New coach, plus returning players, aim for wins on court
Sean C. Morgan Coach Steve Brown is emphasizing training in fundamentals and game situations and conditioning to help…
Christmas kicks off Friday with music, lights and more
Sean C. Morgan Christmas activities kick off Friday evening and run through the weekend, with more events planned…
Tooth Taxi helps local kids put bite on cavities
Sean C. Morgan The Tooth Taxi spent last week at Foster Elementary School, serving students from Foster and…
Residents give input for Strategic Plan on education, parks, more
Sean C. Morgan Members of the Sweet Home community have added numerous new objectives to the proposed Strategic…
Elks’ lodge turns 50: Celebration harks back to organization’s heyday
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Elks celebrated the 50th anniversary of their lodge building Saturday afternoon, Nov.…
Wheelchair-van collision leaves Sweet Home man dead
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home man was killed Sunday evening when a wheelchair on which he was…
BMX park starting to get wheels
Sean C. Morgan James Goble says he is ready to move forward with plans to repair and improve…
Council votes to seek water station bids
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted to seek bids on a proposed water filling station…
Mystery quilt square awaits members of family named
Sean C. Morgan If your last name is Draper, if you are related to the family, if you…
Memorial’s visit to Sweet Home strikes chord with veterans
Sean C. Morgan Oregon’s new World War II memorial visited the Sweet Home Elks Lodge last week to…
On-line school gaining traction among students
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Don Schrader anticipated a larger enrollment in the district’s new online…
Steve Brown taking over reins of Husky girls basketball program
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Athletic Director Steve Brown will get back into coaching this year…
Survey this week to poll city residents about parks
Sean C. Morgan Got ideas for improvements you’d like to see in Sweet Home’s parks? City staff members…
After 40 years, ODF bulldozer operator, mechanic Ken Johnston calls it quits
Sean C. Morgan Ken Johnston has retired after 40 years as a mechanic and bulldozer operator for the…
Clarification: Festivals sponsored, but not owned, by Bi-Mart
Sean C. Morgan A story and headline in last week’s edition of The New Era did not clearly…
Committee seeking Strategic Plan update ideas
Sean C. Morgan If you have a project you think the community should include in an updated Strategic…
Vietnam veteran finds appreciation years after service
Sean C. Morgan When Dennis Bechtel attended a reunion of veterans in September, who had been stationed at…
School Board OKs pool levy for ballot
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board agreed Monday night to send a renewal of the local…
Fire destroys historic Holley Grange Hall
Sean C. Morgan A flue fire destroyed a Holley home, formerly the Holley Grange Hall, early Monday morning.…
New Bi-Mart-sponsored country fest to take place on southern Oregon coast Jamboree weekend
Sean C. Morgan The partners who produce the Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville have announced the creation…
City officials say piles of leaves in streets causing problems
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home officials are asking residents not to pile leaves in the streets because the…
Christmas activities package taking shape for 2013
Sean C. Morgan Christmas plans are well under way in Sweet Home, with a calendar of events being…
City Council taking hard look at youth advisory program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is reviewing and trying to figure out what the focus…
Saturday Song and Grind:Local artists share talents in monthly jam sessions
Sean C. Morgan Seeking a little Saturday evening entertainment? Some mellow tunes, perhaps with a little java mixed…
Tim McGraw replacing The Band Perry at 2014 Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan The Band Perry can’™t make it to Sweet Home next summer. Instead, Tim McGraw will…