May 8, 1954 – Sept. 2, 2025 William Desmond Kisselburgh, 71, affectionately known as Bill, passed…
George D. Fields
George Fields Oct. 17, 1933 – Sept. 8, 2025 George D. Fields, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Samaritan announces it is cutting Medicare Advantage service
Samaritan Health has announced that it will not offer the Samaritan Advantage Medicare Plan in 2026. Also called…