Articles from the July 5, 2023 edition
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New owner takes helm at The New Era
The New Era has a new owner. Scott and Miriam Swanson, co-owners and co-publishers, announced this week that local resident Chris Chapman, a former employee of the newspaper, took ownership July 1 of...
Good kind of smoke
That plume of smoke rising over Foster Lake Friday morning, June 30, was a good thing. The five-day Mid-Willamette Valley Interagency Wildland Fire School returned to Sweet Home last week for the...
JBO Baseball
In JBO action Thursday, June 29, at Hawthorne, Matthew Jorgenson scoops up a pickoff throw that got by Max Lopez in a 17-7 loss to Newport by the Sweet Home Junior American team coached by Joe Rosa....
State offers tips on protecting yourself following DMV hack
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles department has confirmed that cybercriminals have copied information on an estimated 3.5 million Oregon driver’s licenses and identification card holders as part of the global MOVEit Transfer attack. That’s... Full story
County approves $229M fiscal year budget
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved adoption of the 2023-24 fiscal-year budget Thursday morning, June 29. The budget had previously been approved by the...
Motorcycle, car collide on Main Street
Rescue and police personnel work at the scene of a collision between a car and motorcycle Wednesday evening, June 28. According to police, at approximately 8:14 p.m. Norma Hutson, 58, of Sweet Home,...
The dangers of cows and hardware disease
Hardware disease, which results from a cow's indiscriminate eating habits, was frequently seen when hay was baled with wire. Any stray sharp metal, like a nail, could be involved. The hardware would...
Iconic cruise car slated to be among Cut the Gut classics
If that yellow 1932 Ford cruising by during this Thursday's Cut the Gut cruise night looks a little familiar, it should - at least, if you've seen "American Graffiti." George Lucas' 1973 blockbuster,...
LBCC reduces tuition increase to 5%
The Linn-Benton Community College Board of Education voted Monday, June 26, to reduce the 2023-24 tuition increase from 6%, as proposed earlier this year, to 5%. "Ensuring that hard-working students... Full story
Linn County Fair kicks off Thursday, July 13
It's so close you can almost smell the corn dogs cooking and hear the sounds and see the colorful lights of the carnival thrill rides at the Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road E., Albany....
Around Town -- July 5, 2023
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays to seniors over 60 at the Sweet Home Community Center. There is a suggested donation of $3.50 per meal. Meals are ordered in advance, and are...
Public Safety -- July 5, 2023
June 26 12:19 p.m. - Caller reported that she was on BLM gravel road when she lost control of her vehicle, which hit a bank and flipped on its roof. Valerie Ledbetter, 20, of Myrtle Point was alone in the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. She was not...
Council OKs plan to name park plaza after Joe Graybill
The new plaza at Sankey Park now has a name, one befitting a local landmark. The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, June 27, unanimously adopted a resolution to call the structure Graybill Plaza, in honor of longtime city employee Joe Graybill, who...
From Our Files
July 5, 1973 Foster-Midway residents are ignoring the efforts of state and county health agencies to annex to the City of Sweet Home. At least those in favor of the annexation are ignoring it, as the...
Final notes: Thanks for a great 18 years
I've not looked forward to writing this column, but the time has come. It's my "sayonara" – goodbye as publisher of your community newspaper. Hard to believe it's been over 18 years since my wife Miriam and our three daughters walked into The New E...
Beautification group moves under city purview
After some 25 years as an independent, volunteer organization, the Beautification Committee is moving under the city's oversight as an ad hoc subcommittee of the city Park and Tree Committee. Patti Ho...
Norma Reeser
Norma Delila Reeser, 103, of Sweet Home, died June 26, 2023. She was born Dec. 4, 1919, a cold and snowy day in Oregon, weighing 3½ pounds as the first child of Alvin and Barbara Ella Hamilton. Her parents kept her warm in a little shoe box behind... Full story
Death Notices -- July 5, 2023
John Franklin Wirth, 62, of Sweet Home, died June 27, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated information, visit www.sweethomefuneral.com.... Full story
Calvin O. Turner
Calvin O. Turner, 92, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away June 13, 2023. Calvin was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Golden, Okla., to Mamie & Clarence Turner. He married his wife Helen, May 23, 1950.... Full story
Dourthea Mae Oar
Beloved Dourthea Mae Oar, 93, peacefully passed away in her home in Crawfordsville on June 15, 2023. She was born on Sept. 2, 1929, in Flagler, Colo., to parents Sterling Morton and Pauline Bell (Dine... Full story
Sportsman's Holiday fest this weekend
Sweet Home's annual Sportsman's Holiday will take place this week, with a vast slate of activities planned. "Sportsman's Holiday is a fun small-town tradition that brings the community together to...
Painting Project Meeting
Residents listen to a presentation from City Manager Kelcey Young at City Hall on June 29 about a plan to paint downtown businesses this summer. Above left, Lynetta Corley, left, and Patty Holk check...
