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Efforts under way to raise funds for businesses shuttered by COVID
Efforts are under way to provide opportunities for the community to help two local businesses that have been…
Heavy rainfall, flooding keep city workers busy
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home residents experienced some unusually high water Sunday, Dec. 20, after heavy rains fell for…
Governor turns responsibility for opening schools over to local districts
Gov. Kate Brown today (Wednesday, Dec. 23) directed the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority to implement…
Despite challenges, Kids Christmas Store turns out ‘great’
The sixth annual Kids Free Christmas Store turned out a little different this year, with fewer shoppers than…
Council says goodbye to two departees, then ditches business license
Kelly Kenoyer The Dec. 8 City Council meeting was filled with laughter as the mayor and council members…
Schools: Enrollment falls as COVID cases rise
Kelly Kenoyer The rise of COVID cases in Linn County has pushed the possibility of in-person schooling far…
City manager explains strategy to Library Board
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home’s Library Board meeting on Dec. 10 was rife with tension, as City Manager Ray…
Driver arrested after pursuit through SH
A Florence man was arrested early Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, after leading police on a chase through town…
Bureaucratic boo-boo brings local tree farm unexpected publicity
Sarah Brown Jon West, owner of West’s Tree Farm on Berlin Road, finds social media and the Internet…
Woodlands group seedling sale set for next Feb. 6
By Larry Mauter For The New Era Linn County Small Woodlands Association is moving ahead with its 26th…
Revenues rise; library staff jobs restored
Kelly Kenoyer City Manager Ray Towry said last week that, due to increases in tax revenues received by…
Vaccines raise hopes as COVID spreads
Kelly Kenoyer COVID-19 is spreading wildly across Oregon, state officials say, and the past weeks have been the…
Homeless shelter poses difficulties for neighbors
Kelly Kenoyer While the homeless encampment at the Church of Nazarene provides a welcome respite and some stability…
Local teens win award in forestry video contest
Scott Swanson Aiden Shamek said he first got interested in the Thru the Trees video contest earlier this…
COVID has produced ‘strange and surreal’ year for SHEM
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has had a “strange and surreal” year, one of its directors told…
Internet, other issues dog remote schooling
Kelly Kenoyer The Northern family starts their day at 6 a.m., waking up first to feed themselves, and…
Local firms work to improve rural internet
Kelly Kenoyer More than at any other time in this nation’s history, a good internet connection is vital…
Making healthy changes can sometimes mean step at a time
Cathryn Arndt It’s never too late to get it together when it comes it eating healthy! The year…
Online auction nets some $15,000 for scholarships
Scott Swanson Organizers of the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation’s annual Trees for Scholars Christmas tree auction were wondering…
