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Edris O. Wagers
Edris Wagers Oct. 24, 1937 – Dec. 31, 2025 Edris O. Wagers, 88, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Norman Darle Villines
Norman Villines Feb. 24, 1941 – Dec. 24, 2025 Norman Darle Villines, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Death Notices: Jan. 7, 2026
Nancy May Alverson, 78, of Sweet Home, passed away Jan. 2, 2026. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Effort to decorate tree for kids comes to bad end
K.C. Smith got an idea a few years ago as he drove past a little Douglas fir growing…
Janella Spears: Lifetime of service bridges two worlds
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For more than five decades, Janella Spears has quietly served as…
Willamette Industries remembered: ‘Making the most of the best’
By Roberta McKern For The New Era As usual, the East Linn Museum is closed for the early…
Scene Around Town: Dec. 31, 2025
Christmas Eve carol singalong at American Legion Local residents, top, sing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve at the…
Events: Dec. 31, 2025
America’s anniversary contest for kids The Santiam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution encourages students to…
UPDATED Police Logs: Dec. 31, 2025
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Circuit Court: Dec. 31, 2025
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Death Notices: Dec. 31, 2025
Kenneth Bates, Sr. March 27, 1944 – Dec. 21, 2025 Kenneth Ray Bates, Sr., 81, of Sweet Home,…
Annette Hilburn
Annette Hilburn July 22, 1944 – Dec. 19, 2025 Annette Hilburn, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away Dec.…
From Our Files: Jan. 7, 2026
Jan. 11, 1951 Seven newly built school bus stop shelters are now in use, and more are…
From Our Files: Dec. 31, 2025
Jan. 4, 1951 Too heavy, too high and too wide, reads the citation at the justice court…
Letters to Santa 2025
Editor’s note: Following are the annual wish lists produced by local second-graders in Sweet Home schools Sweet Home…
AMVETS dinner fundraiser aims to support Vets Club
When members of Sons of AMVETS heard their local VFW Post #3437 might be at risk of shutting…
A Night in the Stable at the Inn
Above, Ember Ogden, right, sings “Born is the Light of the World,” one of the musical numbers during…
Brownsville Bridge lights up for first Christmas parade
CONNECT Linn County gave Brownsville its first lighted Christmas parade on Friday, Dec. 12, after convincing the county’s…
UPDATED Police Logs: Dec. 23, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Events: Dec. 23, 2025
Saturday Market returns Dec. 20 Third Saturday Markets are returning this year, starting Saturday, Dec. 20, at the…
Robert Dean Sayers
Robert Sayers March 25, 1974 – Dec.15, 2025 Robert Dean Sayers, 51, of Sweet Home passed away Dec.15,…
David Eugene Spicer
David Spicer Dec. 11, 1947 – Dec. 4, 2025 David Eugene Spicer was born on Dec. 11,1947, in…
Dan Howard Nowlin
Dan Nowlin Sept. 9, 1933 – Dec. 14, 2025 Dan Howard Nowlin, 92, of Sweet Home passed away…
Wayne “Joe” Crocker
Wayne Crocker Aug. 22, 1943 – Dec. 13, 2025 “You have suffered for a little while, the God…
Death Notices: Dec. 23, 2025
Lorna Ellefson Sept. 22, 1931- Dec.16, 2025 Lorna Ann Ellefson, 94, of Brownsville, passed away Dec. 16, 2025,…