VFW provides hub for local veterans activities
Sean C. Morgan The Veterans Club offers a hub of activity for veterans as they complete work on…
School closure meetings planned
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Larry Horton will present findings from his initial study of whether…
Church to take Hope Center lead
Sean C. Morgan HOPE Center co-directors Nancy Robeck and Lynn Wiens and the center’s board of directors will…
Majority of councilors vote ‘neutral’ on bar
Sean C. Morgan Despite advice from the police chief to recommend to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission the…
One-act plays on SHHS bill
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home High School theater class will present five one-act plays next week. “These…
Council agrees to make few changes to signs law
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council reached consensus on several key issues on the proposed rewrite…
Band plans big show for Rio this weekend
Sean C. Morgan John Pelcher is planning a sonic and visual explosion Saturday night as his band, The…
New committee to coordinate Frontier Sportsman’s Holiday plans
Sean C. Morgan A new committee formed last week will help coordinate Frontier Sportsman’s Holiday events in an…
Council sees some signs of progress on ordinance
The Sweet Home City Council last week continued a public hearing on a proposed sign ordinance for further…
Safeway completes Lifestyle remodel
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Safeway held a grand reopening Saturday to celebrate the completion of a remodel.…
Dorothy Forister
Sean C. Morgan June 27, 1926 ~ Oct. 14, 2010 Dorothy “Dort” Dean Forister, 84, died Oct. 14,…
Firefighters to discontinue steak fry fund-raiser
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Volunteer Firefighters Association has decided to cancel its…
Boys arrested after allegedly vandalizing Weddle Bridge
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Police charged two youths last week for trespassing on Weddle Bridge…
Councilor, volunteers seek to beef up city trails
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Did you know that the city of Sweet Home has a…
City explores forming urban renewal district
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The city of Sweet Home is exploring the possibility of forming…
Board Ok’s raise for teachers
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board ratified contracts giving 2.8 percent raises…
City updating its plan to deal with disasters
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era If Mt. Jefferson were to erupt, how could that affect or…
City Council asked to reduce fees for racquetball court use
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era City Community Development Director Carol Lewis is asking the City Council…
Crowd of parents, kids turns out to Gear Up
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Some 80 families showed up Thursday night to learn about the…
Survey: Parents like B&G Club, but want changes
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The results of a community survey has provided useful information to…
Jamboree signs Mel Tillis, Tracy Lawrence
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Country music legend Mel Tillis and Tracy Lawrence have been added…
Jamboree tallies up $305,000 in profits
Sweet Home Economic Development Group reported Monday that the Oregon Jamboree netted $305,000 in proceeds for the 2008…
SH firm fined by DEQ
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality reported last week that $192,000…
Plant cost expected to come in close to estimate
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era City of Sweet Home Public Works Director Mike Adams is projecting…
New water plant on schedule, officials say
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home’s new water treatment plant is beginning to take shape…