Twylah McMurray
July 24, 1936 – Jan. 3, 2013 Twylah McMurray, 76, of Foster died Jan. 3, 2013. She was…
Lloyd Emigh
July 5, 1949 – Dec. 26, 2012 Lloyd Edward Emigh, 63, formerly of Sweet Home and Klamath Falls,…
Jim Casey
uly 13, 1949 – Jan. 2, 2013 Jim Leroy Casey, 63, of Sweet Home died Jan. 2, 2013.…
Edith Heeter
March 8, 1919 – Dec. 31, 2012 Edith Ramona Heeter, 93, of Sweet Home died Dec. 31, 2012.…
Fair share depends on who’s defining
Editor: The ink isn’t even dry on the new tax bill on the rich and President Obama wants…
Thief can still do the right thing
Editor: This is to the person who took the little African drummer boy from my “Joy to the…
Thanks to Public Works employees
01Editor: To the citizens of Sweet Home… As owners of the Rio Theater, we recently had a situation…
Solutions team is some good news to start new year
The Oregon Solutions Project team is under way and that’s good news as we head into a new…
Wrestlers down 3A power Glide at home
Sweet Home’s wrestlers managed a 49-24 win over Division 3 power Glide, but it wasn’t as easy as…
Trip to Douglas a tough one for girls hoops team in 74-31 loss
01/09/12 The Huskies lost 74-31 to Douglas on the road Friday evening in girls basketball. “You could tell…
Swimmers down Salem Academy, JC at home
Sweet Home’s swimming teams defeated visitors Salem Academy and Junction City Friday, Dec. 4, to end their Christmas…
Boys roll over Douglas 72-48
01/09/12 The Huskies dominated the Douglas Trojans, winning 72-48 at home Friday evening. “We came out strong,” said…
Sen. Merkley to hold town hall in Sweet Home Tuesday
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Sweet Home at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8,…
Sunshine Industries offers haven for special people
In the early days, most of the special-needs children in Sweet Home were in regular grade school classrooms.…
New year starts with design twists start off
Dedicated readers of The New Era may notice some slight changes in today’s issue. We’ve revised the design…
Local students named to honor rolls
The following Sweet Home-area students at Linn-Benton Community College, listed by hometown, earned a grade point average of…
Review of 2012: January through June
January – The year 2011 ended wet, with more than 4 inches pouring in a four-hour period, but…
David Ross
Oct. 11, 1946 – Dec. 21, 2012 David Albert Ross, 66, of Sweet Home died Dec. 21, 2012.…
Janet Ryan
Oct. 7, 1954 – Dec. 27, 2012 Janet Laureen Ryan, 58, of Sweet Home died Dec. 27, 2012…
Paul Richter
Oct. 4, 1934 – Dec. 25, 2012 Paul Nickolas Richter, 78, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2012.…
Social media can be boon or bane to news
I’m not much of a social media user. I live a very busy life, with lots of balls…
Wrestlers win bracket against big boys at Westview
Sweet Home lost one match, to Washington state power Snohomish, last weekend at the Westview Duals as the…
Boys win at Stayton swim meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers don’t celebrate Christmas like most students. They’re in the pool nearly every day and they…
Boys notch win over Lebanon in basketball
The Huskies got their chance to set things right with 5A Lebanon Saturday night when they defeated the…
Local school children lay out Christmas requests
Foster Elementary Susan Walling’s Class Dear Santa Claus, What kind of cookies do you like? I want an…