The New Era

A Sweet Home man was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with four counts of encouraging child abuse in…

The Warm and Cozy Tour drew 53 participants, many of whom visited all 27 participating businesses, from downtown…

Rae M. Cox Sommers, 72, of Sweet Home died Dec. 7, 2009 at Avamere Rehabilitation of Lebanon. She…

Clarence (Clancy) Thomas, 81, died Dec. 8, 2009 at his home in Ontario, Calif., after a short illness.…

Vern Dale Bergevin, 68, of Albany, formerly a long-time resident of Sweet Home who enjoyed studying about World…

District 55 School Board members and staff discussed concerns over a Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort idea to…

The girls basketball team lost in its first three outings this season. The girls lost 61-22 to Yamhill-Carlton…

Sweet Home 43, Stayton 40 The Huskies handed a 43-40 loss to Stayton in boys basketball at home…

A Sweet Home log truck driver escaped serious injury Wednesday morning, Dec. 2, after his loaded truck slammed…

Sweet Home’s wrestlers got their 2009-10 campaign rolling Friday, but it was a little ragged as the Huskies…

Though missing most of its top swimmers, who had competed in a club meet earlier in the week,…

Members of the city Public Works Maintenance Division, dedicated a bench in memory of Jay Rector who was…

The Trauma Intervention Program is looking for new volunteers, especially from the Sweet Home area, which only has…

Cris George paid the price Friday night for Oregon State University’s loss in the 113th Civil War. George…

Police Chief Bob Burford warned last week about a scam using Sweet Home addresses in rental ads. No…

Lebanon firefighter Corby Wilson, and a bystander inspect the remains of the old McDowell Creek school house, at…

Katie (Gourley) McLain is thankful to the community for its support during her battle with leukemia. McLain was…

You may not hear too much about “Climategate” on your favorite TV news channel €“ depending on which…

Elsie “Chris” Bryant, 91, of Sweet Home died Nov. 30, 2009. She was born Jan. 10, 1918 in…

Robert M. (Bob) Petermen, 92, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Dec. 3, 2009. He was…

Sweet Home’s own Civil War got plenty loud for those who didn’t travel to Autzen Stadium Thursday night…

The Sweet Home Economic Development Group hired Brian Hoffman of Pratt, Kan., Friday as the community’s new economic…

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will join Keith Urban as headliners for the 2010 Oregon Jamboree country music…

Ray Shepherd, 65, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 6, 2009 after a 17-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He…

Don Easterly, 71, died at his home in Casa Grande, Ariz., on Nov. 9, 2009. He was born…