Juggling act kicks off
Library Reading Program Juggler Rhys Thomas explains the math that jugglers use to create their patterns during the…
Chess Championship
Eighth-graders Vincent Wolfe and Exavier Stratman face off in the Sweet Home Junior High Chess Club’s championships, while,…
Tourism Award
The local U.S. Forest Service was honored with a Travel Oregon Industry Achievement Award earlier this spring at…
Donation to SHFAD
Travis Luttmer, an agent with Country Financial Insurance in Corvallis an Sweet Home resident, donates a check, at…
K9 Jamboree to add some zip to this year’s Sportsman’s Holiday
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Cascade K9 Jamboree is moving its annual fund-raising event,…
Public Safety Fair to focus on bikes this Saturday
Bicycle safety is the top priority at the upcoming 12th Annual Jim Bean Memorial Safety and Crime Prevention…
Public Safety June 19, 2019
June 17 6:03 a.m. – Darrell George Berrigan Jr., 46, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to…
Meet the Court: 2019 Sportsman’s Holiday Princess Makayla
Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Makayla Griffin’s goal is to represent her community in the best light she can.…
Councilors look at other cities as they ponder rates
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era City of Sweet Home water bills are at the upper…
SH teen dies in crash
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A 19-year-old Sweet Home man was found dead after crashing…
SHJH 8th-graders move on
Sweet Home Junior High Principal Colleen Henry stands by as Melody Windom gives a speech to her classmates…
Elks Essay Contest Winners
Three Hawthorne students hold their awards after winning the 2019 Sweet Home Elks’ Americanism Essay Contest, presented during…
Local elementary athletes show their stuff at All School Track Meet
Dillan Davis of Oak Heights wins the fifth-grade boys 100-meter final as Ben Perry, left, also of Oak…
Joseph Dimick Sr.
Joseph Dimick Sr., 63, of Sweet Home died June 14, 2019. He was born Jan. 4, 1956 in…
Dorothy Marie Smith
Dorothy Marie Smith, 94, of Sweet Home, died June 13, 2019 at the Oregon Veteran’s Home in Lebanon.…
Closing of one of few remaining video stores marks end of era in SH, society
Editor’s note: This is not a typical opinion piece, but this story reflects changing values and practices in…
Patsy Sue Lamb Currey
Patsy Sue Lamb Currey, 83, of Sweet Home, went to be with our Lord June 6, 2019. She…
Kenneth LaFond
Kenneth M. LaFond, 86, a former Sweet Home resident, died June 4, 2019 in Utah. He was born…
Carolyn Louise Olivier-Pye
Sept. 21, 1939 – June 5, 2019 Carolyn Louise Olivier-Pye, 79, of Sweet Home, died June 5, 2019.…
Peggy J. (Johnson) Sheldon
Peggy J. (Johnson) Sheldon, formerly of Sweet Home, died June 12, 2019. She was born July 16, 1931…
Verna Elizabeth Bell
Verna Elizabeth (Woodward) Bell 94, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, June 14, 2019. She was born Aug.…
Around Town June 12
Free lunch for kids starts June 19 Sweet Home School District offers free lunch and breakfast for kids…
Colton Smith named baseball MVP after record-setting year
Colton Smith was named the baseball team’s Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year and Pitcher of…
JBO Baseball
Bradley Marks slides into third base. He later scored a run against Corvallis in seventh- and eighth-grade senior…
Savannah Hutchins named Husky softball MVP
Sophomore Savannah Hutchins was named the high school softball team’s Most Valuable Player award during the Huskies’ annual…