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First deadline for Samaritan medical scholarships is Feb. 19
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are now accepting applications for their…
Volunteers turn out for wetland restoration project
In the east shoulder of Sankey Park, a place where few tread and invasive plants thrive, a number…
St. Helen priest followed winding path to Sweet Home
The Rev. Scott Baier didn’t intend to become a priest, though he grew up in a Catholic family.…
Couple scores art bench featuring carved eagle during LCSWA’s annual meeting
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member Peter and Anna Conerly didn’t show up at the Linn County Small Woodlands…
Circuit Court: Feb. 11, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
UPDATED Police Logs: Feb. 11, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Municipal Court: Feb. 11, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events: Feb. 11, 2025
Be part of emergency response Linn County residents are invited to step up and make a real difference…
Ian Collier Mowry
Ian Mowry Sept. 18, 1936 – Jan. 24, 2026 Ian Collier Mowry, 89, of Sweet Home passed away…
Clarence Arthur “Art” Dixon
Clarence Dixon Oct. 30, 1942 – Feb. 4, 2026 Clarence Arthur “Art” Dixon, 83, of Sweet Home, passed…
Death Notices: Feb. 11, 2026
Betty Elaine Bagley, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away Feb. 8, 2026. A graveside service will be at…
Scene Around Town: Feb. 11, 2026
Pitching pancakes for players Above, Cole Gerig, third base, places pancake rounds on a plate during the annual…
From Our Files: Feb. 11, 2026
Feb. 15, 1951 More than 10% of some 250 people who attended a state senate hearing came…
Puzzle competition raises funds for Hawthorne playground
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With Kenny Loggins’ “Highway to the Danger Zone” playing in the…
Upward Bound program giving SHHS students leg up
Jayla Moore and Michelle Slayton knew they were not in Sweet Home any more when, in the middle…
Man arrested after pursuit
A Sweet Home man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 25, after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies found him in a…
Volunteers needed to plant Sankey Park wetland area
Volunteers are needed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4 and 5, to plant some 2,100 shrubs and trees along…
Hoodoo owner recounts ups and downs of journey
Like most of the enterprises Chuck Shepard has thrown himself into, the ins and outs of owning a…
Events: Feb. 4, 2026
Bingo fundraiser for River Center youth The River Center Youth Student Ministries will hold a Bingo fundraiser Saturday,…
Circuit Court: Feb. 4, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
UPDATED Police Logs: Feb. 4, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
David Walker Story
David Story Aug. 20, 1948 – Jan. 15, 2026 David Walker Story, 77, of Sweet Home passed away…
Death Notices: Feb. 4, 2026
Margaret “Peggy” Elaine Aldrich, 69, of Sweet Home passed away January 28, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel…
Real Estate Sold: Feb. 4, 2026
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late December…
Update: Sweet Home man arrested for criminally negligent homicide
A Sweet Home man was arrested for criminally negligent homicide early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, after an altercation…