Cut fiber-optic line leaves city with no 911 Saturday
Scott Swanson Of The New Era A construction crew in Lebanon accidentally cut a fiber-optic telephone line Saturday…
Local Meals on Wheels manager Dick Hooton retiring
Scott Swanson Of The New Era After 10 years as manager of the local Meals on Wheels program,…
Retired pilot’s 85th birthday bash includes Air Force mascot
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It was 1951 and Katy Toole was 3. Her dad, U.S. Air…
TravelOregon staffer shows off Web site’s bells and whistles
Scott Swanson Of The New Era If you’re a tourist looking for something to do in Oregon, Michelle…
Water polo back with promising girls team
Scott Swanson Of The New Era After a year’s hiatus, water polo is back at Sweet Home High…
New league means changes for Husky sports
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Life is changing this year for Sweet Home High School athletes and…
Local cheesemakers score big in national competition
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Larry and Janice Neilson have been refining their Fraga Farm cheesemaking operation…
DeFazio bashes Bush Administration on war, illegals, fuel
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Congressman Peter DeFazio met Thursday, Aug. 24, with some 25 local citizens…
Frank McCubbins flying high through life
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Frank McCubbins is no stranger to the residents of Sweet Home, even…
Veterans to lead Husky harriers
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Veteran leadership will help the Husky cross-country teams this year, but how…
Jailing journalists for keeping their word is bad business
Scott Swanson I once taught journalism at a university. Among the subjects I taught were media law and…
Local customers to get new recycling container
Scott Swanson Of The New Era If you look out your front window next week and see a…
100-year-old just wants to be outside
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Harold Rogers sits in his living room at Wiley Creek Community chatting…
Sweet Home girl, who is autistic, wins instrument signed by stars
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When the phone rang at about 7:40 on the Monday morning following…
After 27 years, Udells calling it quits on Tree Day
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Want to learn how to make paper? Paper airplanes? Yoyo tricks? History…
Picture’s worth a thousand words when you’re talking game
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Shane Ullrich is taking this week off, so we’re seizing this opportunity…
15-pup litter leaves Sweet Home owner in ‘ruff’ situation
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The motherhood of Roxie, her Queensland red heeler dog, came as a…
Veteran’s dream takes flight
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Jim Johnson stood in his back yard and stared at the sky.…
It’s sad to see Kropf go, but equal-time rule is right
Scott Swanson It’s unfortunate that State Rep. Jeff Kropf has decided that he must withdraw from his re-election…
Steelhead gym owners lay out some big plans
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Owners of the newly named Steelhead Strength and Fitness gym say they…
Ticket master for the Jamboree
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Mel Wagoner moved to Oregon three decades ago with a bad case…
Mollies Bakery ready to re-open under new ownership and new face
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Mollies is back. The bakery, an icon in Sweet Home for more…
Oregon Jamboree tickets are ‘Gone, Gone, Gone’
Scott Swanson Of The New Era For the first time in its history, the Oregon Jamboree sold out…
Preparation starts early for Santiam camp wrestlers
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Adam Abel may have been a foreigner, but you wouldn’t have known…
22-year veteran of Sweet Home schools finds new opportunity in Sherwood
Scott Swanson Of The New Era School District No. 55, which lost two of its top high school…