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City: Water ‘fluctuations’ may cause discoloration
					Sweet Home’s city water system has recently experienced some fluctuations in water pressure, which are causing some discoloration…				
			
			May 8, 2025
‘Largest’ fentanyl bust in U.S. history includes seizures in Oregon state capital
					Federal authorities on Tuesday, May 6, announced that they have arrested 16 individuals and seized record-breaking quantities of…				
			
			May 7, 2025
Former Husky cheer member helps George Fox to national title
					Luka Ogden says she did not really plan to continue flying through the air in cheer stunts when…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Commissioner Sprenger shares state of the county
					Linn County Commissioner Sherrie Sprenger presented a “State of the County” talk during a forum lunch on April…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Commissioners agree to pause in lease payments due to ‘shifting’ market
					By Alex Paul Linn County Communications  Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved a…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Linn County committee approves nearly $280 million budget
					By Alex Paul Linn County Communications  After three days of presentations by department heads and elected officials, the…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Budget Committee reviews proposed $42 million budget
					The Budget Committee held two meetings last week to go over a $42.3 million budget for fiscal year…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Linn County gets $700,000-plus from BLM timber revenue
					The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Aerial survey indicates not much has changed for Oregon forests
					According to a new report on the state of Oregon’s forests, drought, insect pests and tree diseases continue…				
			
			May 6, 2025
Public comment period open for state water resources plan
					The Oregon Water Resources Department is offering a public comment period through May 7 to allow Oregonians to…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Fire destroys logging harvester on Wiley Creek
					Firefighters from the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Oregon Department of Forestry responded Thursday afternoon, April…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Candidates for School Board share perspectives
					The New Era provided a questionnaire to all six candidates for the four open positions on the Sweet…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Local woman has made hundreds of quilts for needy babies
					By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Dean Hummer is on a quest to give baby quilts to…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Willow-Yucca LID improvement costs expected to increase
					City Council approved a change order for $83,664 to address a problem in the original plan of the…				
			
			April 29, 2025
County’s new RV dump station to open May 8
					The public is invited to a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new Linn County Parks &…				
			
			April 29, 2025
May 20 election: Mayoral measure heads choices for Sweet Home voters
					Sweet Home voters will face a broad range of decisions when they open their ballots for the May…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Commissioners support 19th First-Time Youth Wage Program
					By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed on…				
			
			April 29, 2025
Bees find new home – not at Thriftway
					Beekeeper Linda Cutright collects a swarm of bees that developed in the Thriftway parking lot during the early…				
			
			April 22, 2025
Escaped burn piles blamed for three brush fires
					Sweet Home firefighters responded to three brush fires Saturday, April 19, all of them from burn piles that…				
			
			April 22, 2025
Beautification Committee needs volunteers for downtown planting, maintenance
					By Cindi Hamar For The New Era The Sweet Home Beautification Committee is seeking volunteers as the group…				
			
			April 22, 2025
County budget hearings begin Monday, run through week
					Linn County will hold its 2025-26 Budget Hearings on Monday, April 28; Wednesday, April 30; Thursday, May 1…				
			
			April 22, 2025
Commissioners approve grant request for rural Lebanon internet
					By Alex Paul Linn County Communications  Linn County Commissioners Will Tucker, Sherrie Sprenger and Roger Nyquist unanimously agreed…				
			
			April 22, 2025
Ocean salmon season recommendations finalized
					The Pacific Fisheries Management Council has finalized the 2025 ocean salmon seasons, including ocean waters off Oregon. Recommended…				
			
			April 16, 2025
Chainsaw Race draws loggers from across region
					Loggers from across western Oregon and beyond competed April 5 in the third annual Spring Sawdust Fling Chainsaw…				
			
			April 15, 2025
Nationals finish has skier looking beyond Hoodoo
					Roman Shreves has been skiing for about 12 years, but he didn’t start seriously working on his acrobatic…				
			
			April 15, 2025