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Two Sweet Home residents arrested following Brownsville burglary
Two Sweet Home-area residents were arrested Saturday night, March 22, following a burglary investigation and search for one…
Fire destroys RV on Brush Creek Road
What was originally reported as a barn fire turned out to be a burning camper trailer early Tuesday…
Fire damages manufactured home on Marks Ridge
Five occupants of a manufactured home on Marks Ridge escaped a fire that severely damaged the structure early…
Ogden hired in dual role as police chief, city manager
The City Council unanimously voted March 11 to hire Jason Ogden in a dual role as the city’s…
Visiting historian seeks to unearth what’s beneath Foster Lake
An environmental historian, referred to once as “the drowned towns guy,” is making a visit to Sweet Home…
Commissioners support Wildfire Mitigation Group in letter to Forest Service
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday,…
Spring Whale Watch runs through March 30
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 22 through Sunday,…
Albany man dies in Hwy. 20 crash
An Albany man died Wednesday evening, March 12, in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 20…
SH family finds fun at Clear Lake not limited to summer
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications In the summer, Clear Lake Resort can be a very busy place.…
County to hold disabilities resource fair March 19
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Linn County will celebrate with…
Local artist Hodges creates encaustic beauty from hot wax
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Nikki Elaine Hodges likes to make her art hot-fused. Hodges is…
First Sunshine fundraiser since COVID has big turnout
An unexpectedly large crowd turned out Saturday, March 1, for Sunshine Industries’ first fundraiser dinner since COVID. Trisha…
Commissioners throw weight behind president’s forest executive order
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Reacting quickly to an executive order to investigate federal forest policies signed…
FFA holds inaugural Community Night
Fifteen candidates, most of them freshmen, received their Greenhand Degrees after completing their first-year requirements in Sweet Home’s…
Local teacher brings historical ‘strong, kind’ women to life
There’s something about dead women who were once strong, passionate and kind that lights a fire under Lana…
Man arrested, accused of stealing $90,000 from grandparents
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stealing some $90,000 from his grandparents over several years, Sweet…
Fishermen rescued off island below Green Peter Dam
Two fishermen were rescued from an island in the Middle Santiam River Sunday evening after water from Green…
Commissioners get update on youth authority operations
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Director Although Linn County’s Juvenile Detention Center shares a campus with the…
Council to send mayor question to May ballot
After hearing remarks from as many as 17 residents in a crowded City Council Chamber, City Council members…
SHHS seniors nominated for top scholastic award
Two Sweet Home High School seniors have been nominated as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program this…
New county RV dump gets paved; opening planned by early May
A parade of Knife River dump trucks delivered loads of asphalt last week to pave the new recreational…
Victim’s death leaves grief, questions
A young woman who has been described as a loving, outgoing, energetic and “super sweet” person left this…
Heavy rains build sewer overflow into Ames Creek, Santiam
Recent rainfall combined with saturated ground conditions resulted in the City of Sweet Home overflowing diluted raw sewage…
Residents clear trash from Sweet Home, expand to Lebanon
Sweet Home and Lebanon got 600 pounds lighter after community members picked up trash in the two cities…
Authorities tight-lipped after damage to transformer
Federal authorities are being tight-lipped as they work to repair damage that occurred at the Bonneville Power Authority…