Ramsey, Lewis, Ecker, Nieman inducted to SHHS Hall of Fame
Teresa Lewis and Paris Ramsey were named the Booster Club’s Boy and Girl of the year at last…
Library levy fails, doors, books close
The Sweet Home Public Library closed to the public Saturday after voters turned down the city’s third request…
Students, beautification committee make veterans memorial come to life
Students from the Construction Technology Class at SHHS made quick work of laying hundreds of bricks to form…
Molesters often ‘get away with it,’ prevention in adult hands
Child molesters remain largely uncaught and dangerous to children everywhere, according to Cory Jewell-Jenson told parents at a…
Concert May 31 at Church of Christ
A Gospel music concert featuring Charlie Walker from Redmond and Frances Wilson will be held at 6 p.m.…
Bloodmobile June 3
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Sweet Home on June 3 at Sweet Home Evangelical Church, 1347…
Area students earn college honors, aid
Libby Memorial Melissa Walcyzk of Sweet Home has received the Libby Memorial Endowment Scholarship at Linn-Benton Community college.…
High school juniors study ethics with business leaders
What would you do? Representatives of local businesses asked that question of juniors at Sweet Home High School…
Paul Betts to lead OSU forest engineering grads
Paul Betts, a 1998 SHHS graduate has received two prestigious awards from the College of Forestry at Oregon…
Honoring those who have fallen…
Sweet Home honored those who have fallen in defense of the United States in memorial services at area…
Sandi Hegge takes dispatcher post at SHPD
Sandi Hegge of Sweet Home went to work for Sweet Home Police Department May 12 as a dispatcher.…
Husky baseball stops Stayton to make state
Sweet Home 5 Stayton 4 Bryce Beard pitched five scoreless innings to help the Huskies to a 5-4…
Huskies set new marks in sweep of district track title
For the first time since 1986, Sweet Home hosted to the Capital Conference District Track Meet Friday and…
Sweet Home women seek help in saving unwanted cats, kittens
Throw Away Kitties. Doris Garron picks up a tiny bundle of fur and gives it a kiss as…
Quilters, the spring play produced by the Linn-Benton Community College Performing Arts Department, opens May 23 in Takena Theater.
Directed by Jane Donovan, and starring seven local actors portraying Sara Bonham and her six daughters, the play…
Key Club provides dolls for hospital trauma unit
SHHS Key Club members delivered Trauma Dolls Tuesday to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Sick children can use crayons…
Storm story earns SPJ award for The New Era
The New Era’s coverage of the February 2002 wind storm that knocked out power to Sweet Home area…
Look Ma, I Made it!
Debi Cooley enjoyed seeing her name on the marquee of the Rio Theatre last week headlining a musical…
Civic leaders called together for President’s Club breakfast meeting
Several dozen civic leaders met Thursday morning at Mollie’s Bakery to “put a face to the organization” as…
City budget committee attaches tiered fee to $20,000 in pool money
The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee decided Thursday night to require a tiered-fee structure for the use…
Council says not interested in Albany’s proposed gas tax
The Sweet Home City Council opposes a proposed gas tax, which would take effect throughout Linn County if…
Danielson resigns from council moves to Beaverton
Sweet Home Councilman Robert G. Danielson resigned last week with plans to move to Beaverton. The City Council…
Junior high student recognized nationally
Alyssa Risen of Sweet Home has been named a United States National Award winner in journalism. Risen, who…
1LT Manuel A. Robledo exemplifies Oregon’s citizen soldiers on active duty with the 1249th EN BN
On a rainy afternoon during a field exercise that was being conducted at the foot of Mount Rainer…
Rotary Club, Defense Force textbooks arrive in Philippines
Students at 23 sites in the Philippines received some 16,000 textbooks as the result of a project started…