The New Era
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Tom Hyer named First Citizen
Tom Hyer, “Sweet Home’s own Paul Bunyan €“ a man with a big heart,” was named 2008 First…
March 15, 2009
Pauls, Medores lose in rough outing for Bully Gang MMA
The Bully Gang had a rough night Feb. 21 at Capital City Cage Fights in Salem, with two…
March 9, 2009
Bjornsen heading for national semifinals in equestrian events
Former Sweet Home equestrian rider Larissa Bjornsen has qualified for the regionals as a member of the Linn-Benton…
March 9, 2009
Justin Dalton, Nicole Perrin to wed
Nicole Perrin and Justin Dalton have announced their engagement to marry. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Kevin…
March 9, 2009
Girls end season with loss to Newport in league playoffs
The Sweet Home girls, down by 16 halfway through the fourth quarter, made a valiant attempt to come…
March 9, 2009
Ten SHHS students participate; Niemi places second at district
The Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars post presented awards to three high school students on Feb. 17…
March 9, 2009
Win over Philomath gives SH second seed at state
Sweet Home 58, Philomath 43 The Huskies defeated Philomath 58-43 Thursday night on the road to take second…
March 9, 2009
2009 Sportsman’s Holiday Court members announced
Members of the 2009 Sportsman’s Holiday Court were announced Friday. The Chamber of Commerce also announced that Sam…
March 9, 2009
Willard Johnson
Dec. 20, 1927 – Feb. 29, 2009 Willard Noble Johnson, 81, of Sweet Home, died March 1, 2009.…
March 9, 2009
Ann Wilson
Nov. 28, 1926 – March 1, 2009 Ann Elisabeth Wilson, 82, of Sweet Home died March 1, 2009.…
March 9, 2009
Ivan Thompson
May 17, 1925 €“ Feb. 23, 2009 Ivan Thompson, 83, of Sweet Home died Feb. 23, 2009. He…
March 9, 2009
William Bass
Dec. 7, 1942 €“ Feb. 26, 2009 William Bass, 66, of Sweet Home died Feb. 26, 2009. He…
March 9, 2009
Gary Hirschi
Oct. 15, 1937 €“ Feb. 25, 2009 Gary V. Hirschi, 71, died Feb. 25, 2009 after a hard-fought,…
March 9, 2009
Violet Lexau
July 19, 1936 €“ Feb. 27, 2009 Violet J. Mettler Lexau, 72, died Feb. 27, 2009 in Lebanon…
March 9, 2009
Willard Lindbo
Sept. 2, 1925 €“ Feb. 25, 2009 Willard Lindbo, 83, of Sweet Home died Feb. 25, 2009. He…
March 7, 2009
Greg Mahler named SHFAD Firefighter of the year
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District named Greg Mahler Firefighter of the year at its annual awards…
March 6, 2009
Fire on Pleasant Valley Rd.
Firefighters responded to 28746 Pleasant Valley Road at 11:07 a.m. on Friday to a fully involved structure fire.…
March 4, 2009
Friends help dying man
Mikel Reagh is dying of cancer, the doctors say. His friends are making sure that, if it’s his…
March 4, 2009
Long St. sidewalk upgrade planned
Long Street soon will have a sidewalk and bike lane extending from the downtown area to Hawthorne School.…
March 4, 2009
Wrestlers win state championship
Matt Grove didn’t know it but he was about to win the biggest match of his career for…
March 4, 2009
sweethomenews.com upgrades to new Web site
If you’ve just logged on and you’re noticing something different about http://www.sweethomenews.com, you’re in the right place. We…
February 27, 2009
Sweet Home boys win state swimming championship
Jayce Calhoon won two events and swam on two winning relays, but it took a controversial win by…
February 27, 2009
Wrestlers roll to decisive conference title
Sweet Home won its ninth straight district wrestling title Saturday night and qualified 17 wrestlers for the state…
February 27, 2009
Husky girls lose close game to Newport to end regular basketball season
Hoping to establish momentum going into the league playoffs, Sweet Home played toe to toe with Newport until…
February 26, 2009