The New Era

Scott Melcher and Melcher Logging Co. have been doing fuels-reduction work for years in Central Oregon, but their…

The Sweet Home Elks Lodge named Shannon Thayer the National Elks Foundation Distinguished Citizen for Sweet Home at…

Joseph Gregory Topp, 54, of Waldport died of a stroke May 24, 2009 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical…

Axel Walter Schmidt, 73, of Sweet Home died May 31, 2009. He was born on May 19, 1936…

Paige Niemi and Norajean Lemar have been named valedictorians for the Sweet Home High School Class of 2009,…

Dan Desler is anticipating pleading not guilty to all charges connected to a criminal air pollution case. He…

Rob Callagan of Sweet Home was the winner in the inaugural Dam Run 5K Saturday at Foster Dam,…

When Billy Rinehart walks the graduation aisle Friday, he will have completed 15 years of school €“ without…

Gina Riley of the Sweet Home Police Department intends to have a new Peer Court program running by…

Paramedics look inside a 1996 Chevrolet Suburban that rolled over at the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and…

The county Parks Department has spent or plans to spend a total of nearly three-quarters of a million…

When the Class of 2008 graduated last year, there were signs that things weren’t going well in our…

A Hawthorne sixth-grader was the winner in an essay contest for local fifth- and sixth-graders held in May.…

Feb, 10, 1946 €“ May 30, 2009 Mary Ann (Kroker) Tunnell, 63, of Sweet Home, died May 30,…

Richard A. Bowler, 80, of Reedsport died May 26, 2009. He was born Sept. 24, 1928 in Oakland,…

The Huskies softball team named Bayli Riggs its most valuable player during the annual softball awards dessert on…

Kokanee Power of Oregon will hold its second annual kokanee derby Saturday, June 6, at Green Peter Reservoir.…

Flag waving, barbecues, pancake breakfasts, fishing trips, poppy flowers, camping and Memorial Day fun are important because they…

Travis Ramoz, the only Sweet Home player to qualify for this year’s 4A state golf tournament at Quail…

A rough sixth inning did in the Huskies in their state 4A playoff game Friday against Ontario, which…

A discovery by city Municipal Court staff has provided a glimpse into life on the beat 60 years…

Our school board is going to have a slightly different face when it convenes in two weeks for…

Andrew Amundson, the son of Steve and Linda Ivee, will complete Army IET training at Ft. Knox, Ky.,…

May 12: Redick Grant Lair, born to Jessamyn and Patrick Lair of Sweet Home at 9:35 p.m. He…

Sweet Home High School students will present “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” on stage on at 7:30 p.m.Thursday…