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Oregon’s reported COVID deaths went over the 3,000 mark last week as the wave of COVID-19 infections, spurred by the Delta Variant, sent the numbers of new confirmed and presumptive cases to new heights. On Monday, Aug. 23, the Oregon Health...

Highway 20 will be closed for three days in early September to allow for slide repairs in the area between House Rock Campground and Sheep Creek, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Monday. The road will be closed from 12:01 a.m....

The Sweet Home Genealogical Society at 1223 Kalmia St. has reopened to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every third Saturday, with more days scheduled to be announced soon. The society... Full story

Crews have contained about 75% of the 195-acre Bruler Fire burning 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home as of Sunday, Aug. 8, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Forest Service. Its cause remains under investigation. The blaze was first... Full story

An excessive heat watch is in effect this week for the mid-Willamette Valley, running Wednesday afternoon to Saturday morning, according to a National Weather Service advisory released Sunday, Aug. 8. Afternoon high temperatures are forecast to land... Full story

The Sweet Home Police Department on Tuesday issued a warning to residents to watch for strangers in vans attempting to pick up children after receiving two reports last week. In the first, according to an agency release, a woman reported that her... Full story

The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday, July 27 (after the New Era’s press time this week), that masks are once again required indoors, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. Gov. Kate Brown had relaxed most state restrictions on June... Full story

A South Cascade Interagency Type 3 team assumed command Wednesday at the 195-acre Bruler Fire 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home, the U.S. Forest Service announced late Wednesday afternoon. Containment is listed at 53%. The blaze was first spotted Mond... Full story

The South Cascade Interagency Type 3 team continued mop-up Thursday at the 195-acre Bruler Fire 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home, the U.S. Forest Service announced in a release. Containment is listed at 53%. The blaze was first spotted Monday, July... Full story

Mop-up activity continued Friday as crews faced uncertain weather conditions on the 195-acre Bruler Fire 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home. Containment remains at 53%. The U.S. Forest Service reported that the South Cascade Interagency Type Team 3... Full story

In response to excessive heat warnings predicted Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, the City of Lebanon has opened a cooling center at the Lebanon Senior Center. 80 Tangent St. The center will be open until 5 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m....

The South Cascade Interagency Type Team 3 continued mopping up and strengthening contingency lines Monday on the 195-acre Bruler Fire, burning 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home. Containment is at 65%. According to a U.S. Forest Service announcement, c... Full story

An Albany woman was arrested Monday on a second-degree murder charge in connection to a death that occurred west of the city in early June. Tennisha Quin Bourne, 34, is suspected of killing Charles Thomas Mooney, 38, of Albany. Investigators...

Cooperative weather continued helping crews Thursday on the week-old 195-acre Bruler Fire 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home. No further growth was reported. Containment remains at 12%. Heavy equipment arrived Wednesday in the form of masticators,...

Crews have placed hose around the perimeter of the 195-acre Bruler Fire 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home, according to information released Saturday morning by the U.S. Forest Service. Containment is now listed at 25%. No growth was reported...