Cheer team takes fifth at state after some late adjustments
The Sweet Home High School cheerleaders finished fifth at state Saturday after a tough week practicing late adjustments…
Huskies play at ‘totally different level’ in close loss to Sisters, win at Elmira
Sweet Home narrowly missed taking down Sisters at home Feb. 6, losing 43-36, in boys basketball; but the…
Soaring firefighting costs limit funds for other needs
By Tracy Beck Both nationally and locally, the 2017 wildfire season was unpre-cedented in terms of dollars spent,…
Around Town Feb. 7, 2018
Ladies night for B&G Club Feb. 7 A fund-raiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater…
‘Super’ Blue Moon and More
A rare lunar display lights the sky Jan. 31 – before the clouds move in on Sweet Home…
Public Safety Feb. 7, 2018
Feb. 5 5:13 a.m. – Brandon Ryan Freeman, 24, arrested on Linn County warrant for failure to comply…
Fire on Cedar
Firefighters extinguish a fire at 1610 Cedar St., home to three adults The fire destroyed the garage and…
Tax season kicks off with some basic tips from state Revenue
The Oregon Department of Revenue and the IRS will begin processing tax returns on January 29. Taxpayers can…
Man arrested after shots reported in SH
A man was arrested late Thursday night, Feb. 1, after allegedly firing a gun from an apartment and…
Mat Club wrestlers place in state tourney
Twelve Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers placed at the Oregon Kids State Tournament held Jan. 27-28 at the…
Swimmers swamp foes in final meet
With the district championships a week away, Sweet Home’s swimmers left Coach Doug Peargin optimistic after they walloped…
Huskies wrestle final dual meet; turn focus toward districts
It wasn’t dramatic, but it was fun as Sweet Home’s wrestlers finished their regular season Thursday, Feb. 1,…
Despite late surge by Tow, Huskies fall
Sophomore Casey Tow played his best game and his best quarter in varsity basketball Saturday as the Huskies…
SH runs out of gas at Sutherlin
The Huskies lost 49-21 at Sutherlin in girls basketball Friday. They played competitively three out of four quarters,…
Robert Gourley
June 10, 1968 – Feb. 2, 2018 Robert Elwin Gourley, 49, of Foster died Feb. 2, 2018 in…
Kathleen Barnard
Sept. 21, 1942 – Feb. 4, 2018 Kathleen Barnard, 75, of Sweet Home died Feb. 4, 2018. She…
Retha R. Swegar
Nov. 13, 1928 – Jan. 30, 2018 Retha M. Swegar, 89, a former Sweet Home resident for 50…
Dennis Richardson shows what can be accomplished in Salem
We often criticize public officials, particularly at the state and federal levels, whose focus appears to be more…
City bill policy not business-like
Editor: Recent issues of The New Era have had excellent citizen and editorial input and statements regarding the…
CG, JC roll past girls
The Huskies lost a pair of games last week in girls basketball, 69-28 to Cottage Grove and 63-26…
Public Safety Jan. 31, 2018
Jan. 27 7:52 a.m. – Caller reported a suspicious vehicle, 44200 block of Highway 20. Deputy spoke to…
Two Sweet Home girls qualify for state finals in wrestling
Two Sweet Home girls qualified for the state wrestling finals Saturday, Jan. 27, to end a week of…
Swimmers hit a high point on path to district and state
With the district swim meet 10 days out, Sweet Home Coach Doug Peargin likes what he saw Friday,…
Might doesn’t make right
Editor: One thing that drives me crazy is when government or large companies do something – not because…