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New chamber office manager brings lots of experience to job
Scott Swanson Melody Jordan Reese has been office manager for the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce for less…
Oregon’s election system offers tried and true voting safeguards
By Bev Clarno A lot has changed in our world in 2020. With the emergence of the COVID-19…
Police chief: Fires prompted nearly 1,000 calls to SH cops
Kelly Kenoyer The Sweet Home Police Department received 996 calls related to the fires in early September, Police…
K-9 festival to be replaced by Gemma-focused scavenger hunt
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Police Department will host an alternative-format K-9 Jamboree this year, a scavenger hunt that…
Women on Weddle: Seniors decide they’re done with sitting
Sarah Brown Editor’s note: The New Era’s policy is to not promote individuals on our staff in our…
Calapooia River has wound its way through lot of local history
Roberta McKern In the East Linn Museum a large, hand-drawn map of Linn County backs a partition of…
The battle of Ping-Li
D E Larsen DVM It was the end of a busy afternoon and I leaned into the reception…
Library, others to join together in providing kids with after-school activities
Kelly Kenoyer Children in Sweet Home looking to spend time with peers will soon have a new, free…
City officials, sponsors of logger carving on ODOT land, weight options
Kelly Kenoyer The chainsaw carving at the intersection of Highway 228 and 20, in front of the East…
Planning Commission OKs 54-lot Duck Hollow subdivision
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home planning commissioners on Monday, Sept. 21, approved a property line adjustment which will allow…
Group effort helps carvings get back on feet
Scott Swanson Melissa Cheek has always appreciated public art and when she took over ownership of the Holley…
Kids’ return to school up in the air
Kelly Kenoyer At press time Monday evening, Sept. 28, Linn County has officially dropped out of eligibility for…
City to hold Harvest Fest this Saturday
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home will hold its annual Harvest Festival Saturday, Oct. 3, and there is plenty of…
Groundbreaking marks start of 48 apartments
Kelly Kenoyer For the first time in decades, Sweet Home is getting a new apartment complex. The four-building…
Sweet Home alum now serving on Navy ship
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Langholf Destroyer Squadron 15 A Sweet Home native and 2019 Sweet Home…
New funding gives SHHS students leg up on college credit
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home High School students have new opportunities for college credit this year after a successful…
Fires cause bit of whirlwind for teacher
Kelly Kenoyer It was supposed to be her last day firefighting before she began teaching for fall, but…
Charter School starts in-house, in a limited way
Kelly Kenoyer Between windstorms, smoke, evacuation orders, and power outages, schools across East Linn County had rough starts…
Chromebook issues aside, school under way in SH
Scott Swanson Chromebooks were in short supply last week as Sweet Home students and their parents arrived at…
Portland man dies in crash on Hwy. 20
A Portland man was killed early Sunday, Sept. 20, in a single-vehicle crash near milepost 67 on Highway…
Sweet Home Harvest Festival Needs Volunteers
Kelly Kenoyer Sweet Home’s Harvest Festival is coming up quick, and the event still needs volunteers. This year’s…
Community battles as massive blazes, spot fires, threaten
The New Era In the aftermath of the windstorm that swept in on the evening of Labor Day,…