Sweet Home Sweet Ride car show Saturday
The 15th annual Sweet Home Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids returns to Sweet Home Saturday, June…
Remembering the Fallen
Craig Frangente, left, retired from the Navy, and Marine veteran Nick Ashworth fold the American flag during the…
Van Eck retires from SHPD after 28 years
Sean C. Morgan After 28 years in service to the Sweet Home community, Sgt. Jason Van Eck handed…
Police Department veteran celebrates 40-year milestone
Sean C. Morgan Communications Supervisor Penny Leland has passed the 40-year mark in an extraordinarily long law enforcement…
Colleagues say retiring Don Hopkins’ experience, energy will be missed
Sean C. Morgan When Don Hopkins tendered his resignation to the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board…
Longtime SHPD dispatcher Teresa Culley retires
Sean C. Morgan Teresa Culley retired Monday, Nov. 9, after more than 33 years as a dispatcher at…
COVID-19: up close and personal
Sean C. Morgan Guest Commentary After I came down with a dry cough, headache, kidney stone-like chest pain…
Measure 108 simply government greed trampling better health
Sean C. Morgan I started by writing a philosophical piece about why it’s wrong to tax tobacco, alcohol…
Property watch program gives police green light to address loiterers
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department has formally opened a new program designed to help commercial…
Upgrades make Sunnyside dog park better experience for all
Sean C. Morgan Dog owners who use dog parks to exercise their pets are experiencing some new improvements…
Julies play critical role in Sweet Home
Sean C. Morgan If fire chiefs, city managers and superintendents are the heads of their local government agencies,…
New Planning Commission member wants to contribute
Sean C. Morgan Since moving to Sweet Home last summer, Candi Unger has gotten involved in her new…
SHFAD wrapping up bond projects
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is scheduled to wrap up its bond projects…
Schools, city await word on what next year’s financial picture will look like
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District, like other districts and state agencies, is bracing for big…
New VFW Auxiliary leader wants to focus on community, kids
Sean C. Morgan Denise Lovik wants to keep the VFW Auxiliary working for the community and local children…
Local businesses getting back to work after shutdown
Sean C. Morgan While the governor released Phase II guidelines last week, Sweet Home businesses that have been…
Teen improving amid memories of siblings
Sean C. Morgan Kylee Anne Simonis, 15, continues to improve following a fatal crash on Highway 228 east…
Land use panel overturns county rezone near Crawfordsville
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed a decision made last year by…
Chief: Thanks to those who ‘honor our fallen’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Police Chief Jeff Lynn offered his thanks to those who keep the memories…
SHFAD Budget Committee approves 2.6% budget increase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee last week approved an increase of…
Spenger wins, Cate leads election
Sean C. Morgan Current State House District 17 Rep. Sherrie Sprenger won the Republican primary for Linn County…
City: Daily savings from pipe leak fix 359,000 gallons day
Sean C. Morgan Data collected by the city Public Works Department continues to confirm that repair of a…
Dam inspections indicate Foster, Green Peter in good shape
Sean C. Morgan After conducting its five-year inspections on Foster and Green Peter dams last week, The U.S.…
Goodbye to newspaper, but not to SH
Sean C. Morgan This is my last week at The New Era. To the day, it’s been 24.5…
Furloughs to save money for district
Sean C. Morgan Anticipating a revenue shortfall next year, the Sweet Home School Board decided Monday night, May…