Weddle Bridge gets paint job
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Community Development Department and Public Works staff partially painted Weddle Bridge…
Local firm gives would-be prospectors hands-on lesson in finding gold
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Rita Houston tapped her pan as she poured water over the…
Board splits on charter school
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board split evenly Monday night on whether…
Main in jail after alleged bomb threat
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Linn County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local man on June 6…
Planning Commission OKs 66 lots between river, railroad tracks
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved a 66-lot subdivision, part of…
Crawfordsville man arrested, school closed, over explosives threat
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Linn County deputies arrested a local man on June 6 after…
New Assembly of God pastor has heart for broken
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Assembly Pastor Craig Lunde says he can see “how…
Proposed clinic arouses concern
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 and Linn County Health Department will host a…
Girls, minus two seniors, open summer hoops play
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The high school girls basketball team will return almost everyone for…
66-lot proposal before planners
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Santiam River Development Company will appear before the Sweet Home Planning…
Young hoops team looks for experience on summer schedule
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Six boys basketball players graduate this year, leaving a summer basketball…
Students Talk about Trees
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home sixth-graders had a problem last week: They were asked…
Ceremonies mark sacrifices of Americans who died in conflicts
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era By remembering sacrifice, we remember what sacrifice is for, retired Judge…
Girl recruits local postmaster to donate hair
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era If a youngster can do it, so can a grownup. That’s…
Local family delights in life with young son, who suffers from fatal syndrome
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Misty Glover has a tear of sadness in her eye but…
SHFAD budget is nothing new
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee approved a…
River Bend campground has official opening
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era After years in the making, Linn County opened River Bend County…
PIE ponders options after deadline extension
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Organizers of a proposed charter school in Sweet Home met last…
Voter turnout dooms police, library levies
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Local option levies for police and library services on May 16’s…
City Council lists surplus properties for sale
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The City Council approved a silent-bid process for selling off two…
Budget Commitee approves 2 1/2 posiions for Public Workers
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Public Works Department will add 2.5 full-time equivalent employees in…
Forest Service office readies for relocation
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District office will be…
Rep. Jeff Kropf gets up-close look at illegal immigration
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A wall along the Mexican border is the best solution to…
School board extends charter school deadline
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era In a packed board room, after almost three hours of talk…
District draws line on charter school contract with PIE
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board voted Monday night to require the…