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From Our Files: Jan. 28, 2026
Feb. 1, 1951 The last steam engine to see service in Sweet Home yards left here this…
First baby of the year finds brother eagerly awaiting sister’s arrival
The first baby of the year arriving at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is, according to her parents, very…
Autism fuels creativity for SHOCASE artist at Sweet Home City Hall
By Satina Tolman For The New Era At first glance, Mike Fulton’s drawings appear almost impossibly precise: meticulously…
Events: Jan. 21, 2026
Spaghetti sauce cook-off fundraiser The Sweet Home VFW #3437 will host a spaghetti sauce cook-off on Jan. 24…
Police Logs: Jan. 21, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
SH Municipal Court: Jan. 21, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Death Notices: Jan. 21, 2026
Freddie Jane Meyers, 96, of Sweet Home passed away Jan. 12, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Barbara Alice Woody
Barbara Woody Sept. 7, 1935 – Jan. 14, 2026 Barbara Alice Woody, 90, of Albany, formerly of Sweet…
Roy Alvin Steinborn
Roy Steinborn June 13, 1942 – Jan. 7, 2026 Roy Alvin Steinborn, 83, of Sweet Home passed away…
Kathryn JoAnn Heinonen
Kathryn Heinonen April 9, 1946 – Nov. 27, 2025 Kathryn JoAnn Heinonen, 79, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Lois Lorraine (Barrett) Schaffer
Lois Schaffer Sept. 12, 1934 – Dec. 18, 2025 Lois Lorraine (Barrett) Schaffer, 91, formerly of Prineville and…
Walt Richmond
Walt Richmond Walt Richmond, 78, of Eugene, passed away surrounded by family on Jan. 7, 2026. He served…
From Our Files: Jan. 21, 2026
Jan. 25, 1951 A rodent control consultant reported to the Linn County health office that very little…
Manna Meals program goes into hibernation
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries announced last week that its Manna Meals program has been discontinued for the foreseeable…
Local boy and his dog finish high in national AKC competition
Caden Foley is really into dogs, particularly Brittany spaniels. Now a junior at Sweet Home High School, he’s…
Linn County Cultural Coalition accepting grant applications
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects involving the arts, the humanities,…
Police Logs: Jan. 14, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events: Jan. 14, 2026
2026 Sportsman’s Holiday Junior Court Applications Applications are available for Sweet Home first-graders who would like to participate…
Joseph Eugene Start
Joseph Start Oct. 13,1942 – Dec.15, 2025 Joseph Eugene Start, 83, a longtime Sweet Home resident, died Dec.15,…
Tamara Ann Ridout
Tamara Ridout Nov. 8, 1972 – Dec. 30, 2025 Tamara Ann Ridout, 53, of Lebanon, passed away Dec.…
Robert Hartsock
Robert Hartsock Aug. 4, 1941 – Dec. 1, 2025 Robert Hartsock, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Dec.…
Death Notices: Jan. 14, 2026
Michael E. Koker, 77, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan. 6, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
From Our Files: Jan. 14, 2026
Jan. 18, 1951 The impact of wind and rain buffeting the Pacific Northwest was felt by residents…
Sweet Home man arrested after standoff on Marks Ridge
A Sweet Home man was arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, following a standoff that involved gunfire and…
Events: Jan. 7, 2026
Find a nonprofit to volunteer with Lebanon Legacy Club and Boulder Falls Inn invite the public to “Connect…