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Honey Hole side hustle revives community atmosphere
Apparently one doesn’t have to travel to Boston to get the “Cheers” experience when they can go to…
Postal clerk’s retirement signed, sealed, delivered
On April 30, Brownsville postal clerk Carla Pearce hung up her blue uniform and stamped out for the…
Brownsville councilors re-instate formal Mill Race agreement
By Chelly Bouferrache For The New Era The Brownsville City Council, led by Mayor Daniel Craven, convened on…
Scene Around Town: May 7, 2025
Held every week through October from 3-6 p.m., the Brownsville Thursday Market opened on May 1 at the…
Booking It for Halsey Reading
More supporters turned out this year than ever before in the annual “Book-It” 5K Library Fundraiser, held Saturday,…
Looking Back for the Future
Two historical reenactors prepare for a skit in the Moyer House, one of several vignettes playing throughout town…
Griffith a top finisher for Central Linn at Meet of Champions
Central Linn freshman Anya Griffith led the Cobras at the Meet of Champions Saturday, April 26, at Sweet…
Carriage Me Back in Brownsville this weekend
Brownsville’s annual Carriage Me Back celebration will provide attendees a chance to step back in time to 1909…
Central Linn voters to decide on $34 million school bond, much more
Central Linn voters will have the opportunity to vote to fill six School Board seats and will be…
Two Brownsville fixtures closing
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Two Brownsville business owners are preparing to shutter their operations…
School Board: Central Linn to return to four-day school week
By Chelly Bouferrache For The New Era At its April 14 meeting, the Central Linn School Board voted…
Easter Scene Around Central Linn: April 23, 2025
Scrambling for Egg-citing Pursuit Children poise themselves and pay close attention for the sound of a whistle that…
Fire damages home north of Brownsville
Fire damaged a house in the 33000 block of Sunset View Dr., five miles north of Brownsville, on…
Area SkillsUSA chapter grows in members, medals
In their third year with a SkillsUSA chapter, Junction City High School students came home with several wins…
Scene Around Town: April 9, 2025
Citywide Spring Clean An excavator carries a metallic washing machine frame to a large dumpster during Community Cleanup…
Hippity-hoppity felting for spring
As spring tries to break through the seam of winter, residents begin their preparations for the Easter season.…
Nonprofit seeks support for resurrection of Brownsville Times paper
The Brownsville City Council heard a presentation during its March 25 meeting regarding a newly-formed nonprofit seeking to…
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund invests $5,000 in Central Linn HS
Weyerhaeuser announced it has awarded $297,000 in philanthropic grants across Oregon through its Giving Fund, reinforcing its commitment…
Two Sweet Home residents arrested following Brownsville burglary
Two Sweet Home-area residents were arrested Saturday night, March 22, following a burglary investigation and search for one…
Scene Around Town: March 26, 2025
Planting for Cause Parents, students and other volunteers prepare flower seedlings during a special Central Linn FFA work…
Cobras take home fourth-place state basketball trophy
Central Linn’s girls display the fourth-place trophy they won at the 2A state basketball championship March 8…
In busy meeting, Central Linn board decides to seek interim superintendent
By Chelly Bouferrache For The New Era Central Linn School Board members decided Wednesday, March 12, to postpone…
Halsey council tweaks city’s RV residency rules
By Chelly Bouferrache For The New Era The Halsey City Council met Tuesday for its regular monthly session,…
Community gathers to remember one of Brownsville’s best
A woman described as “the heart and soul” of Brownsville was remembered during a memorial service on Sunday,…