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Local Rotarian Juan Ulep and an assortment of Rotary Clubs have completed the fund-raising necessary to establish 10…

Jacob Roth, age 91 of Albany, peacefully entered God’s presence August 17, 2010, following a head injury. He…

Marvin M. Winslow, 83, died Aug. 21, 2010 at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1927 in…

Linn County Sheriff’s detectives pulled 920 mature marijuana plants from property off Brush Creek Road, south of Sweet…

Tim Moore waited 11 years for his chance to hunt a pronghorn antelope. When it came, it was…

As the Sweet Home High School fall season gets under way, the Huskies have a new league, a…

At 90, Susie Gertrude Crowell Daniels thought she was nearing the end of life. She thought so too…

Forestry officials are urging outdoors enthusiasts and local residents to exercise extreme caution with fire as efforts continued…

In recent months local musician Jobe Woosley has morphed from The Two-Man Flannel Band to Root Rhythm as…

Thanks to the Sweet Home Library’s new computer automation system has enabled the staff to extend their hours,…

Doris Mouw, 90, a former Sweet Home resident, who lived in Costa Mesa, Calif., since 2008, died Aug.…

The Linn County Small Woodlands Association has awarded Robert Mealey scholarships of $1,000 each to four graduates of…

Sweet Home golfer Michelle Marler was one of the big winners Friday, Aug. 13, in the inaugural Robbie…

Gary Johnson As the governor of New Mexico, I spent eight years dealing with issues unique and specific…

Drew Emmert, who helped lead Sweet Home’s boys basketball team to the second round of the state playoffs…

Joel and Nancy Keesecker of Sweet Home have announced the engagement of their daughter Holly Keesecker to 1st…

The Sweet Home area has been placed under heightened prevention restrictions, known as a “regulated-use closure,” as of…

Sweet Home police last week recovered a motorcycle reported stolen in Polk County four years ago. A caller…

A falling tree along Highway 228 Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 10, left Holley and Crawfordsville-area residents without power for…

The city of Sweet Home has completed repairs on the bandstand at Sankey Park, and it is turning…

The South Santiam Sweet Potato Queens will host their second annual Bras Across the Bridge at 3 p.m.…

The Sweet Home City Council appointed Stephanie Boccardo and Dave Trask to the Budget Committee during its regular…

When I read back-issues of The New Era from 30 or 50 years ago, I see a little…

Shoppers from throughout the community and beyond turned out Saturday for the second annual SALEabration in Downtown Sweet…

Shirley Ann Davidson of Sweet Home died July 25, 2010. She was born Aug. 6, 1958 to Bill…