Local teen gets trip to UN, tour of East Coast
Jill Mahler of Sweet Home will visit the United Nations and tour the East Coast for about two…
Husky boys sweep home swim meet
Sweet Home’s boys and girls swim teams came away with a win Friday in a home meet against…
Local man arrested in alleged kidnapping
A Sweet Home man was arrested on Jan. 14 for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a 35-year-old Sweet Home…
Sweet Home’s Mayor Fentiman gets ‘vote of confidence’
The Sweet Home City Council unanimously elected Craig Fentiman to serve a third consecutive term as mayor during…
Road reopens after completion of repairs to Foster Dam spillway gate
Repairs to one of Foster Dam’s spillway gates are complete, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened…
Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Montgomery Gentry head ’09 Oregon Jamboree line-up
Country music superstar Tim McGraw, along with LeAnn Rimes and Montgomery Gentry, will headline the 2009 Oregon Jamboree,…
STEWARDShip training: Program aims to teach kids about outdoors, local water resources
Pamela Archer has always loved the outdoors. Now she has the chance to teach kids about them. Archer…
Swimmers set 22 personal bests in home meet
Behind first-place finishes from Jayce Calhoon, Kieran Schaefer and Michael Simmonds, the Sweet Home boys defeated Central and…
Nancy Williams June 26, 1964 €“ Dec. 17, 2008
Nancy Jeanette Williams, 44, died at her residence in Lowell on Dec. 17, 2008. She was born on…
Boys and Girls Club director steps down
Boys and Girls Club Board President Ron Moore said Friday that longtime Executive Director Kevin McLaughlin has stepped…
Charter School gets thumbs-up from school board
The District 55 School Board unanimously voted to approve the renewal of Sweet Home Charter School pending negotiation…
Sweet Home United Methodists mark 60th year
Sweet Home United Methodist Church is inviting the public to celebrate its 60th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday,…
Mildred Davenport
Mildred Lora Davenport, 92, of Sweet Home died Jan. 10. 2009. She was born Jan. 4, 1917 in…
Marjorie Vinson
Marjorie Ann Vinson, 76, died peacefully in her home with her family by her side in Wapato, Wash.…
Martina Merzenich
Martina Maude Merzenich, 88, died peacefully at the Twin Oaks Specialty Care facility in Sweet Home on Jan.…
Nancy Williams
Nancy Jeanette Williams, 44, died at her residence in Lowell on Dec. 17, 2008. She was born on…
Bias snows hapless editor’s judgment
The New Era has a pressing problem, an insidious bias that compromises its journalistic integrity. Yes, this paper…
Clamp down on metal thieves
Among the new laws on tap to be considered this year by Oregon legislators are efforts to rein…
ATV certification begins under new law
With the start of 2009, new safety laws are in effect for operating quads and three-wheel ATVs (Class…
Wrestlers finish second at Oregon Classic
Sweet Home’s high school wrestling team finished second to Tillamook in the 4A tournament at the Oregon Classic…
Vickie VanEpps-Pitts
Oct. 5, 1963 €“ Dec. 21, 2008 Vickie Belle VanEpps-Pitts, 45, of Lebanon, died Dec. 21, 2008. She…
Judith Potter
uly 23, 1939 – Dec. 27, 2008 Judith Zena Potter, 69, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 27, 2008…
Computer expert seeks PC’s for research
Local computer technician Garth Tomic is recruiting local residents to help fight Alzheimer’s €“ and a host of…
Boys edged by Cottage Grove in first swimming loss
The Sweet Home boys swim team got a preview of what the state meet competition is going to…
Foster Dam repairs continue despite heavy rain
South Santiam River water has been running freely through three gates at Foster Dam while repairs continue on…