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Annual ornament hunt under way on local forest trails
Ready to go looking for a free Christmas ornament? Willamette Valley Visitors Association, Cascade Volunteers and the USDA…
November 20, 2025
Samaritan operates food program for patients in need
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is operating a Food Backpack Program for patients experiencing food insecurity. Since 2023, more…
November 20, 2025
Samaritan CEO highlights merger pluses in Lebanon town hall
Samaritan Health CEO Marty Cahill kicked off a series of town halls, focusing on Samaritan’s planned merger with…
November 18, 2025
Crash at Main and 1st Ave. results in two arrests
Two Sweet Home men were arrested Thursday, Nov. 13, after a pursuit that ended in a crash at…
November 18, 2025
Signature gathering for Oregon gas tax referendum expected
By Mia Maldonado Oregon Capital Chronicle Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday, Nov. 7, signed Oregon’s long-awaited transportation bill…
November 18, 2025
DAR offers scholarship for college history majors, grad students
Undergraduate and graduate students studying American history can apply for a $25,000 scholarship from the National Society Daughters…
November 18, 2025
Artist winners announced in ODFW stamp competition
The winning artwork has been selected for the 2026 Oregon Waterfowl, Upland Game Bird, and Habitat Conservation Stamp…
November 18, 2025
City leaders talk issues on hunger in Sweet Home
Sweet Home’s relief organizations are struggling, but the biggest needs aren’t food resources or money. It’s volunteers. That’s…
November 11, 2025
School play offers something for all ages
By Satina TolmanFor The New Era For nine weeks, the Sweet Home High School auditorium has been alive…
November 11, 2025
Samaritan announces town halls to discuss merger
Samaritan Health leaders are inviting the public to learn more at a series of upcoming town halls across…
November 11, 2025
Fire burns vacant home on 19th Avenue
A vacant home on north 19th Avenue burned Saturday night, Nov. 8. According to Sweet Home Fire and…
November 11, 2025
Voters approve Sheriff’s Office levy in Nov. 4 election
A majority of Linn County voters approved the four-year law enforcement levy request by the Linn County Sheriff’s…
November 11, 2025
Commissioners OK accessory dwelling units on rural properties
Rural Linn County residents will soon be allowed to site Accessory Dwelling Units on their properties if they…
November 11, 2025
Vehicles collide between Dollar General, McDonalds
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash in the 2000 block Main St. early in the…
November 11, 2025
Warriors finish second in T-Mobile contest, but Lebanon scores $100,000
T-Mobile announced Oct. 30 that the Lebanon Warriors have scored an additional $100,000 in the company’s Friday Night…
November 4, 2025
Commissioners consider proposed changes to DU rules
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker at their…
November 4, 2025
Grant to support juvenile crime prevention program
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger on Tuesday morning, Oct. 21, accepted a grant for $163,021…
November 4, 2025
Council places lien on Kalmia property for abatement
The City Council approved a motion allowing the city to place a code compliance abatement lien on property…
November 4, 2025
Grant provides SHFAD chance to head off staff medical issues
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is taking steps to improve safety for its staff and volunteers, Fire…
November 4, 2025
Willamette National Cemetery ceremony honors unclaimed veterans
The Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs honored nine individuals – eight veterans and one dependent family member – …
November 4, 2025
Missing teen located in North Santiam River after 3-week search
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that a teenager who disappeared in the North Santiam River…
November 4, 2025
Duncan: Law enforcement levy needed to support, enhance operations
Sheriff Michelle Duncan, of Linn County Sheriff’s Office, indicated they may have to lay people off in three…
November 3, 2025
Sweet Home football in playoffs for first time since 2019
Sweet Home suffered a loss on the road Friday night, Oct. 31, at Philomath, but found out Saturday…
November 1, 2025
Samaritan warns of high blood pressure medicine recall
Samaritan pharmacies want the community to be aware of a recent recall of a drug that is primarily…
October 31, 2025
Grant provides SHFAD chance to head off staff medical issues
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is taking steps to improve…
October 28, 2025