B&G Club scores in annual golf tournament
Thirty-one teams turned out for the Third Annual Robbie Melcher Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting the Boys & Girls…
Motorcyclists injured in Highway 20 crash
Two Washington motorcyclists were transported to the hospital by ambulance following a crash near Highway 20 milepost 56.…
Shooting zombies
Local teens star in tongue-in-cheek suspense movieBy Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Zombies overran Thriftway the…
Sweet Home market owner dies in Highway 228 crash
The 62-year-old owner of Sweet Home’s Midway Grocery died in a crash on Highway 228 on Aug. 15.…
Ernest Thibodeaux
Aug. 4, 1949 – Aug. 12, 2012 Ernest Roy Thibodeaux, 63, of Sweet Home died Aug. 12, 2012.…
Vivian Powell
Vivian Marie Powell died on Aug. 14, 2012 at Twin Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born…
Edward Cutler
Feb. 1, 1924 – Aug. 12, 2012 Edward Arthur Cutler, 88, of Sweet Home died Aug. 12, 2012.…
Bonnie Badgley
Aug. 30, 1949 – Aug. 15, 2012 Bonnie Lee Badgley, 62, of Sweet Home died Aug. 15, 2012.…
Lyle Burnham
March 27, 1937 – Aug. 19, 2012 Lyle Rex Burnham, 75, of Sweet Home died Aug. 19, 2012.…
Cure for ills is to see a doctor
Editor: I read an article in the Portland Oregonian dated Aug. 17. With cancer, AIDS and hepatitis, there…
Cascadia, keep fighting for your post office
I don’t live in Cascadia but I think I can relate to the situation the folks up there…
Blues fest is labor of love for couple
When the Harvest Moon Blues Festival kicks off Friday afternoon at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon it will…
Quittin’ time
Sweet Home Police Officer Rex Bostrom receives a shadow box filled with memorabilia from his tenure with the…
Edna Lanore (Morehead) Garber
May 29, 1923-August 11, 2012 Edna Lanore Garber, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Saturday. She was born…
Theodora ‘Teddy’ Topp
April 15, 1920 – July 24, 2012 Theodora Mary Braun “Teddy” Topp, 92, passed away July 24, 2012…
Sarah Margaret Mullendore Payne
January 31, 1916 – August 5, 2012 Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and matriarch, Sarah Margaret Mullendore…
Evelyn Wilhelm
July 8, 1928- July 29 2012 Evelyn “Arlene” Wilhelm, age 84, of Imbler, died July 29, 2012 at…
Josai program too vital to let die
Editor: It has recently been brought to my attention that our Josai program of 30 years may be…
Josai supporters must step up now
Editor: Your article about the Josai program (Aug. 1) was dead on. It is time for Sweet Home…
Plants hazardous along Hwy. 228
Editor: The Albany Democrat-Herald recently had a story about an aggressive invader: Scotch broom. And it reminded me…
Departing coach made big impact
Editor: Coaching is an area of life where you get true enjoyment through seeing someone else’s success. It’s…
Returns to SH bring beauty
Editor: Our family lived in Sweet Home for 34 years and enjoyed the small town. I now live…
Letter revealed ‘liberal’ views
Editor: Responding to Diane Daiute’s letter of Aug. 1: You really know how to stir the pot don’t…
Cheer all-stars
Sweet Home cheerleaders, from left, Mikayla Crompton, Mariah Morneault, Breanna Froemke, Taylor Thorpe and Natalie Thorpe, here with…
Stars draw big crowds
The New Era Dierks Bentley wrapped up the 20th Oregon Jamboree Sunday evening with a pulsating, high-energy performance…