The New Era
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Obituary: Joan Staddon
Joan Margaret Staddon, 63, of Sweet Home died at her home Feb. 18, 2010. She was born May…
February 28, 2010
Retired owner back in restaurant kitchen
When Bernice Waddle decided to open a small eatery across the highway from Foster Lake in 1970, she…
February 28, 2010
Family dispute escalates into street closure
A woman who reportedly had locked herself into a bedroom with a gun quickly surrendered to police Thursday…
February 28, 2010
Huskies clinch league hoops championship
The Huskies dispatched Taft and Philomath last week to secure their first Val-Co league championship in boys basketball…
February 28, 2010
Matt Matuszak takes reins as baseball coach
As he takes over Sweet Home’s high school baseball program, Matt Matuszak knows what it’s like to wear…
February 28, 2010
Huskies leave state in their wake
With swimmers qualifying to swim in 10 of 11 championship races, the Sweet Home boys dominated the state…
February 28, 2010
Foster students fix up their own forest
Students at Foster School are working to restore their own little forest through a partnership with the U.S.…
February 28, 2010
SHHS alum named state’s top assistant principal
Sweet Home High School alumna Julie (Dimick) Lafayette has been named Oregon’s Assistant Principal of the Year by…
February 28, 2010
Obituary: Percy Banta
Percy “Leroy” Banta, 92, of Brownsville died Feb. 16, 2010 at a Lebanon care facility. He was born…
February 28, 2010
Obituary: Milton Daily
Milton K. Daily, 81, of Sweet Home died at Corvallis Manor on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. He was…
February 28, 2010
Development agency chief says Sweet Home doing well
Nearly 20 years after Craig Smith first got involved in helping Sweet Home recover from the impact of…
February 28, 2010
Program offers homework help to students in need
It’s 3 p.m. at Sweet Home Junior High and the students are long gone €“ most of them,…
February 28, 2010
SHHS coach Rob Younger stepping down
When Rob Younger came to Sweet Home, he only planned to spend a couple of years here before…
February 28, 2010
Central inside attack defeats girls in hoops
Central 63, Sweet Home 19 The Huskies lost 63-19 at Central in girls basketball Friday night. “We played…
February 19, 2010
Wrestlers focus on district after Lebanon win
In its final dual meet before heading to the Val-Co District Championships this Saturday, Feb. 20, the Sweet…
February 19, 2010
Coaches irked by OSAA plans to trim state meets
Plans by the Oregon School Activities Association to substantially reduce the size of the state championship fields in…
February 19, 2010
SH tops Central in conference hoops showdown
Sweet Home 69, Central 67 A relentless Husky assault matched Central’s Friday night as the Huskies gave the…
February 19, 2010
Sweet Home business expo
A total of 42 participants €“ most of them local businesses, artists and nonprofit organizations €“ participated in…
February 19, 2010
Editorial: Silver lining elusive in Measures 66, 67
Though we’ve seen many initiatives and candidates not go our way in our decades of journalism experience here…
February 19, 2010
Elks event to help feed hungry kids
When the Sweet Home Elks Lodge holds its prospective member night on Feb. 27, proceeds from the dinner…
February 19, 2010
Crime drop continues
Crime statistics for Sweet Home generally continued a downward trend, which has lasted for several years, in 2009.…
February 19, 2010
Boys swim away with district title; girls third
After dominating the opposition for the early season, Sweet Home’s boys didn’t lose a beat at the District…
February 19, 2010
Sweet Home second in state cheer competition
The Huskies finished second in the state cheerleading championships Saturday among eight teams in the 4A/5A large division,…
February 19, 2010
Council supports grants to help local businesses
The Sweet Home City Council last week adopted a resolution supporting an annual grant to support area micro-businesses…
February 19, 2010
Obituary: Tania Sanders
Tania Ann Sanders, 41, died on Jan. 27, 2010. She was born in San Gabriel, Calif., the daughter…
February 19, 2010