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Safety Central
Tyanna-Kai Lowden, 8, gets fingerprinted at Masonic booth by, left to right, Vern Tidwell, Matt Patterson, Mildred Patterson…
Former Sweet Home man dies in crash
A 23-year-old former Sweet Home resident, more recently from Lyons, was killed in a single-car accident late Sunday…
Environmentalists the ones at fault
Editor: The liberals can blame President Bush and big oil all they want for the rising cost of…
Median strip beauty appreciated
Editor: I appreciate the gardeners who maintain the beautiful median strip through our town. Thank you. It’s very…
Ideas for keeping city cool, green
Editor, I have considered and reconsidered writing this letter after careful consideration and fear of not being politically…
Thanks to helpful Sweet Home folks
Editor: A commendation to two citizens of Sweet Home. Last Saturday, May 17, my car overheated while climbing…
Kids should cash in on value of sports
It’s playoff season in high school sports and we’ve been having fun reporting the successes of our local…
Steelhead wins
The body-building team from Steelhead Strength and Fitness shows off the results of six months of intensive workouts…
Equestrians finish as high as seventh at state meet
The Sweet Home High School equestrian team drill team finished seventh among 24 teams at state Friday and…
Baseball team ends season with 15-2 loss to Newport
Newport 15, Sweet Home 2 The Huskies ended their baseball season with a 15-2 loss at home to…
Young softball team ends season in 21-2 playoff loss
Cascade 21, Sweet Home 2 Cascade eliminated Sweet Home from the state softball playoffs with a 21-2 win…
Obama’s pastor simply bad news
Editor: We all know the choices for president now. Here’s the way I see it. Barack Obama is…
Fishing at Sunnyside
Photo by Scott Swanson Archie Ray, left, and Gerald Strawn of Sweet Home get a trout onto a…
Pedestrian killed by car in late-night accident
A Lebanon-area woman died Tuesday night, May 6, when she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 20…
Nina Hutson
an. 3, 1923 – May 6, 2008 Nina Hutson, 85, a long-time resident of Sweet Home, died May…
Edna Avrit
May 16, 1916 – May 3, 2008 Edna Mae Avrit, 92, of Foster died May 3, 2008. She…
Earl Tackett
Sept. 12, 1938 – May 3, 2008 Earl Burton Tackett, 69, of Sweet Home died May 3, 2008.…
Judith Wirth
Nov. 20, 1959 – May 6, 2008 Judith L. Wirth, 48, of Sweet Home passed away May 6,…
Tricia Cochran-Harris
Dec. 21, 1969 – May 6, 2008 Tricia “Trish” Cochran-Harris, 38, of Lebanon, died May 6, 2008 near…
Jerldeen May
Jerldeen May, 79, of Sweet Home died May 11, 2008. She was born in Carnigie, Okla. to Elvis…
Paul Ward
May 22, 1926 – May 6, 2008 Paul R. Ward, 81, of Sweet Home died May 6, 2008.…
Clarification of earlier letter
Editor: Correction: In my letter in the May 7 edition of the New Era, my comment should have…
Vote to make a difference
Editor: Oregon will be a big state in the Democrat electoral vote this time in deciding the nominee.…
Thanks to Kiwanis Club
Editor: A very belated thank you to the Sweet Home Kiwanis for purchasing well over 100 pairs of…