Junior First Citizen ‘surprised’ by honor
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era High school senior Ben Schmidt was named Sweet Home Junior First…
New school board member Redick says possiblity of school closures is ‘complicated’ issue
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Jason Redick is particularly concerned about School District 55’s discussion the…
Rodeo committee gets award from cowboys association
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Northwest Professional Rodeo Association presented the Calapooia Rodeo Committee with…
Police chief reminds drivers to obey traffic laws
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is reminding local drivers that…
Local schools get ‘satisfactory’ or better grades from state
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Oregon Department of Education released school report cards for the…
Fire season officially over
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Fire Season officially ended on Oct. 7 in the Oregon Department…
River Bend Campground opens, offers free camping
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era River Bend County Park opened on Oct. 7, and the Linn…
Soldiers return from eye-opening Katrina clean-up effort
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sgt. John Parsons and Pfc. Bill Allyn, of Sweet Home returned…
Hayley Cole, Ben Schmid named Junior First Citizens
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Hayley Cole, 17, a senior at Sweet Home High School was…
Clerk retires after 26 years at Sweet Home Post Office
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era After some 31 years with the federal government, most of them…
Six teens arrested in drug bust outside Sweet Home High School
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home police took five juveniles into custody just outside Sweet…
OSAA realignment means Huskies could play in new league next year
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home coaches say they will miss their Capital Conference rivals,…
City gets federal grant for sewer upgrades
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council on Sept. 27 accepted $144,000 in…
Piccofest benefit nets $3,000 for kidney patient
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A music festival benefiting a local man who needs a kidney…
Family finds haven in Sweet Home after Katrina
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A New Orleans family has found shelter and some sense of…
City adds Liberty-area business to its enterprise zone
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council last week approved the expansion of…
Sweet Home residents mobilize to aid victims of Katrina
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Randy Whitfield of Sweet Home left last week to join a…
Boys soccer team has mixed first week
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Husky boys varsity soccer team had mixed success its opening…
School district enrollment up
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 enrollment was up by 60 to 100 students…
Rock concert to raise money for kidney patient
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A little rock ‘n’ roll next weekend will help a Sweet…
Driver in fatal crash begins court process
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The driver of the car in which a 17-year-old Sweet Home…
Planning Commission approves 432-lot tentative plan
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved a 432-lot tentative subdivision plan…
Area hospice seeks volunteers
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Your local hospice needs you. As a volunteer, that is. Samaritan…
Girls soccer team has letdown in losing opener
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Husky girls soccer team let up for a few minutes…
Over the Edge: Lack of variety in music is … uninspiring
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era I read that movie revenues this year are the lowest they’ve…