Fishing derby help appreciated
Editor: Kokanee Power of Oregon would like to thank the following businesses, individuals and sponsors for their contributions…
Streets should honor chiefs
Editor: I read your fine paper weekly on-line. In regard to the article on street name changes (July…
Opportunity knocks at Jamboree
It’s not too hard to find a lot of things to like about this year’s Oregon Jamboree. The…
Inaugural Kokanee Power derby nets 45 anglers
Kokanee Power of Oregon held its first kokanee derby in the state July 26 at Green Peter Lake.…
Swimmers place in state meet
Jayce Calhoon took second place in the 200 backstroke and third in the 100 backstroke to lead a…
SH man arrested after alleged assault on 99-year-old woman
A 77-year-old Sweet Home man was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to murder a 99-year-old Lebanon woman.…
Carl Larsen
Carl Larsen Nov. 6, 1921 – July 23, 2008 Carl J. Larsen, 86, of Lebanon died July 23,…
Stealing banners from Elks is low
We have lived in Sweet Home for a little more than three years. We have found everyone to…
Thanks for Gala Festival of Arts
I wish to publicly thank Henry and Mollie Wolthius and all the members of the Sweet Home Church…
Kudos for support of tax protection
School Board member Chanz Keeney deserves applause for standing up against an attempt to roll back state constitutional…
MS bicyclists ride for good cause
Editor: That was an interesting article about the “Cycle MS” originating in Sweet Home this year. My nephew…
Thanks from festival organizers
The Chamber of Commerce, and the chairpersons for the Sportsman’s Holiday wish to thank The New Era for…
Stranger ruins girl’s garage sale
Gas prices have severely limited what we can afford to spend on school clothes this year. To help…
BBQ for cancer patient touching
Editor: I would like to comment on the July 24 gathering at Foster Elementary School in honor of…
Keys wins decathlon national championship
If Sweet Home’s Dakotah Keys was a secret to anyone in the track and field community prior to…
Teddy Bears for community outreach
Paramedic Jared Huenergardt of Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District accepts donated teddy bears from the Royal Neighbors…
Holley Truck Fire
Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry and Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District douse flames in a…
Local man survives wreck
Jeremy Miller, 33, a McDowell Creek area resident, escaped with bruises and some numbness in his left side,…
Fair ‘real successful,’ official says as numbers roll in
The 2008 Linn County Fair was a success, according to Board Chairman Tim McQueary. “I thought it was…
50th Wedding Anniversary
Dave and Judy (Carlson) Mumey of Stayton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 7. They were married June…
Exchange students need homes
Sweet Home High School will be hosting two exchange students next year from its sister school, Josai High…
Dorothy Roth
Feb. 5, 1919 – Jul. 18, 2008 Dorothy Ellen Roth, 89, died July l8, 2008 at the Mennonite…
Estina Ostrom
July 4, 1970 – July 16, 2008 Estina Kathleen Ostrom, 38, of Sweet Home, died July 16, 2008…
Zella Gaskey
July 17, 1933 – July 19, 2008 Zella Bee Irene Gaskey, 75, lost her battle with cancer on…
Ella Youngblood
Dec. 25, 1920 – July 14, 2008 Ella Mae Youngblood, 87, of Albany, a former Sweet Home resident,…