Local trees to be used in college longhouse
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Lumber from the Sweet Home Ranger District will be part of a…
Visit to India is trip back to roots for local man
Scott Swanson Of The New Era India is a world apart from Sweet Home, but Caleb Kropf has…
Class builds bones and balance
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Kathy Killmurray wanted to get to know people in Sweet Home after…
New state graduation standards up bar for students, costs for district
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Local educators say new graduation requirements for high school students, adopted Thursday…
Local teens work to discourage others from drinking
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Brandon Lawson and Daniel Smith weren’t necessarily looking to get involved in…
Dance team aims to repeat or better last year’s performance
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Coming off a third-place finish in the state 3A small-team dance championships…
Drop in students has district worried
Scott Swanson Of The New Era A steady decline in the number of students has School District No.…
Rising costs could snuff volunteers’ fireworks
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home’s annual summer fireworks show could be history unless the community…
A Whole New World
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Life was a drag for Lee Ann John two years ago. John,…
$100 bills make difference for Crawfordsville congregation
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Here’s a $100 bill. Take it, understanding that this is not your…
Merry Christmas: Local man gets old bike back
Scott Swanson Of The New Era In 1955, when Butch Brown was 10, he got a job delivering…
Junior high shoppers raise the bar for needy
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home Junior High eighth-graders have made a shopping trip to Eugene…
Local health officials plan for flu pandemic
Scott Swanson Of The New Era What if 40 percent of the population in Linn County were unable…
Clubs’ merger expected to strengthen local youth swimming
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The Sweet Home Swim Club and the Mid-Valley Swim Club have joined…
Crawfordsville kids discover world in special classes
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Caroline Huss was doing some research last week, but it wasn’t going…
400 quilts and counting
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Norma Reeser isn’t the only quilt-maker in Sweet Home, but she’s one…
Young swimmers aiming for district title
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home swimming coach Doug Peargin knows he has a little bit…
Husky wrestling team young but experienced
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s a new season in a new conference for the Sweet Home…
Merry Christmas, Marines
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The U-Haul truck rolled up to the Sweet Home Post Office Wednesday,…
Community Foundation invests $45,000
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The Sweet Home Community Foundation has decided to throw in its lot…
SH City Council gets new blood
Scott Swanson and Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Incumbents Craig Fentiman and Bob McIntire, along with…
Husky boys 11th in state cross-country; Schumacher 15th
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It had been six long years since Sweet Home last sent a…
Elks fund-raiser for stricken member draws a crowd
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Leighton Freeman wasn’t there, but most of the rest of the town…
Feldkamp says Congressional District 4 needs new blood
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Jim Feldkamp wants voters in the 4th Congressional District to remember that…
Rep. DeFazio says he’s been consistent, understands district’s needs
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Peter DeFazio, 59, has represented the 4th Congressional District, which includes Linn,…