The New Era
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Women burned in fire pit flare-up
Two Sweet Home women were severely burned in an apparent accident around a backyard fire pit early Saturday…
April 17, 2009
Big Loser winner did it with diet, ‘very regular exercise’
Dave O’Brien knew it was time to lose weight. He weighed well over 200 pounds at the beginning…
April 17, 2009
Free seminars to teach parents ABCs of Positive Behavior
If your child’s behavior seems to deteriorate when he or she walks in the door after school, the…
April 17, 2009
Lumber tariff leaves bigger problem
The announcement last week by new Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the United States will place 10 percent…
April 17, 2009
John Eager
John M. Eager, 69, of Sweet Home died April 11, 2009. He was born May 22. 1939 in…
April 17, 2009
Baseball team splits with Sisters, loses big lead to Taft
Sisters 5, Sweet Home 3 The Huskies baseball team split a doubleheader at Sisters on Saturday, losing the…
April 17, 2009
Jerald Anderson
Jerald (Jerry) W. Anderson, 91, a long-time resident of Sweet Home, died April 9, 2009. He was born…
April 17, 2009
Robert Harer
Robert Paul Harer, 82, of Sweet Home, died March 29. He was born Dec. 25, 1926 in Phoenix,…
April 17, 2009
School Board sees bad budget picture
In the worst case anticipated so far, School District 55 could be looking at making another $431,000 in…
April 16, 2009
Planning Commission weighs changes in city rules governing fences, hedges
The Planning Commission is considering changes to the city’s fencing ordinance, allowing residents to grow bushes and hedges…
April 16, 2009
Juanita Henthorne-Kelly
Juanita Henthorne-Kelly, 74, of Sweet Home died March 18, 2009. She was born April 12, 1934 in Corsicana,…
April 14, 2009
Boys have rough day at Arrowhead Golf Club
Sweet Home’s golf team took “a step backwards” at the Molalla Invitational Thursday, April 2, at Arrowhead Golf…
April 9, 2009
Kauffman, Graville named outstanding players
Gavin Kauffman and Ryan Graville were named most outstanding players for the Huskies boys basketball team recently during…
April 9, 2009
Boys first at Junction City track; girls second
The youngsters showed up Saturday. Behind a school-record javelin throw by freshman Annie Whitfield and wins in five…
April 9, 2009
Brian Ackley
Brian J. Ackley, 36, of Sweet Home, died April 3, 2009. He was born May 11, 1972 in…
April 9, 2009
Jesse James
Jessie Lea James, 86, of Albany (formerly of Sweet Home), died April 4, 2009. She was born Feb.…
April 9, 2009
Early-morning fire destroys house on Harding Street
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed an empty house at 2306 Harding St. on April 2.…
April 9, 2009
Huskies lose close one to Central
Central 7, Sweet Home 6 Central exploited one rough inning to defeat the Huskies on the baseball diamond…
April 9, 2009
Troops bound for Iraq
“Be in formation Oh-six hundred hours,” Capt. Chad Knowles instructed his men, the 182nd Cavalry, 41st Brigade, Alpha…
April 9, 2009
From Our Files: The New Era stories from 50 and 25 years ago
April 9, 1959 The Sweet Home city library will hold an open house from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.…
April 9, 2009
Calendar can cut down on overload
Every once in a while I’ll launch forth with a complaint about how there should be more coordination…
April 9, 2009
Frank Morrelli
Frank E. Morrelli Jr., 66, of Sweet Home died of liver cancer in the early morning of April…
April 9, 2009
Marge George
Marge Viola Wilkerson George, 95, died on March 24, 2009 in Sweet Home at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation Center.…
April 9, 2009
Community turns out on behalf of Cooper Miller
The Sweet Home community turned out to A&W March 31 to raise about $1,500 for Cooper Miller, 6,…
April 9, 2009
Sweet Home’s murals to receive touch-up
The Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort is restarting the community mural program to restore existing murals and perhaps…
April 9, 2009