Taking steps to help
Sarah Brown It took Jake Sansing 10 days to make it to Sweet Home on foot after he…
Missing man found in Cottage Grove
Sarah Brown A Colorado man reported missing last week while visiting relatives in the Sweet Home area was…
UPDATE on Sheriff’s Office, family search for missing Colorado man
Sarah Brown UPDATE: Linn County Sheriff reported on April 21 that William Tyrrell has been located and is…
No stone left unturned
Sarah Brown Not all who wander are lost. Some are just looking for rocks. More than 3,000 wanderers…
Seniors, police back on the beat
Sarah Brown After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together council is back up and…
Longtime director leaves Boys & Girls Club post
Sarah Brown After a decade as executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam,…
Holiday book captures family spirit
Sarah Brown Overcast skies blanketed West’s Tree Farm on a weekend earlier this holiday season, and its parking…
Building bears
Sarah Brown Walking through the coral-colored door at 1228 Main St., it’s clear that Renita Sews proprietor Renita…
Pizzeria owners publish book on business success
Sarah Brown Local business owners Jim and Paula Newman work together full-time in the food service industry, but,…
Voters pass county sheriff’s levy
Sarah Brown Voters on Tuesday, Nov. 2, passed Measure 22-189, the high-profile four-year law enforcement levy proposed by…
Kids learn basic bike maintenance during LEAP program
Sarah Brown Twins Kaydin and Xavier Pennington, 13, rolled away from the Boys & Girls Club of the…
Dr. Emmert returns to mid-valley to finish residency
Sarah Brown Dr. Amanda Emmert, the first local graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific…
COVID vaccination rates low in SH
Sarah Brown Residents in Sweet Home may be feeling the climate’s heat this week, but at least there’s…
Couple mixes cycling, other pastimes as they tour world
Sarah Brown For Donna Short, taking a photograph helps her be present in the moment and really see…
Life’s busy for new Senior Center director, despite COVID shutdown
Sarah Brown If Dawn Mitchell, co-director at the Sweet Home Senior Center, could take time away from her…
Couple leave high-octane jobs for new life in Sweet Home
Sarah Brown John and Jane Suh spent their entire lives in cities, but for the past year have…
Bureaucratic boo-boo brings local tree farm unexpected publicity
Sarah Brown Jon West, owner of West’s Tree Farm on Berlin Road, finds social media and the Internet…
Local director brings stories of service to life in ‘Veterans’ Voices’
Sarah Brown As a storyteller and eight-year volunteer on the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight, Leigh Matthews Bock…
Retired dentist stays active with interests ranging far and wide
Sarah Brown When Henry Wolthuis retired from his dentistry practice in Sweet Home in 2014, he found himself…
Women on Weddle: Seniors decide they’re done with sitting
Sarah Brown Editor’s note: The New Era’s policy is to not promote individuals on our staff in our…
Cascadia resident’s Ghost Towne awakens memories of past
Sarah Brown What started out as a means to keep Terry Lahodny’s pets safe and teach his grandchildren…
Sr. Center director stepping down – figuratively, at least
Sarah Brown In the early mornings, while most people are still asleep or just beginning to wake up,…
Lebanon complex to have 48 units
Sarah Brown Applegate Landing broke ground on its new veterans housing project in Lebanon Friday, Aug. 21. The…
Old craft gets new life
Sarah Brown Of The New Era There’s an old Scout song and a movie about Steamboat Bill, but…
At 83, age hasn’t slowed Howard Crover much as he’s still haulin’ logs
Sarah Brown Some people are so married to something that the phrase, “It’s in their blood,” rings true…