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…
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…
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…
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…
Ongoing pandemic threatens Sunshine Industries
Scott Swanson Brittany Maudlin has a very clear memory of the day the COVID-19 pandemic hit: Friday, March…
A bountiful journey, page by page
Scott Swanson One of Angeline Kieper Fischer’s most vivid memories stems from when she and her husband Denny…
Increased scrutiny by reporters in Oregon’s state Capitol good for all (Oct. 20, 2021)
Scott Swanson In the wake of National Newspaper Week, I’ve got some good news. A big concern I’ve…
Athletic directors struggle to get kids – and officials – to games
Scott Swanson If you’re Dan Tow, Sweet Home’s new athletic director, putting together a sports schedule is, well,…
Sheriff’s levy goes to voters on Nov. 2
Scott Swanson Linn County voters will have another opportunity in the upcoming Nov. 2 election to vote on…
New LBCC head looks to work with ‘rural partners’
Scott Swanson Dr. Lisa Avery, newly arrived president of Linn-Benton Community College, told a group of Sweet Home…
Editorial: Remembering why we are here (Oct. 13, 2021)
Scott Swanson The first week of October was the 81st annual National Newspaper Week, a recognition of the…
Farmers Market concludes for the summer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Farmers Market closed last week for the season, following two years of operations in…
Growth opportunities for small-town church
Scott Swanson Mark Scott has been pastoring churches for 30 years, and his latest call – Crawfordsville Calvary…
Lifelong fisherman finds perfect job as a guide
Scott Swanson Brock Crocker started fishing when he was a toddler and, some 25 years later, he’s still…
Extending a helping hand
Scott Swanson Ginny Cotter didn’t wake up one morning and decide she was going to help Sweet Home’s…
Notes from the Newsroom:
Scott Swanson Linn County made a very positive move, both for the county as an organization and for…
When there’s smoke, send in the drones
Scott Swanson It’s early on a Saturday morning and someone’s reported smoke emanating from the site of a…
County to resume vaccination clinics
Scott Swanson The Linn County Public Health Department will resume hosting free weekly primary and secondary COVID-19 vaccination…
County to revisit Crawfordsville Drive zone decision
Scott Swanson Developers and neighbors of a proposed plan map amendment and zone change on a 108.59-acre property…
9/11: Remembering a day of tragedy, pain
Scott Swanson Significant public events have a way of searing themselves into our memories. My mother, now in…
Remembering 9/11: Smoke, flames, fear, gridlock
Scott Swanson Army Major Craig Anderson was in a meeting on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 in…
Cross-country team seeks competitors to get SH on scoreboard
Scott Swanson The biggest challenge facing Sweet Home’s cross-country program this season is … finding runners, it appears.…
Huskies have numbers and skills as they enter football season
Scott Swanson New Head Coach Ryan Adams and his Sweet Home football team should find out pretty quickly…