School board cuts spending
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board cut appropriations for long-term maintenance and…
Dam repairs take lake to loooow pool
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The repair project on Foster Dam has left most of the…
Community gets first taste of new winery
Sean C. Morgan Community gets first taste of new winery Of The New Era Ever wonder what wine…
Council gets review of local home rehab program
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Linn County Rehabilitation Partnership has helped 17 families in the…
Cops seek multi-faceted employee for new dual-purpose position
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Police Department has started the hiring process for a…
Planners grant WSLRT extension
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era At the request of Managing Trustee Dan Desler, the Sweet Home…
Officials ponder next moves on pile of fiber
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The conditional use permit for Western Renewable Resources to operate its…
Former city boy finds joy in western art
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era His art career has spanned 65 years, and he’s still going…
Singing Christmas Tree gets new structure for 2008
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Singing Christmas Tree will look a little different this year.…
Grandstand repairs to start soon
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era District 55 officials are hoping to have reconstruction of part of…
Local official sees another side of the world in Africa
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A Sweet Home Ranger District scientist spent a couple of weeks…
Local driver back on track after 30-plus years
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era It’s been decades in the making, but Tim Theodoroff finally got…
Snow causes first closure
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Snow-covered roads are becoming a regular feature of traveling through the…
New coach takes reins of girls basketball
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era John Barnes of Sweet Home has been named the new varsity…
Road to be closed as dam repairs begin
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Foster Dam Road will close Thursday, Nov. 13, and is expected…
Speaker urges support for veterans at VFW dinner
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Oregon Department of Veterans Director Jim Willis wants to ensure that…
Challenger Fowler replacing Rowley on City Council
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Newcomer Laure Fowler joined incumbents Jim Gourley, Jim Bean and Eric…
Board OKs $90,000 to fix grandstand
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board approved a plan to spend $90,000…
Cougar killed near Holley School
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Holley-area resident Joe Graville shot a cougar last week off Crawfordsville…
Teachers, district take steps toward contract
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home teachers and School District 55 reached a tentative agreement…
Police consider new peer court
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Police Department is considering whether to reopen a peer…
Sewage stink under wraps, city says
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era When the weather started warming up last year, Sweet Home didn’t…
Homeless student count edging up
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 had 123 students it characterizes as homeless last…
District 55 begins testing students for TAG eligibility
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Testing is just getting underway to identify talented and gifted students…
Market wraps up growing season
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A growing Sweet Home Farmers’ Market wrapped up its second summer…