Around Town April 11, 2018
Bingo fund-raiser to help local poor Love Thy Neighbor Services will hold a Bingo Night fund-raiser from 4…
Girls 10-run Sutherlin, lose pitched battle to Junction City
Sweet Home opened softball league play with a 14-3 win over Sutherlin at home April 3 but fell…
Public Safety April 11, 2018
April 9 1:29 a.m. – Caller reported water spraying into the air behind Safeway, 1540 Main St. Officer…
Choir qualifies for state competition
The Sweet Home High School Symphonic Choir placed first in its league April 4 at a competition in…
Baseball team loses league opener, then rebounds against JC
After beating Junction City 5-4 Friday on the road in the first half of a doubleheader, the Sweet…
Husky boys third in two straight golf tournaments; girls looking to just play
Sweet Home’s boys golfers are showing they can be competitive, Coach Pat Davis said, after the Huskies finished…
Track: Huskies win at home, Elmira as they ready for Meet of Champions
Sweet Home’s track and field athletes enjoyed what amounted to a pretty perfect day, weather-wise, Monday, April 9,…
Peggy Robertson
Jan. 21, 1934 – April 3, 2018 Peggy Joyce Robertson, 84, longtime resident of Brownsville, passed away Tuesday…
Chamber banquet reflects positive changes all around
Until they called my name, I was really enjoying this year’s Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. It was…
Around Town April 4, 2018
PEO flower sale through April 9 Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Chapter FA’s annual spring plant sale is under…
Public Safety April 4, 2018
April 1 12:34 a.m. – Christine Lorraine Reigstad, 50, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to appear…
Kids (of all ages) enjoy egg hunts around Sweet Home Saturday
The Rotary Club hosted its 27th annual egg hunt at Sankey Park later in the morning for children…
Fire destroys RV
Firefighters extinguish a fire that destroyed a trailer RV located at 26161 Old Holley Road. Firefighters responded to…
Huskies beat Newport after baseball losses to Henley, N. Bend
Sweet Home beat Newport 9-3 in the final game of the Yaquinia Baseball Classic in Newport after losing…
Larry Elliott
May 21, 1936 – March 28, 2018 Larry Eugene Elliott, 81, of Sweet Home died March 28, 2018.…
Robert Lee Sr.
Aug. 18, 1941 – March 27, 2018 Robert Earl Lee Sr., 76, of Sweet Home died March 27,…
Beverly Schafer
Jan. 10, 1930 – March 12, 2018 After a courageous four-year battle with cancer, Beverly Jean Schafer succumbed…
Softball team wins Redmond Tournament, sweeping 4 teams
Sweet Home knocked down four opponents in softball last week in the two-day Redmond Spring Break Invitational. The…
Newlyweds win $100,000 Lottery prize
A pair of Sweet Home newlyweds say they are having a hard time believing they won $100,000 on…
Remembering Pete Porter: ‘I didn’t even have time to pray’
Editor’s Note: Following is the eulogy delivered by Alex Paul, former publisher of The New Era, at the…
Public Safety Mar. 28, 2018
March 26 1:04 a.m. – John Marian Gillispie, 56, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to appear…
Outdoor School students get a taste of winter
Approximately 170 sixth-grade students from Sweet Home elementary schools gather Friday morning, March 23, outside the lodge at…
Softball team takes record to 5-2, including 10-run win over Billies
The Huskies beat Cascade 5-3 and Pleasant Hill 13-1, a no-hitter under the 10-run rule last week in…
Huskies open track season at Regis with some personal bests
Sweet Home’s track teams started their 2018 season Thursday, March 22, at the Regis Relays in Stayton, which…
Levy more than it’s cracked up to be
Editor: I think it was Mark Twain who humorously said, “It is easier to fool a person than…