Elizabeth Ransom
June 26, 1930-June 12, 2006 Elizabeth “Betty” Pearl Ransom, 75, of Grants Pass died on Monday, June 12,…
Clifford Daniels
Oct. 2, 1949 – June 22, 2006 Clifford Ray Daniels, 56, of Sweet Home, died June 22, 2006.…
Water problems are in ground
Editor: The Sweet Home City Council is about to make a decision about who will control Sweet Home’s…
Water management an issue of control
Editor: As to having a private company manage our water and wastewater facilities, I’m not so sure this…
Charter school is worthwhile
Editor: I’ve pondered long and hard, thinking about what I should say in this letter to the people.…
School Board not equitable
Editor: The school board spends hours trying to make good decisions for our community. Now the school board…
Chamber mixer evidence of new chapter for organization
It’s encouraging to see the progress made by the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce in the last year,…
School clinic timing stinks
Editor: While six of nine hard-working Sweet Home School Board members were absent from last Thursday’s school-based health…
Dakotah Keys is champ at state Junior Olympics
Dakotah Keys, of Sweet Home, placed first in the javelin Sunday to win the 2006 Oregon State Junior…
Huskies summer baseball team collects two wins, one loss
Stayton 13, Sweet Home 11 Stayton chipped away at a strong opening by Sweet Home to win 13-11…
Nothing like dipping a line in the cold South Santiam
As a resident of Linn County I often get to enjoy the lakes and rivers that are so…
Three dead in local traffic tragedies
Sean C. Morgan and Scott Swanson Of The New Era Three people were killed in two wrecks in…
Students’ fire-prevention posters on display
Three local elementary school students are the grand prize winners of the 2006 Smokey Bear Fire Prevention Poster…
High school award, scholarship winners announced
Sweet Home High School students were recognized June 13 at the school’s annual awards assembly. Recipients of Outstanding…
Lesters celebrate 50th anniversary
Stanley and Sharon Lester celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise party thrown by their children and…
Bernice Pittsley
March 15, 1918-May 19, 2006 Bernice Helen Pittsley, 88, of Zionsville, Ind., died May 19, 2006. She was…
Thanks for Fishing Derby
Editor: We would like to compliment and sincerely thank all that participated in hosting the fishing derby at…
Thanks to SHJH for can drive help
Editor: Sweet Home Emergency Ministries would like to thank Sweet Home Junior High students and their adult supervisors…
District responds to questions
Editor: There have been two questions raised regarding the Sweet Home School District’s policies surrounding consistency in enforcing…
A sign of growing old: You learn how to listen
It was when I was wrestling a 14-year-old kid a few months ago that I started really feeling…
Difference of priorities?
Editor: The District 55 School Board meeting on June 12 was worth the price of admission. That price…
Give charter school fair opportunity
Editor: I’m writing concerning the charter school. I do not have any children or grandchildren in the School…
Cagers 5-3 at OSU basketball camp
The Huskies summer boys basketball team finished 5-3 in a 32-team camp held at Oregon State University Thursday…
Girls finish fourth
The Huskies summer girls basketball team defeated Yamhill-Carlton twice in a Stayton tournament to place fourth, with a…
Huskies split four games in summer baseball action last week
Sweet Home 4, Salem Academy 3 Game one of doubleheader The summer Huskies high school baseball team defeated…