The New Era
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Midget champs
The Sweet Home Midget American baseball team took first place in its second tournament of the year, in…
June 10, 2009
Keys says he’s going to sign with Oregon
Sweet Home decathlete Dakotah Keys has announced that he will sign with the University of Oregon to compete…
June 10, 2009
California angler wins Green Peter Kokanee Derby
Jack Schultz of Oakland, Calif., was the top winner in the second annual Kokanee Derby sponsored by Kokanee…
June 10, 2009
Fishing at Foster
Hundreds of children and their parents, from all over the Willamette Valley, participated in the Foster Lake Fishing…
June 10, 2009
Sweet Home takes hits from ‘unusual’ storms
Thunderstorms dumped nearly 2 inches of rain and displayed a dangerous beauty unusual for the Sweet Home area…
June 10, 2009
New track club’s focus is getting kids on feet
Two local track and field coaches are founding a new club designed to help local residents participate in…
June 10, 2009
Huskies take second in summer hoops tournament
The summer Huskies boys basketball team placed second in a tournament they hosted Saturday, the first of their…
June 10, 2009
New water plant expected to be on line in July
Next month, Sweet Home residents should be able to turn on their taps and get water coming from…
June 10, 2009
Seniors get benefit of 25 years of SAFE experience
The annual Senior Alcohol Free Entertainment party celebrated 25 years this graduation. Students gathered around blackjack tables and…
June 10, 2009
ATV rider injured in late-night crash
A 27-year-old man was transported by helicopter to Oregon Health Sciences University after receiving critical head injuries in…
June 10, 2009
Trekkers: a movie you might hate to love
“Star Trek” might seem an odd topic for the community opinion page, but few other TV shows or…
June 10, 2009
Becky Hurst marries Andy Franklin
Becky Hurst and Andy Franklin were married at Elm Street Baptist Church on May 10, 2008. Pastor Ralph…
June 10, 2009
Lars Arndt, Laura Ulshafer wed
Laura Ulshafer and Larsen Arndt were married on July 12, 2008 in Anaheim, Calif., at the First Congregational…
June 10, 2009
Ex-SH residents celebrate 50th
Harold and Alice Postma, formerly of Sweet Home, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 4. They were married…
June 10, 2009
Judith Moore
Judith A. Moore, 62, of Redmond. Wash., died May 26, 2009 from injuries she sustained in a bicycle…
June 10, 2009
Backyard burning ban begins June 15
A ban on all open and backyard burning will take effect on June 15 in Linn, Benton and…
June 10, 2009
Meet The Court; Sportsman’s Holiday 2009, Princess Leah Dauley
Princess Leah Ashley Dauley, 16, will be a senior at Sweet Home High School. She is one of…
June 10, 2009
Board approves school budget
The District 55 School Board adopted a budget for next school year, but more budget cuts could be…
June 10, 2009
Class of ’09 says good-bye
The ceremony moved to the gym because of stormy weather and the ghost of the Pride Trip hovered…
June 10, 2009
Keys, Kropf named boys and girls track MVPs
Dakotah Keys and Maria Kropf were named the most valuable players for the boys and girls track teams…
June 5, 2009
Bully Gang comes up with two wins
Bully Gang Sweet Home fighters came up with two wins Saturday night at Capital City Cage Fights in…
June 5, 2009
Zane Wise, Paige Niemi named top boy, girl athletes
Zane Wise and Paige Niemi were named the Booster Club Boy and Girl of the Year on May…
June 5, 2009
Cutting through controversy
Scott Melcher and Melcher Logging Co. have been doing fuels-reduction work for years in Central Oregon, but their…
June 5, 2009
Jamboree staffer, community volunteer honored by Elks
The Sweet Home Elks Lodge named Shannon Thayer the National Elks Foundation Distinguished Citizen for Sweet Home at…
June 5, 2009
Joseph Topp
Joseph Gregory Topp, 54, of Waldport died of a stroke May 24, 2009 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical…
June 5, 2009