The New Era
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Baseball team second seed after beating Sisters, sweeping CG
They needed to win just one game in a doubleheader against Cottage Grove to place second in Sky-Em…
May 16, 2017
Haley May seventh in state golf after Day 1; Jake Hindmarsh back in pack
On May 8 things looked fairly grim for Sweet Home’s golf teams, who had just slogged their way…
May 16, 2017
Husky softball supporters engineer purchase, installation of new scoreboard
Fans and parents now can easily keep track of things during high school softball games thanks to Burke…
May 16, 2017
Death Notices May 16, 2017
Death Notices Former Sweet Home Jim Bacorn, 67, of Golden, Okla., died May 10, 2017, in Dallas, Texas.…
May 16, 2017
Reece Joyce June 3, 1923 – April 20, 2017
Reece Joyce June 3, 1923 – April 20, 2017 Ernest Reece Joyce, 93, of Sweet Home died April…
May 16, 2017
OSAA should take steps to level playing field for kids
In last week’s edition we reported how the Oregon School Activities Association is in the process of redistricting…
May 16, 2017
Neomi Stults Feb. 13, 1943 – April 21, 2017
Neomi Stults Feb. 13, 1943 – April 21, 2017 Neomi “Noni” Jean Stults, 74, of Sweet Home died…
May 16, 2017
Letters to the editor May 16, 2017
Sad that circus is coming to town Editor: It was such a sad day when I learned that…
May 16, 2017
Around Town May 9, 2017
Ranger district to offer summer jobs The Sweet Home Ranger District is recruiting for a five-week summer youth…
May 9, 2017
Public Safety Log May 9, 2017
May 7 4:42 a.m. – Eric James Elmer, 43, arrested for second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal trespass and…
May 9, 2017
Fire destroys mobile home, displacing 8
Eight people were displaced when their manufactured home caught fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the fire…
May 9, 2017
No fires seen after storm
A thunderstorm that passed through the area just east of Sweet Home Friday evening created numerous lightning strikes…
May 9, 2017
May Week at SHHS
Sweet Home High School celebrated May Week May 1-4 with customary dress-up days and other activities, culminating in…
May 9, 2017
Ardonnah ‘Donie’ Sylver Elligsen Nowlin Nov. 3, 1932 – April 22, 2017
Ardonnah Sylver Elligsen Nowlin, 84, died here in Sweet Home, Ore., April 22, 2017. She was born in…
May 9, 2017
Viola Hembree Oct. 7, 1937 – April 11, 2017
Viola Hembree Oct. 7, 1937 – April 11, 2017 Viola Mae Hembree, 79, died April 11, 2017 in…
May 9, 2017
Matthew White Oct. 14, 1979 – May 2, 2017
Matthew White Oct. 14, 1979 – May 2, 2017 Matthew Ray White, 37, died May 2, 2017. He…
May 9, 2017
Death Notices May 9, 2017
Ronald R. Youngman, 68, of Sweet Home died May 3, 2017. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
May 9, 2017
Donald Denver Aug. 6, 1928 – May 3, 2017
Donald Denver Aug. 6, 1928 – May 3, 2017 Donald Gene Denver, 88, of Sweet Home, recently of…
May 9, 2017
Huskies second in tight league baseball race after split with Elmira
Sweet Home split a doubleheader in baseball with Elmira, winning 7-5 and losing 7-5, May 2 on the…
May 9, 2017
Huskies improve score in softball loss to league leader Elmira
The Huskies lost 7-5 at Elmira, which stands atop the Sky-Em League softball race, on May 2. The…
May 9, 2017
Track teams head for districts after tune-up meets
Sweet Home’s varsity runners tuned up for districts Friday, May 5, at the Wally Chiochetti Invitational at Cottage…
May 9, 2017
Alums winding up seasons on college fields, tracks
– Emily Marchbanks (Class of 2014), a junior pitcher at Newberry College, finished 12-10 in her first year…
May 9, 2017
Editorial: When regulators get aggressive, it’s bad news
Mats Järlström might be giving the state of Oregon a black eye over a yellow light. He’s gotten…
May 9, 2017
Letters to the editor May 9, 2017
Burning wood more than it appears Editor: I was talking to this old guy at the Vets and…
May 9, 2017
Slow start for Sweet Home golfers out of gate at district tournaments
Haley May was in the best position of Sweet Home’s golfers after the first day of district tournament…
May 9, 2017