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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…
October 19, 2022
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…
October 19, 2022
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…
October 19, 2022
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…
October 19, 2022
SHSD October ESPY award winners
Exceptional students for the month of October, who received ESPY Awards at the Oct. 10 School Board Meeting,…
October 19, 2022
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…
October 19, 2022
Blood Moon Rising
The Hunter’s Moon rises above Foster Lake Sunday night, Oct. 9. Also called the “sanguine,” or “Blood” Moon,…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
Quake rattles county near Sweet Home
Sweet Home residents felt their houses shaking Friday morning as an earthquake that struck east Linn County just…
October 12, 2022
Rodents plague residents
Scott Swanson Barb Swan was visiting with her brother about a month ago at her home on the…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
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.…
October 12, 2022
Battle continues over Crawfordsville Drive land
Scott Swanson Residents of western Crawfordsville Drive and the county are continuing to battle over the development of…
October 12, 2022
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.…
October 12, 2022
Commissioners learn about veterans program
Veterans Services Officer Dee Baley-Hyder told Linn County commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 4, that Linn County Veterans Services will…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
The virtues of virtual fencing
By Sean Nealon Oregon State University Writer The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush…
October 12, 2022
Crash detours traffic on Long
Firefighters and police respond to the scene of a crash in the 2300 block of Long Street, near…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 12, 2022
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…
October 5, 2022
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…
October 5, 2022
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…
October 5, 2022
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…
October 5, 2022