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Planners give final OK to new development code
At its Thursday, Aug. 4 meeting at City Hall, the Sweet Home Planning Commission approved an updated Sweet…
Salem man killed in I-5 rollover
A Salem man was killed Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 2, in a rollover crash on Interstate 5 north of…
Dinos in the Library
A traveling exhibit called “Oregon’s Dino-Story” is on display through Sept. 3 in the foyer at the Sweet…
Hot times at the Jamboree
Scott Swanson Searing temperatures and humidity aside, this year’s Oregon Jamboree drew huge crowds to hear headliners Miranda…
City manager search down to 2 finalists
Benny Westcott After a series of executive session interviews, the Sweet Home City Council has selected two top…
Council: No to psilocybin businesses
Benny Westcott A City Council majority said “no” last week to psilocybin in Sweet Home, voting Tuesday, July…
Groundbreaking kicks off work on memory facility
Benny Westcott A July 27 groundbreaking ceremony launched the beginning of what will become a 48-bed memory-care facility…
Native American cultural encampment held in Foster
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Native American Deitrich Peters’ words reverberated quietly against a…
The New Era named state’s best small weekly
The New Era was honored as the best weekly newspaper in Oregon last week by the Oregon Newspaper…
Chamber welcomes new feed store owners
Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and others gathered July 22 for a ribbon cutting to welcome new owners of…
Gubernatorial hopefuls face off in debate
Scott Swanson The three women running for the Oregon governor’s seat in November faced off for the first…
County: No to Douglas fir monument
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously agreed Tuesday morning, July 28, to send…
Linn to celebrate Breastfeeding Week
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in Linn County from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 6, in the Annex…
Man killed walking on freeway
A Salem man was killed early Friday morning, July 29, when he was struck by a vehicle while…
SHFAD responds to 2 water rescues
At 6:37 p.m. on Friday, July 29, the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a near…
New head of county Development Disabilities Department named
Chrissy Cliburn is the new director of the Linn County Public Health’s Development Disabilities Department, but she isn’t…
Classes in session: School’s in for summer
Benny Westcott For the last four weeks, many K-9 students in the Sweet Home School District have been…
Sweet Home Senior Center News and Activities (July 27, 2022)
Monthly News — The Senior Center will be closed on July 28 and 29 during the Oregon Jamboree.…
Ready for Jamboree weekend?
Benny Westcott After a concert-less 2020 and a smaller-than-typical turnout during a pandemic-plagued 2021, the 30th annual Oregon…
Destructive emerald ash borer detected in Oregon
The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the impacts…
Downtown developments
Scott Swanson The demolishing of the former bank building-turned video store last month to make room for a…
‘The Queen of Sweet Home’
Scott Swanson Alice Grovom, long a leader in Sweet Home, particularly in efforts to improve the city’s image,…
Rio Theater seeing record audiences following upgrades
Scott Swanson There’s a reason parking lots around the Rio Theatre have been overflowing on movie nights this…
Linn County Fair ropes in close to 30K attendees in ‘fantastic’ turnout
Nearly 30,000 people attended last week’s Linn County Fair over its three-day run, according to Linn County Fair…
Sweet Home man gets federal time for dealing drugs
A Sweet Home man was sentenced last week to federal prison after he sold methamphetamine and a firearm…