Christmas Holiday Events
– Sweet Home’s Friends of the Library will hold their annual Christmas Boutique from 11 a.m. to 5…
Sean C. Morgan Reports From Washington – Day 4: Visits with VIPs, and not enough museum time
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era We woke to the sounds of sirens. I’ll need to…
Volunteers respond to call for help to clean up campsites in Quartzville area
What started with a call for volunteers on Facebook resulted in a massive clean-up effort Saturday morning, Dec.…
Public Safety Log Dec. 8, 22018
Nov. 30 3:32 a.m. – Earl Ryan Dodge, 24, arrested on Albany warrant for failure to appear on…
Burglar cleans out Gleaners’ meat locker
Sweet Home Police are investigating the theft of nearly 150 pounds of meat during a burglary last week…
Corps warns of hazards in lake beds
Due to low water levels in many Corps reservoirs in the Willamette Valley, officials are warning reservoir users…
Sean C. Morgan reports from Washington: Day 3 – Amid the mucky-mucks, the really important stuff
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Just because of constant rush of activities, every day is…
Mark McVay
Sept. 26, 1965 – Nov. 21, 2018 Mark Leslie McVay, 53, of Sweet Home died Nov. 21, 2018.…
Jerry Edwards
May 2, 1935 – Nov. 21, 2018 Jerry Eugene Edwards, 83, of Sweet Home died Nov. 21, 2018.…
Scoring slow for girls in hoops season-opening games
Sweet Home’s girls basketball team opened its season with a pair of losses, 66-15 to Salem Academy Wednesday…
SH cagers start season with big wins against small schools
The high school boys varsity basketball team opened its season in a big way, beating Salem Academy 66-53…
Wrestlers 2nd in ‘tough’ field at Cascade tournament
Sweet Home got off to a fast start last week with a second-place finish for both the boys…
Girls win, boys 2nd in swim opener
Missing its top swimmers on the girls side, Sweet Home still handily defeated Blanchet, Stayton, Junction City and…
Socialism will not help Americans
Editor: Creativity is a cerebral exercise which is rewarded and flourishes in a capitalist society. Learning is critical…
Around Town Nov. 28, 2018
SHHS play set for Thursday, Friday Sweet Home High School will present the play “Shuddersome: Tales of Poe,”…
Public Safety Log
Nov. 25 5:47 a.m. – Christopher Thomas Meredith, 31, arrested on Sweet Home warrants for failure to appear…
James Morehead
Oct. 8, 1936 – Nov. 20, 2018 James Dee Morehead, 82, of Sweet Home died Nov. 20, 2018…
Lots of folks gittin’ ‘r’ done around Sweet Home
There’s been a lot of gittin’ ‘r’ done in the air around Sweet Home recently. We’ve seen remarkable…
Parrish named MVP for boys soccer team after tough season
Austin Parrish was named the Most Valuable Player for the high school soccer team during the team’s annual…
Alumni round-up: Former Huskies making their marks at next level
Ally Tow (2018) finished her freshman volleyball season at Linn-Benton Community College, being named Offensive Player of the…
Husky volleyball MVPs are Sunhee Bitter, Bailee Hartsook, Shelbey Nichol
The Huskies named three Most Valuable Players in varsity volleyball Monday evening during the team’s annual awards dessert:…
Celebration evoked lots of positives
Editor: Thanksgiving. A time to choose gratefulness. This year I am thankful for joy. I am thankful for…