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Driver arrested after pursuit through SH
A Florence man was arrested early Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, after leading police on a chase through town…
Bureaucratic boo-boo brings local tree farm unexpected publicity
Sarah Brown Jon West, owner of West’s Tree Farm on Berlin Road, finds social media and the Internet…
Woodlands group seedling sale set for next Feb. 6
By Larry Mauter For The New Era Linn County Small Woodlands Association is moving ahead with its 26th…
Revenues rise; library staff jobs restored
Kelly Kenoyer City Manager Ray Towry said last week that, due to increases in tax revenues received by…
Vaccines raise hopes as COVID spreads
Kelly Kenoyer COVID-19 is spreading wildly across Oregon, state officials say, and the past weeks have been the…
Homeless shelter poses difficulties for neighbors
Kelly Kenoyer While the homeless encampment at the Church of Nazarene provides a welcome respite and some stability…
Local teens win award in forestry video contest
Scott Swanson Aiden Shamek said he first got interested in the Thru the Trees video contest earlier this…
COVID has produced ‘strange and surreal’ year for SHEM
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has had a “strange and surreal” year, one of its directors told…
Internet, other issues dog remote schooling
Kelly Kenoyer The Northern family starts their day at 6 a.m., waking up first to feed themselves, and…
Local firms work to improve rural internet
Kelly Kenoyer More than at any other time in this nation’s history, a good internet connection is vital…
Making healthy changes can sometimes mean step at a time
Cathryn Arndt It’s never too late to get it together when it comes it eating healthy! The year…
Online auction nets some $15,000 for scholarships
Scott Swanson Organizers of the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation’s annual Trees for Scholars Christmas tree auction were wondering…
Medicare plan deadline is Monday
People with Medicare have until Dec. 7 to make changes to their health plans and prescription drug coverage…
Old bottles tell all manner of tales from days of yore
Roberta McKern This is a tale of old bottles. Once, a pair of 5-year-old twins lived in a…
Council takes step targeting derelict buildings
Kelly Kenoyer The City Council held its first reading last week for an ordinance which would fine owners…
Residents asked to share thoughts on local culture
The Linn County Cultural Coalition invites members of the public to take a brief online survey about local…
Domestic violence rates up dramatically since start of COVID
Kelly Kenoyer Local emergency call data shows that domestic violence has shot up dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Child abuse reports down, but experts warn reality may be otherwise
Kelly Kenoyer While reports of domestic violence are on the rise locally, child abuse reporting has actually fallen…
COVID cuts threaten SH Library staff
Kelly Kenoyer On Nov. 17, three part-time staffers at the Sweet Home Library received an unexpected letter: a…
Registration requirement in works for SH businesses
Kelly Kenoyer City officials are planning to implement a requirement for all businesses within city limits to have…
5 COVID deaths reported in Linn County last week
Kelly Kenoyer The coronavirus has claimed five lives in Linn County during the past week, the largest single-week…
Downtown owner restores old building that will be store
Scott Swanson Scott Snedeker is, by his own admission, a “do-it-yourselfer.” So when he moved to Sweet Home…