Sgt. Lanter receives air medal
Sgt. Jeffery S. Lanter recently received the Air Medal with bronze star. The award is for heroic achievement…
Nicole Hampton to serve in Turkmenistan
Sweet Home resident Nicole Hampton has accepted a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps to serve as a…
Celebrate 67 years
Earl and Frances Robertson of Sweet Home celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary with a trip to Reno, Nev.…
Alaska’s governor could give lessons
PRINCE OF WALES, ISLAND, ALASKA–Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski had few good words to say about Greenpeace activists who…
Blaz’n Angels third in Junction City tourney
Head Coach Steve Brock, assisted by Glen Gill and Mike Gregory, led the Blaz’n Angels to a third-place…
The Dalles woman killed in boating accident
A woman was killed and went missing Sunday when she was accidentally struck by the propeller of a…
Sweet Home’s Ben Schmidt to spend year in Germany
Sweet Home’s Ben Schmidt left August 1 (his 17th birthday) for a year-long stay in Germany. He was…
CCC picnic August 5 at Longbow Camp
The seventh-annual picnic honoring the hard workingmen of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) will be held Thursday, August…
Sweet Home welcomes the South Santiam Sweet Potato Queens
The maiden appearance of the South Santiam Sweet Potato Queens in this year?s Sportsman?s Holiday Parade caused quite…
Williams murder trial set for Dec. 6
Accused killer Larry Benjamin Williams pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon at Linn County Courthouse. His attorneys filed a…
Deans List
Pacific Lutheran University Leah A. Proctor, daughter of Scott and Donna Proctor, graduated cum laude on May 23…
New Era Datebook
JULY July 22-25 Linn County Fair Albany, Oregon More Info: 800-858-2005 July 30-31 Art in the Park River…
Counselor, delegates enjoyed
Three area girls recently attended Oregon Girls State at Willamette University in Salem. “During their time at Girls…
Outdoor Report—from the ODFW
The following waterbodies are scheduled to be stocked this week: Breitenbush River , Clear Lake , Leaburg Lake,…
Waldron earns USTA
Paige Waldron of Bainbridge Island, Wash., won the Junior USTA (US Tennis Association) event in Corvallis held July…
SHHS honor roll
Seniors, 4.O GPA Lisa Brocard, Mallory Carlson, Emily Coulter, Seth Graves, Sarah Greene, Ashley Horn, Amber Myers, Ronak…
Sweet Home Rotary celebrates its past
As Rotary International celebrates its 100th year, Sweet Home Rotarians took time last week to reflect on their…
Students help build Safety Town
Joan Pappin, School District 55 Department of Human Services coordinator, wanted to extend her thanks to Ben Dahlenburg,…
Deans Lists
Lewis and Clark Brittany Starr Ogilby, of Sweet Home, Ore., graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in…
Summer reading program up and running
Three more weeks of summer reading runs July 20 to Aug. 3 on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to…
Huskies finish summer season with three wins
Huskies finish summer baseball with three wins The high school summer baseball team lost its last game of…
Rice Logging earns loggers relay title
Tim Holley guessed the weight of the one-log load at 33,725. Actual weight was 33,650. He won a…
Tom Hufford: Sportsman’s Holiday Parade Grand Marshal
“The wind had increased to a force I had never before experienced. It drove spray and spume with…
Couple wed in Charlottesville, Va.
Lavon Pinto and Brian Lee Medlock of Arlington, Va., were married on Nov. 8 in a double ring…