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Death Notices: March 4, 2026
Anita Catherine Lewis, 87, of Sweet Home passed away March 1, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Circuit Court: March 4, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
UPDATED Police Logs: March 4, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
SH Municipal Court: March 4, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Lebanon firefighters find fire in kitchen
Lebanon firefighters responded Monday morning, March 2, to a report of a structure fire in the 35000 block…
Cheadle Lake park entrances to be closed for construction
Beginning Monday, March 2, the three northern driveways to the Cheadle Lake parking lot off Weirich Drive in…
From Our Files: March 4, 2026
March 8, 1951 A snow storm left nearly 16 inches of the white stuff in the city,…
Linda Ziedrich quiet leader in many Lebanon efforts
Linda Ziedrich sits in her living room, an assortment of books scattered across the table in front of…
OSU’s sole winter Olympian grew up in Cascadia
By Montana Burack For The New Era While dozens of Oregon State University alumni have made their mark…
Band Perry set to headline Saturday County Fair lineup
Grammy and ACM Award-winning country music duo The Band Perry will headline the Linn County Fair’s Saturday night…
Local recipients receive Samaritan Social Accountability Grants
Samaritan Health Services has awarded $200,000 in Social Accountability grant funding to 12 nonprofit organizations that offer programs…
‘Shank’s mare’ a key ‘player’ in local settlement
By Roberta McKern For The New Era While thinking about the East Linn Museum and stories from it…
Scene Around Town: Feb. 25, 2026
Rollover crash east of SH Sweet Home Police Sgt. Geoff Hamlin and Sweet Home Fire Lt. Josh Bondesen…
Upcoming City Meetings
These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts among members, work…
UPDATED Police Logs: Feb. 25, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Circuit Court: Feb. 25, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Sandra Jean Webb
Sandra Webb Feb. 14, 1957 – Feb. 19, 2026 Sandra Jean Webb, 69, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Bobbie “Fisherman Bob” Zane Hawkins
Bobbie Hawkins Oct. 27, 1947 – Feb. 3, 2026 Bobbie “Fisherman Bob” Zane Hawkins, 78, formerly of Sweet…
Melissa Estep
Melissa Estep Nov. 18, 1959 – Feb. 12, 2026 Melissa Estep, 66, of Lebanon passed away Feb. 12,…
Tricia Coulter
Tricia Coulter Jan. 20, 1060 – Dec. 21, 2025 Tricia Coulter, 65, of Medford, went to heaven on…
Death Notices: Feb. 25, 2026
Editor’s note: During our transition to weekly coverage of the entire east Linn County area, we haven’t been…
Events: Feb. 25, 2026
Republic manager to talk recycling at lunch Julie Jackson of Republic Services will speak on Oregon’s Recycling Modernization…
From Our Files: Feb. 25, 2026
March 1, 1951 Three ministers, armed with petitions bearing 385 signatures (many of which came from the…
‘Smitty’s Kitties’ shares tale of kindness
Once upon a time, not long ago, a Lebanon resident was greeted in the Bi-Mart parking lot by…
LCSWA slates woodland events, activities throughout 2026
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member A full year of activities relating to woodlands management has been scheduled by…