The New Era
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Death Notices (April 19, 2023)
Donald Edward Hembree, 86, of Sweet Home, died April 15, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
April 19, 2023
Agustin Hernandez Gonzalez
Agustin Hernandez Gonzalez, 69, of Eugene/Sweet Home, passed away April 10, 2023. Agustin was born Sept. 2, 1953,…
April 19, 2023
Music and Brews fest this weekend
The second Music and Brews event will be held Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, on the former Willamette…
April 12, 2023
Sweet Home wrestlers shine at Reno Worlds
Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers finished with four Eagle awards at the Reno Worlds tournament, one of the…
April 12, 2023
Track and field: Lopez leads Huskies at Philomath Invite
Sweet Home’s track and field athletes got their first look at 4A competition Saturday, April 8, as they…
April 12, 2023
Softball: Weather shortens Marshfield contest
Sweet Home pitcher Makayla Guthrie throws to home as a Marshfield runner heads for first base on a…
April 12, 2023
John Edward Tuchardt
John Edward Tuchardt, 89, of Lebanon passed away March 27, 2023. He was born June 1, 1933, in…
April 12, 2023
Meeting some-bunny for Easter
Kenzlee Brown of Sweet Home interacts with the Easter Bunny at an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the…
April 12, 2023
Commissioners updated about COG programs
Some 1,113 Linn County residents enjoyed 140,681 Meals on Wheels meals in 2022, Cascades West Council of Governments…
April 12, 2023
Montoya retires from county payroll department
Yevonne Montoya will miss many things about her 21 years in the Linn County payroll department (her last…
April 12, 2023
Update: Public Safety (April 12, 2023)
April 3 3:11 a.m. – Gilbert Alonzo Martinez, 47, was cited and released on a Sweet Home Municipal…
April 12, 2023
Three Native Cultural encampments set at county parks
Deitz Peters loves telling the stories of his people – members of the Grand Ronde tribe – passed…
April 12, 2023
County road department hiring for summer work
The Linn County Road Department is looking to fill 19 summer jobs that pay $18 per hour, according…
April 12, 2023
Youth invited to design shirts for county fair
Local youth involved in Linn County 4-H and FFA organizations are invited to submit designs for the 2023…
April 12, 2023
Document discoveries offer insights into history
High school history classes teach us about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, which drove poor families…
April 12, 2023
RV fire on Wiley Creek
A trailer and detached shed on 43786 Wiley Creek Road were severely burned during the 5 p.m. hour…
April 12, 2023
Back-to-back Hwy. 20 wrecks
A pair of crashes occurred Tuesday afternoon, April 4, within minutes and a mile of each other on…
April 12, 2023
Healthy You: County offers cooking program for mid-valley Latino families (April 12, 2023)
OSU-Extension-Linn-Benton Nutrition and Outreach Coordinator Tina Dodge gets excited when she talks about a new program she hopes…
April 12, 2023
Truck stolen in Lebanon recovered in Sweet Home after citizen spots it, gets rammed
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen truck Saturday, April 1, after a good Samaritan located the…
April 12, 2023
Brownsville man arrested for 2021 burglary at Sweet Home church
Sweet Home police arrested a Brownsville man Tuesday morning, April 11, in connection with a 2021 burglary at…
April 12, 2023
Circuit Court updates
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Shenese Danielle Cobain, Curtis Ray Daniel, Ashlee Dee…
April 12, 2023
Letter: Are you one of the ‘Don’ts?’ (April 12, 2023)
Editor: In America’s current scandals, high crimes, tragedies, and combative rhetoric, we see highly threatening developments: economic, military,…
April 12, 2023
From Our Files (April 12, 2023)
April 12, 1973 City Council will look at the proposed extension of sewer and water service in two…
April 12, 2023
Death Notices (April 12, 2023)
Dorothy Fay Taylor, 92, of Corvallis, died March 22, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.…
April 12, 2023
Helen Watkins
Helen Daralene Watkins, 79, of Sweet Home, died April 7, 2023. She was born Aug. 3, 1943, in…
April 12, 2023