The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Travis Luttmer, center, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of his Country Financial insurance office at 1001 Long St. He is flanked by staff members and members of the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. Luttmer, who grew up in Sweet Home, has operated a Country Financial office in Corvallis for more than three years and decided to purchase the building and open a branch in Sweet Home because he wants to contribute to the community, he said.