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,…
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…
Robert Lee Sr.
Aug. 18, 1941 – March 27, 2018 Robert Earl Lee Sr., 76, of Sweet Home died March 27,…
Larry Elliott
May 21, 1936 – March 28, 2018 Larry Eugene Elliott, 81, of Sweet Home died March 28, 2018.…
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…
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…
Around Town Mar. 28, 2018
Hands-on learning for pre-teens Sweet Home Public Library will host Mechanisms, a hands-on learning activity, from 2:30 to…
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…
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…
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…
George Matzke
July 28, 1950 – March 17, 2018 George Arthur Matzke, 67, of Sweet Home, died March 17, 2018.…
Dean Anderson
Aug. 13, 1966 – March 17, 2018 Dean Anderson, 51, of Sweet Home, died March 17, 2018 from…
Vincent Petruzzi
March 27, 1926 – March 19, 2018 Vincent Charles Petruzzi, 91, of Sweet Home, died March 19, 2018.…
Donna Groat
July 29, 1936 – March 19, 2018 Donna Willette Groat, 81, of Sweet Home died peacefully in her…
Jenien Ferguson
Dec. 10, 1946 – March 16, 2018 Jenien A. Ferguson, 71, of Sweet Home died March 16, 2018.…
Huskies suffer first baseball loss, snatch win with 7-run inning
Sweet Home picked up its first loss of the season in baseball 11-6 in eight innings against Scappoose…
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…