Boys repeat (again) as Linn County wrestling champions
Sweet Home’s boys repeated as the county’s top team again this year after winning the Linn County Championships tournament Friday, Dec. 3, at South…
LATEST NEWS
Thermal poaching suspects arrested
The Oregon State Police has concluded a months-long investigation into poaching involving thermal devices, the department announced Dec. 23. Troopers served several search warrants and made…
Train derails after collapse of trestle in Corvallis
A train derailed after a trestle collapsed in Corvallis Saturday, Jan. 4, leaving one train car in the Marys River and two others dangling off the bridge or partially in the water. The train,…
Nyquist re-elected chair as commissioners kick off 2025
In their final meeting of 2024, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker made quick work of several end-of-the-year matters. Those items included: Nyquist was…
County swearing-in ceremony includes new, veteran faces
Newly elected Linn County Assessor and Tax Collector Matt Pitcher and Treasurer Michelle Hawkins, who has served more than 29 years, were among Linn County elected officials who took their…
Long Street wreck followed by warrants arrest
Law enforcement officials and medics work at the scene of a collision in which a Dodge SUV driven by Faron Walter Kennedy, 60, crashed into parked cars in the 2300 block of Long Street.…
Trailer burns in Foster Lake RV park
Firefighters work to put out a fire that burned a recreational vehicle early on the morning of Dec. 31 at the Foster Lake RV Resort, 6191 Hwy, 20. The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m.…
DMV warning about scam using fake VINs
Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Services is warning Oregonians about a new scam using fake Manufacturer Certificates of Origin to obtain titles for stolen vehicles. An MCO is a document that…
New year brings laws aiming to boost health, safety, more
Oregon is kicking off 2025 with new laws to stop drug use on public transportation, reduce the cost of prescription drugs and rein in the price of electronic device repairs. On. Jan. 1, dozens…
Year in review: We look back on significant events of 2024
December Readers and community members responded with vigor to an editorial published in The New Era, detailing the impending collapse of the newspaper due to financial and staffing issues.…
Quartzville Road closed for second time in two weeks
Quartzville Road has not had a good holiday season. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, a rockslide came down the slope above the road just past Milepost 13, burying about two-thirds of the roadway. …
SPORTS
Huskies find momentum against Stevenson after tough Gladstone loss
Coming off the holiday break, Sweet Home’s girls basketball team faced a two-game weekend that tested their conditioning, teamwork, and consistency with a 45-35 loss to Gladstone on…
Girls first against top swimming teams in state
Sweet Home’s girls won their toughest meet of the year, featuring five of the top teams in the state, Saturday, Jan. 4, in the inaugural Peargin Plunge at Sweet Home’s pool. It was probably…
Husky alums make their marks in college sports
Sweet Home graduates continue to compete quite successfully in various sports at various universities and colleges around the nation. Here’s our latest roundup of achievements by ex-Huskies in…
Inaugural alumni swim meet draws stars from past to SH pool
It was a pretty typical meet atmosphere in some ways Friday, Dec. 27, at the Sweet Home swimming pool. Swim team members clustered along the deck, where their team bench is located. Family…
OPINION
New year brings new hope for TNE
Happy New Year! This is the 95th year of publication for The New Era, and given what’s happened to nearly 10 other local newspapers in Oregon in the last six months, I feel privileged to…
Letter to the new/old editor, readers
Dear Editor (and Readers), Usually, I write these things when I am angry or somewhat miffed at one thing or another. Usually, that’s what it takes to motivate me to share my opinion in…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Jan. 15, 2025
Jan. 19, 1950 The City Council passed for its first reading a new amusement ordinance bill that makes licenses mandatory for all games, amusements and machines operated in the city. The…
From Our Files: Jan. 8, 2025
Jan. 12, 1950 Ground will probably be broken in May at the site of Sweet Home’s new municipal swimming pool, according to Bill Pearson, acting president of Frontier Days Inc. He said…
