Victim speaks out about $400K scam
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The message in her e-mail informed Janella Spears that she had some…
Johnson race is bright spot in tough harriers district meet
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Olivia Johnson was the big winner for the Sweet Home boys and…
Harriers show speed in final district tune-up
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s crunch time for the Sweet Home cross-country teams, but it could…
Hawthorne’s Barbi Riggs named Teacher of the Year
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Hawthorne first-grade teacher Barbi Riggs was honored Oct. 7 as Wal-Mart’s Willamette…
Survival class teaches youngsters to make it in the wild
Jacob Redfern knows what to do if he gets lost in the woods. He’ll sit down and read…
Paige Niemi, Cody Turner named Jr. First Citizens
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Seniors Cody Turner and Paige Niemi have been selected as Junior First…
Local leaders get view of forests on tour
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The mood was cautiously optimistic last Thursday as some 45 local community…
Chamber gets manager
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home’s new Chamber of Commerce manager has never worked for a…
Local wardens put squeeze on poachers
Scott Swanson Of The New Era A young man parked his truck on a paved road outside Lebanon…
Local hiker goes border to border
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Susie Burns sits in an armchair, but she’s not relaxing. She leans…
Thackaberry talks forests, senior issues during SH stop
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Dan Thackaberry, the Democratic candidate for the state representative in House District…
X-country girls lack depth; boys need to rebuild
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It looks to be another tight race among Val-Co cross-country teams this…
Water polo back, though Huskies need players
Scott Swanson Of The New Era After a year’s hiatus, water polo is back in Husky Pool and…
Hoofing it through life
Scott Swanson Of The New Era She walks down the street, pushing her mailcart, and people do a…
Manager brings local experience to Sweet Home Safeway
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Chris Trotter says there are real differences between working in a grocery…
Marina hearing on hold as Corps completes report
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Developers of the Edgewater RV Resort and Marina are waiting on the…
Retired art teacher’s goal: to promote Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Gail Gregory came to Sweet Home as a college freshman to live…
Local singer gets first big gig – at Oregon Jamboree
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Tristan Nichols entered the Country Showdown at the Linn County Fair five…
Foster Lake goes down as Corps of Engineers gets set to diagnose, treat problems with dam’s gates
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Foster Dam operators began lowering the water level in the reservoir Wednesday,…
Bicyclists fan out from SH to raise funds for MS
Scott Swanson Of The New Era “Let’s get going!” bellowed Cohen Velazquez as his dad, Brian Velazquez, readied…
South Africans add international flavor to camp
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Fifteen South African wrestlers were among the approximately 200 young grapplers who…
Local man a leading voice for 4-string banjo
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s a sight to behold: 50-plus musicians, most of them playing four-string…
Doctor plans decathlon no. 4 to fight diabetes
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Dr. Tim Hindmarsh is still tired of seeing Americans eating and loafing…
Class of ’08 says goodbye
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The crowd was packed into the stands and nearly every available spot…
Warth and Bond to lead graduates
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Bryan Warth enjoys learning. When he entered Sweet Home High School four…