Now retired, former Sheriff Yon ponders memories, options
Scott Swanson Jim Yon was a senior in college, interning for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in the…
Positive steps for local homeless (Jan. 19, 2022)
Scott Swanson The saying, “Hell is full of good meanings, while heaven is full of good works” may…
Ranger honored for 2020 fire heroism
Scott Swanson Linn County Commissioner Will Tucker has a beef with U.S. Forest Service leaders, so he took…
Bundle of New Year joy has Sweet Home connection
Scott Swanson Olivia Eden Littlefield spent her New Year’s Day at the hospital, hard at work. For Olivia,…
Commentary: New year brings another round of serious issues (Jan. 5, 2022)
Scott Swanson Our Review of the Year, in this week’s edition, is a good opportunity to contemplate our…
Schools urged to stop sports for a month
Scott Swanson Sweet Home school officials were scrambling Monday evening, Jan. 3, after the Oregon Department of Education…
Pastor Joe retiring after Medley of service
Scott Swanson Joe Medley’s 12½ years of service as a pastor in Sweet Home have been, in a…
Gracie Olson-Stutzman, pioneer in sport, takes reins of SH girls wrestling
Scott Swanson Gracie Olson Stutzman is Sweet Home’s new girls wrestling coach, but she’s definitely no stranger to…
SHEM negotiating pandemic, needs volunteers, representatives say
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries continues to be actively involved in assisting the community’s needy residents despite…
Arrival of the mail
Scott Swanson Nov. 19 marked 10 years since the Cascadia Post Office burned down in a fire that…
Record-breaking crowd, return at Christmas tree auction
Scott Swanson Sweet Home responded to the first in-person Trees for Scholarships auction Saturday night, Dec. 4, with…
Returning state champs, veterans and newcomers have swimmers aiming high
Scott Swanson Following a second-place finish at last year’s state swimming championships, Sweet Home’s girls are back to…
Two state place-winners return to lead wrestling girls as team size mushrooms
Scott Swanson One thing is certain, going into this year’s wrestling season: Sweet Home’s girls program is on…
Swimming: New coach takes helm for Huskies for first time in 48 years
Scott Swanson A. Jay Bronson isn’t a stranger to Sweet Home swimming by any means. He’s been the…
La La Land aims to bring Sweet Home to stage
Scott Swanson Shirley Austin and Karen Craig are busy, the day before Thanksgiving, doing what they love: outfitting…
Singing Tree performances cancelled due to ‘safety’
Scott Swanson What would have been the 40th performance of the Singing Christmas Tree this weekend has been…
Thinning forests for the trees
Scott Swanson It’s a rainy November morning and U.S. Forest Service staffers Joan Schmidgall and Autumn Metz stand…
Notes from the Newsroom: Turmoil aside, let’s be thankful
Scott Swanson Boy, it’s hard to believe that it’s … Thanksgiving. Already? But despite the calendar shock, Thanksgiving…
Dan-Dee owners hanging it up
Scott Swanson Jack Legg Jr. has spent nearly his entire professional life inside the walls of the building…
New veterans housing fills up quickly in Lebanon
Scott Swanson Applegate Landing’s 48 units are completely full as the complex is being completed off Airport Road…
Exploring gold mine of memories
Scott Swanson Though he’s lived in Spokane, Wash., for 42 years, Steve Munts has never really left Sweet…
Former Marine, cop, defense contractor now serves through massage
Scott Swanson Grover Hubbard’s past might be considered out of the ordinary. So is his present, as a…
Ric Olson, organization focus on Vietnam vets
Scott Swanson Eric “Ric” Olson has had to curtail his involvement in local veterans affairs since COVID-19 hit…
Commentary: Page 1 tells a different story – a sad one (Nov. 10, 2021)
Scott Swanson NOTE:The print edition of the Nov. 10 New Era features mostly blank space above the front-page…
Commentary: Governor’s commutations concerning
Scott Swanson Gov. Kate Brown’s releases of numerous inmates from Oregon prisons is not new news, but her…