City Council: Leave marijuana questions to voters
Staff During a work session held on June 2, city councilors decided they wanted to hear from Sweet…
SHAF honors Mona Waibel
Mona Hyer Waibel was honored recently for her charter membership in Sweet Home Alumni Foundation (SHAF) and elevated…
Coadys celebrate 65th anniversary
Les and Delores Coady celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 27, 2015. They were married May 27, 1950…
Public Safety Log June 10, 2015
June 8 1:05 a.m. – Dispatchers heard voices on back lot intercom, 1950 Main St., Sweet Home Police…
Huskies win All-League, All-State honors
These Sweet Home High School athletes were among those named to All-League and/or All-State honors for spring sports.…
Alumni round-up: Basham wins trail 50-miler
Amanda Basham was the winner among the women in the Cayuga Trails 50 May 31 in Ithaca, N.Y.…
Cut through haze to facts on drugs
Editor: Re: The Sweet Home debate on marijuana. While there seems to be a lot of “smoke” and…
James E. Cook, Sr
Oct. 6, 1925 – May 30, 2015 James E. Cook, Sr., 89, of Sweet Home died of natural…
Service Notice
Jacob R. Greenaway, 96, of Sweet Home died June 8, 2015. A funeral service is planned at 10…
Robert Wurster
Dec. 26, 1941 – June 2, 2015 Robert Everett Wurster, 73, of Sweet Home died June 2, 2015.…
Donald Grant
Sept. 4, 1929 – June 3, 2015 Donald Lewis Grant, 85, formerly of Sweet Home, died June 3,…
Jerry Burger
Nov. 17, 1934 – June 1, 2015 Jerry Eugene Burger, 80, of Albany, formerly of Crawfordsville, died June…
Burton A. Rochefort
July 8, 1927 – June 1, 2015 Burton A. Rochefort, 87, of Albany passed away on Monday June…
Ruth M. Wiley
Jan. 27, 1920 – May 14, 2015 Ruth M. Wiley, formerly of Sweet Home, passed away May 14,…
Around Town June 3, 2015
Local fund-raiser for cancer patient Coffee Hut will conduct a fund-raiser for a cancer patient, who grew up…
District Track Meet
Webb and Paige Batchelor of Holley School and Alina Joy and Tylee Gandrud of Hawthorne School. Oak Heights…
SH Sanitation seeks 2.4% trash rate hike
Sweet Home Sanitation is asking the Sweet Home City Council to approve a 2.4-percent increase in rates. To…
Public Safety Log June 1st
June 1 12:59 a.m. – Caller reported a male walking up and down the street yelling about bad…
Hero Half Marathon draws a crowd to honor fallen soldiers
Rachel Kittson-Maqatish For The New Era A total of 266 peopleregistered to participate in the third annual Hero…
ODFW: Bear cub found at Yellowbottom illustrates need to leave wildlife be
A yearling bear cub that begged for food from campers in the Yellowbottom area during Memorial Day weekend…
Sierra Thayer named softball team’s Most Valuable Player
The members of the Sweet Home High School varsity softball team named Sierra Thayer their Most Valuable Player…
Jakob Hiett, Bethany Gingerich named track MVPs
The track and field team’s annual awards potluck this year marked a transition between eras, Coach Billy Snow…
Preparation and planning best deter regret
Editor’s note: Typically, we offer up advice to our local graduates in our issue before Sweet Home High…
GOP power moves authoritarianism
Editor: Thanks to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, for the past seven years Colorado has provided intrauterine devices…
Aris Somatis
Sept. 12, 1962 – May 15, 2015 Aris Damian Somatis, 52, of Sweet Home, passed away Friday, May…