Tracksters turn in PRs at Stayton Twilight Meet
Tuning up for the district meet this weekend, the Sweet Home track and field squads competed in the…
Baseball team loses final three regular-season games
North Marion 7, Sweet Home 1 The Husky baseball team lost its final regular season game Monday night…
Summer’s here and it’s time to play outdoors
With the wet winter days behind us and the wonderful sunny days of spring upon us the anticipation…
Police, library levies just miss voter turnout needed to pass
The city of Sweet Home’s local option levies were approved in Tuesday’s election, but voter turnout reached just…
17.8% of voters cast ballots as of Friday
As of Friday morning, Police Chief Bob Burford said, Sweet Home had a 17.8-percent return on ballots for…
Zeldia Darby
May 14, 1922 – May 1, 2006 Zeldia Darby, 83, of Sweet Home, died May 1, 2006 at…
Mary Parks
April 29, 1930 – May 2, 2006 Mary Amelia Parks, 76, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2006.…
Bernice Simkins
Nov. 30, 1928 – May 2, 2006 Bernice A. Simkins, 77, of Sweet Home, died May 2, 2006…
Dora LaFond
March 22, 1913-May 5, 2006 Dora Edna LaFond, 93, of Sweet Home died May 5, 2006. Mrs. LaFond…
Mueller more than a leader
Editor: Many have shared their views about the exceptional leadership skills that Tim Mueller possesses as Sheriff of…
Police deserve voters’ support
Editor: The Sweet Home Police Department deserves our continuing support. Despite all the misinformation out there, the police…
No excuse for not voting
Editor: On a business trip, my son met and married a young lady from Vietnam about a year…
Levies need our support
Editor: I moved to Sweet Home four years ago, happy to be near my family but concerned about…
Protest over redistricting teaches the wrong lesson
Earlier this year, Oregon Secretary of Education Susan Castillo put the brakes on the Oregon Student Athletics Association’s…
Anger was misplaced
Editor: I, Kim Lawrence, would like to make a formal apology in reference to finance, employees’ salaries and…
Husky girls fourth in last regular golf tournament of year
Sweet Home’s girls golf team took fourth in its last regular-season tournament, scoring a respectable 474, the Huskies’…
Loggers defeate Stallions to even season record
The East Linn Loggers evened their season record Saturday with a hard-fought 14-12 win over the Santiam Stallions…
Track team headed for Stayton for pre-district tune-up
Sweet Home’s track team has been on a break for the last week after traveling to Sisters May…
Huskies turn tables on Cascade with 2-0 win
Sweet Home 2, Cascade 0 Cascade has been taking close games from the Huskies since last year. This…
SHHS freshman wins national wrestling title
Sweet Home’s Laura Gourley won the FILA cadet national girls freestyle 70 kilogram (154.25 pounds) wrestling title in…
City reminds property owners to keep tall grass down
Sweet Home Code Enforcement Officer Mikayla Rossiter wants to remind residents that it’s time to cut their grass…
Sweet Home singer still alive in Benton-Linn Teen Idol Contest
Nikki McNees For The New Era Sweet Home’s Lacey Hightower stayed alive in the Benton-Linn Teen Idol Contest…
Bridge engineer brings 33 years’ experience to Weddle
New York engineer Phil Pierce has more than 33 years of experience involving bridge and structural engineering. He…
Local girl part of winning 4-H horse judging team
Cera Kem of Sweet Home and three other Linn County girls were the winners of the Spring Horse…
Boys and Girls Club Auction raises record amount
Spotter Wade Nielson convinces Lory Cirillo to bid on a trip during the annual Boys and Girls Club…