Salutatorian found niche in arts
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Mary Bond has a few regrets as she winds up her four…
Parks upgrades total nearly $1 million
Scott Swanson Of The New Era A brand new boat ramp on Foster Lake, extensive renovations at Clear…
Clutch Performance
Scott Swanson Of The New Era With one event to go Saturday at the 4A track and field…
Desler gets 3 months to remove fiber
Scott Swanson Of The New Era A Sweet Home Planning Commission hearing to consider revocation of a conditional…
Community delivers for Boys and Girls
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The turnout might have been down a little at the 22nd annual…
Local women seek fitness the natural way
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When Vicki Bauer and Desiree Barringer step onto the stage at Chinook…
Postmaster plans to finish in SH
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Ralph Peterson became Sweet Home’s new postmaster on Monday, April 14. Peterson,…
New organization promotes inland lake fishing
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Ron Walker and his buddies believe that lake fishing needs a boost…
Columnist turns work into book on Sweet Home history
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When she started writing a monthly column on local history for The…
The man who can dig a perfect hole
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s 38 degrees and misting slightly on the grassy knoll as Glenn…
Thursday meeting to focus on ideas
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The second step of the effort to revitalize Sweet Home’s commercial district…
Track and field teams have speed, lack in some events
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Coach Billy Snow is always a little reluctant to predict big things…
Boy golfers look strong on links; girls inexperienced, enthusiastic
Scott Swanson Of The New Era With the largest turnout he’s ever had in his 13 years of…
Holley students face off against world in math
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Marsha Carper’s entire sixth-grade class were staring into computers in her classroom…
Snow named top track coach
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home track and field coach Billy Snow has been named boys…
Positive discipline pays off
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When Huck Finn was a second-grader in a local elementary school six…
Students warned about Benadryl dangers
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Police and fire officials are warning teens against misusing over-the-counter drugs after…
Best Friends program opens doors for caregivers
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Twyla Fuson, a resident at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Sweet Home,…
Meeting called to plan SH future
Scott Swanson Of The New Era In an effort to build on the results of the assessment of…
Wrestlers third in state as freshman Newport wins title
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Kris Newport isn’t one to panic. Wrestling at 119 pounds, he relies…
Recruiter seeking to build chamber membership
Scott Swanson Of The New Era When Colleen Polk moved to Sweet Home in 2005, she knew where…
Boys win eight of 11 events for district swim title
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Last year an influx of freshmen swimmers helped the Sweet Home boys…
Wrestlers roll to Val-Co district title
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home’s wrestling team may be heavy on youngsters, but they proved…
Experts say downtown needs big turnaround
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Just do it. That was essentially the message delivered Tuesday evening by…
Holley farmers to get state honor
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Richard “Dick” Rice spent 45 years working in sawmills by day and…