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Donald Blankenship
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Frank Brown
Frank Brown Feb. 24, 1961 – Aug. 27, 2025 Frank Brown, 64, of Lebanon, recently of Sweet Home,…
Police Logs: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 24, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Municipal Court: Sept. 24, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Habitat for Humanity ushers 31st family into new home
It took three long years, but the wait is finally paying off for the McMahon family as they…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 24, 2025
Burning to Learn at Old Mill Property Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters, above, burn tall grass on the…
New arcade in Lebanon aims to rekindle ‘kinesthetic’ fun
They had thought about the idea before, but when faced with the annual challenge of how to celebrate…
Alta Katherine Cochell
March 3, 1942 – Sept. 12, 2025 Alta Katherine Cochell passed away on Sept. 12, 2025, in Cottage…
From Our Files: Sept. 24, 2025
Sept. 28, 1950 As many as 16 arrests were made this week on a variety of charges.…
Samaritan grant info meeting Sept. 23
Samaritan Health Services is accepting applications for Social Accountability grant funding to local nonprofits. A total of up…
Local woman named TOPS weight loser of year
The day Peggy Blair found out that she was Oregon’s TOPS Queen brought mixed emotions. Blair, a longtime…
Death Notices: Sept. 17, 2025
Donald Blankenship June 11, 1952 – Sept. 13, 2025 Donald Blankenship, 73, of Sweet Home, passed away Sept.…
Christopher J. Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox Jan. 30, 1958 – July 30, 2025 Christopher J. Wilcox, 67, of Sweet Home passed away…
Doyle Wayne Offutt
Doyle Offutt Nov. 12, 1944 – Sept. 6, 2025 Doyle Wayne Offutt, 80, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Valerie Jean McCool
Valerie McCool May 26, 1950 – Sept. 4, 2025 Valerie Jean McCool, 75, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Ernie Lawrence Volkers
Ernie Volkers Oct. 6, 1971 – Sept. 7, 2025 Ernie Lawrence Volkers, 53, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Norma Pauline Kaping
Norma Kaping Sept. 18, 1935 – Sept. 2, 2025 Norma Pauline Kaping, 89, of Sweet Home, passed away…
William Desmond Kisselburgh
William Kisselburgh May 8, 1954 – Sept. 2, 2025 William Desmond Kisselburgh, 71, affectionately known as Bill, passed…
George D. Fields
George Fields Oct. 17, 1933 – Sept. 8, 2025 George D. Fields, 91, of Sweet Home, passed away…
UPDATED Police Logs: Sept. 17, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 17, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Man arrested for filming in McKercher Park restroom
After an investigation, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Eugene man suspected of installing a hidden camera…
Real Estate Sold: Sept. 17, 2025
Following are Sweet Home, Brownsville and Lebanon-area real estate transactions recorded with the county during late August and…
From Our File: Sept. 17, 2025
Sept. 21, 1950 The Crusade for Freedom campaign is now underway. A proclamation was issued outlining the…