Committee taking on problems right in our faces
The New Era’s office faces Main Street in the heart of downtown. Thus positioned, we are acutely aware…
Loose dogs are problem in SH
Editor: I love living in Sweet Home. I am a proud member of this community and care about…
Around Town Jan. 16, 2019
Church serves free dinner Saturday Lynn Cooper and her team of volunteers from Reigning Glory church offer free…
Chris Wingo honored for valor during armed confrontation
Sweet Home Police Sgt. Chris Wingo was recently awarded the Oregon Peace Officers Association Medal of Valor, one…
Public Safety Log Jan. 16, 2019
Jan. 11 1:03 p.m. – Deputy found the floating dock near Green Peter Dam flipped over while on…
Circuit Court: Man gets 37 months after guilty plea in SH ax attack
Michael Ralph Marshall Jr. Michael Ralph Marshall Jr., 35, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Jan. 8 in Linn…
Start of legislative session feels lot like back-to-school
By Sherrie Sprenger It feels like the first day of school. I have all my new supplies laid…
Husky boys and girls win at Tillamook pool
Sweet Home’s boys and girls both won a dual swimming meet at Tillamook Friday, Jan. 11. Coach Doug…
SH wrestlers second at Newberg tournament after dual win over Banks
Sweet Home placed second, behind Newberg, at the Earl Gillis Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday, Jan. 12. The Huskies…
Huskies stumble through two more league basketball games
Sweet Home’s boys lost to two of their toughest league rivals in basketball last week at home, 71-63…
Moving out doesn’t mean goodbye
By Phil Barnhart I moved out of my office in the State Capitol in Salem a few days…
Gun law proposal a slap in the face to law-abiding Oregonians
Remember those election results from last November? Well they are coming home to roost in rural Oregon in…
Earl Haase II
Nov. 25, 1950 – Jan. 9, 2019 Earl Sylvester Haase II, 68, of Sweet Home died Jan. 9,…
Husky wrestlers come away with pair of trophies from county championships
Sweet Home’s boys and girls both won team titles at the Papé Linn County Championships tournament held Friday,…
Cheer wins at Lebanon
Sweet Home’s cheer squad placed first at a competition held at Lebanon High School Saturday, Jan. 5. Two…
Woodburn takes it to Huskies in boys basketball win
Sweet Home’s boys ran into a wall at Woodburn Friday night, losing 61-47, ending a nine-game winning streak…
SH girls win against tough crowd at Lebanon swim meet
Sweet Home swimmers got a taste of the big time Saturday at the Lebanon Invitational, which featured several…
SH girls lose close one to Woodburn
The Huskies played a close game at Woodburn Friday, Jan. 4. before losing 47-42 in girls basketball. Sweet…
Carolyn M. (Brewer) Walberg
Sept. 27, 1941 – Dec. 22, 2018 Carolyn M. (Brewer) Walberg, 77, of Sweet Home passed away early…
George Duane Ferguson
Dec. 24, 1943 – Dec. 27, 2018 George Duane Ferguson, aka Pudy, 75, of Sweet Home, passed away…
Balvant M. Patel
June 1, 1959 – Jan. 7, 2019 Balvant “Bal” M. Patel, 59, of Sweet Home, passed away Monday…
Daniel Farrier
Oct. 4, 1946 – Jan. 3, 2019 Daniel Lee Farrier, 72, of Sweet Home died Jan. 3, 2019.…
David Paul Lambert
Feb. 14, 1955 – Dec. 27, 2018 David Paul Lambert, 63, of Sweet Home passed away Thursday Dec.…