Inside: Local Christmas displays list
The New Era’s admittedly spur-of-the-moment Christmas lights contest, announced in last week’s newspaper, produced a number of hot…
Bucks put on real show for SH man
Tristan Nichols of Sweet Home was at work in Lebanon, where he manages the city’s sewer system, on…
Leanna Blankenship, Leif Erickson tie knot
Leanna Blankenship and Leif Erickson were married at 4 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Atavista Farm in Brownsville.…
Theodore Vogel
Oct. 18, 1922 – Dec. 15, 2011 Rev. Theodore Herald Vogel, 89, of Sweet Home died Dec. 15,…
Bertha Steward
June 1, 1913 – Dec. 8, 2011 Bertha Amelia “Dede” Steward, 98, of Sweet Home died Dec. 8,…
Gloria Ogletree
April 25, 1934 – Dec. 6, 2011 Gloria Marie (Christensen) Ogletree, 77, died Dec. 6, 2011 in Phoenix,…
Clarance Crain
May 10, 1940 – Dec. 16, 2011 Clarance G. Crain, 61, died Dec. 16, 2011 at the Veterans…
Rosaire Trahan
Nov. 2, 1934 – Dec. 16, 2011 Rosaire Trahan, 77, of Sweet Home died Dec. 16, 2011 at…
Feeling blue? Call for help
Editor: During this season I would like to remind those who are feeling the “Christmas blues” that confidential…
Christmas message resounds in tough times
It’s been a trying year in many ways for Sweet Home residents, as it has been for much…
Thanks to Elks for helping kids
On behalf of the Sweet Home School District I would like to thank the Sweet Home Elks for…
Swimmers take boys and girls titles at SH Invitational
Sweet Home’s boys and girls earned team victories in the Sweet Home Invitational Friday against many of the…
Husky girls notch first basketball win, over Taft
Sweet Home 42, Taft 38 The Huskies won their first game of the season in girls basketball 42-38…
Wrestlers edged by Culver but beat six others
Sweet Home finished second at the Thurston Invitational Saturday after a 41-36 loss to Culver, the NO. 1-ranked…
Dominy honored for police work
On Nov. 4, during its annual awards banquet held at the Spirit Mountain Casino, the Oregon Police Officers…
Help us find best holiday displays
Disappointed that no Christmas display contest is being held in Sweet Home this year? We have good news.…
Sprenger says she’s running again
Representative Sherrie Sprenger announced that she filed for her candidacy for re-election of Oregon State Representative of House…
Public Safety Dec. 4-Dec. 12
Dec. 12 7:58 a.m. –Travis AlanCombs, 31, cited for driving while suspended, driving uninsured and failure to carry…
Standoff results in apparent suicide
A Sweet Home man died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Jewell Gelene Hunt
Soldotna resident Jewell Gelene Hunt 82, died Wednesday. November 30, 2011 at providence Hospital in Anchorage. There will…
Kenneth Dolbin
June 11, 1946 – Dec. 4, 2011 Kenneth Eugene Dolbin, 65, of Sweet Home died Dec. 4, 2011.…
Kenneth Van Deusen
Oct. 19, 1961 – Dec. 10, 2011 Kennth Richard Van Deusen, 50, of Sweet Home died Dec. 10,…
Esther Kurtz
March 8, 1952 – Dec. 6, 2011 Esther Marie Kurtz, 59, of Sweet Home died Dec. 6, 2011.…
Walter Reck
Aug. 23, 1954 – Dec. 10, 2011 Walter Stanley Reck, 57, of Lebanon died Dec. 10, 2011 at…
Postal problems will impact us
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’re aware that the U.S. Postal Service isn’t what it once…