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Council votes to grant liquor license to Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 11, voted 5-1 to recommend granting an Oregon…
Election 2022: Linn County Sheriff Candidates
Michelle Duncan, 48 Education: A.A. in administration of criminal justice, San Jose Community College Professional Background/Work Experience: Department…
Oak Heights third-graders build bridges to learning
Scott Swanson Cheryl Jones was pretty proud of her third-graders at Oak Heights School last week after they…
Election 2022: State Senate District 6 Candidates
Cedric Hayden, 54, Republican Residence/Family: Longtime resident of Lane County. Wife Julie and five kids. Education: Doctor of…
SHSD October ESPY award winners
Exceptional students for the month of October, who received ESPY Awards at the Oct. 10 School Board Meeting,…
Election 2022: State House District 11 Candidates
Jami Cate, 35, Republican Residence/Family: Lifelong resident of Lebanon. Parents Jim and Ginger Cate; Siblings Jered and Chelsea…
Blood Moon Rising
The Hunter’s Moon rises above Foster Lake Sunday night, Oct. 9. Also called the “sanguine,” or “Blood” Moon,…
Schools battling back from ‘hit’ by pandemic
Benny Westcott The COVID-19 pandemic’s after-effects is still being felt in local schools, principals told the School Board…
Quake rattles county near Sweet Home
Sweet Home residents felt their houses shaking Friday morning as an earthquake that struck east Linn County just…
Rodents plague residents
Scott Swanson Barb Swan was visiting with her brother about a month ago at her home on the…
Truck reload station approved at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Oct. 6, unanimously granted a conditional-use permit allowing T2…
City Council Candidates Forum Oct. 18
The New Era will host a forum for Sweet Home City Council candidates at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.…
Battle continues over Crawfordsville Drive land
Scott Swanson Residents of western Crawfordsville Drive and the county are continuing to battle over the development of…
New officer keeping law and order in hometown
Benny Westcott Cody McPherson has wanted to become a police officer as far back as he can remember.…
Commissioners learn about veterans program
Veterans Services Officer Dee Baley-Hyder told Linn County commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 4, that Linn County Veterans Services will…
Fire restrictions end in Willamette National Forest
Fire restrictions on the Willamette National Forest have been rescinded due to cooling temperatures and rainfall. Forest fires…
The virtues of virtual fencing
By Sean Nealon Oregon State University Writer The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush…
Crash detours traffic on Long
Firefighters and police respond to the scene of a crash in the 2300 block of Long Street, near…
Healthy You: Dealing with issues of food restriction and guilt (Part 2)
Cathryn Arndt Last month I opened the infamous “can of worms” as I began the first of this…
Albany man arrested in stabbing near Sweet Home
An unidentified Arizona man was both struck by a vehicle and stabbed Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, near milepost…
More arrests made in Oct. 11 incident near Sweet Home
Three Albany men have been arrested following an Oct. 11 incident in which an unidentified Arizona man was…
Making friends at the Harvest Festival
Porter Jo Hogan, who’s 4½ months old, and her grandma Karla Hogan, get up close and personal with…
Earthquake shakes Sweet Home, east Linn County
An earthquake shook east Linn County just before 6 a.m. today, Friday, Oct. 7, centered about 14 miles…
Council votes to demolish historic depot
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council tackled an action-packed agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27, one that saw a…
An artist’s eye for nature
Benny Westcott It’s never too late to chase your dreams. Photographer Craig Fentiman has captured open-space adventures on…