New Nazarene pastor has plans to reach out to community
Sarah Brown Bethanie Young, the new pastor at Sweet Home Church of the Nazarene, moved to Sweet Home…
East Linn Christian alums first to enter COMP-Northwest medical school
Sarah Brown When COMP-Northwest held its convocation entry ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Aug. 3, among…
Mission trips lead to full-time commitment for Uganda-bound local family
Sarah Brown The first time Bill Houtz laid eyes on the sun rising over the city of Lugazi…
Stretching – and humor – help seniors stay loose in exercise class
Sarah Brown What started out as a small group of half a dozen members in the exercise program…
Local heart transplant recipient gets to meet donor’s mom
Sarah Brown It took nearly a lifetime for Vicky Johnson to decide she was ready for a heart…
Treyson Smith, Kailey James named SHHS Freshmen of the Year
Sarah Brown Kailey James and Treyson Smith are this year’s Sweet Home High School Freshmen of the Year.…
As season heats up, firefighters train in SH
Sarah Brown With fire season already active and regulated use restrictions in place since Monday, July 2, Chad…
Academy gives local young women chance to get taste of firefighting
Sarah Brown Samantha Mitchell says she doesn’t have a lot of friends, but she shared a summer weekend…
Local resident, done with medical school, heads east to residency
Sarah Brown After a lifetime of growing roots in the Sweet Home and Lebanon areas, Amanda and Ben…
Hindmarsh, Somatis named valedictorians; Tow is salutatorian
Sarah Brown Two Sweet Home High School seniors have been named valedictorians and one as salutatorian for the…
Boxing Parkinson’s
Sarah Brown In the blue corner, from Sweet Home and coming in at 72 years old, we have…
Wiley Creek celebrates 20 years with open house
Sarah Brown Samaritan Wiley Creek Community celebrated its 20th anniversary Thursday, May 10, by hosting an open house…
Wiley Creek residents get set to celebrate 20th anniversary
Sarah Brown Every morning, rain or shine, Donna Ego, Joy Alton and Maxine Martin set out on their…
After 45 years, ‘Grampa’ Galster clocking out for last time
Sarah Brown Retirement could perhaps be most appreciated by someone who has invested most his life in the…
SH’s Kayla Miller named Boys & Girls Club Youth of Year
Sarah Brown One of small-town America’s aspiring teachers has taken the baton from her role models while growing…
Holley students win Battle of the Books regional title
Sarah Brown In their first year of participation in Oregon Battle of the Books, Holley students won the…
New SH doctor grew up in Gold Beach, prefers small towns
Sarah Brown Dr. Carl Hoogesteger, Sweet Home Family Medicine’s newest physician, is familiar with small-town Oregon life. He…
Smart meters coming to SH March 5
Sarah Brown Pacific Power, the power supply company that contracts within the City of Sweet Home to provide…
Genealogical Society seeks help identifying hundreds of photos
Sarah Brown The Sweet Home Genealogy Society needs help from the community to identify people in its collection…
Baby arrives early, in time to be first
Sarah Brown When Sonja Callis’ water broke in her driveway, she wasn’t quite sure what to think. “It’s…
Local astronomer: Eclipse to be ‘nature’s grandest spectacle’
Sarah Brown Local astronomers from the Heart of the Valley Astronomer’s Club made themselves available at a series…
City Public Works staffer man of multiple talents, on stage and otherwise
Sarah Brown When Dean LeBret isn’t working for Sweet Home’s city wastewater collections service, he might be found…
Creator of local fireworks extravaganzas prefers to keep splash in sky
Sarah Brown For The New Era Ron Carter finds fulfillment in creating perfect matchbook cabinets, vacuuming fish poop,…
Local entrepreneur to speak on panel for documentary film
Sarah Brown Jeanne Callahan likes to quote former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare John W. Gardner:…
Playing Sick, Paid Actors portray patients for medical students at COMP-Northwest
Sarah Brown Medical students are taught all about the human body and medical problems that may be encountered,…