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School staffs working to get local education online after break
Sean C. Morgan Since the closure of local schools on March 16, educators have been busy working out…
Coronavirus shuts down SH businesses
Sean C. Morgan Business is good for some and really bad for others in Sweet Home as local…
Legion leader does time after virus exposure
Sean C. Morgan So far, Dale Jenkins hasn’t shown any symptoms of COVID-19, but he’s spent the last…
Councilors declare COVID-19 state of emergency
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Thursday, March 19, declared a state of emergency in…
Governor’s order shuts down state
Sean C. Morgan With the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 in Oregon reaching 191 as of…
SH district files discrimination complaint against state
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District last week officially filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S.…
Rotarians collecting masks
Samaritan Health is asking people to donate face masks in anticipation of an expected shortage in the very…
Coronavirus impacts Sweet Home
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson The effects of the coronavirus hit Sweet Home hard going into last weekend…
City Council declares state of emergency, provides relief on utility bills
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council Thursday (March 19) declared a…
Many business remain open; Here’s a status list
The following businesses, in alphabetical order, may have changes to their service during this state of emergency. This…
School closure extended to April 28
Sweet Home schools will now be closed through April 28, along with all other public schools in the…
City councilors ponder water rate proposals
Sean C. Morgan City staff members have proposed increases for all of the city’s water customers. Staff presented…
District makes plans for new state money
Sean C. Morgan After School Board approval, the School District is submitting an application for nearly $1.8 million…
Railroad crossing case gets final court hearing goes to (final) court
Sean C. Morgan Attorneys for Albany and Eastern Railroad and residents of Country Lane argued Thursday morning, March…
Students get hands-on introduction to dental field
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School seniors Samantha Virtue, Brook Womack and Lilly Lindsey have spent time…
Author puts pursuit of visual art aside to write novels
Sean C. Morgan Jenna Underwood is busy studying visual arts, but she has a surprising passion for the…
SH man gets sentenced to prison
Darrell Loren Schilling, 51, of Sweet Home was sentenced in Linn County Court on March 6 to 27…
State decision prompts girls’ exit from SH forestry
Sean C. Morgan High school girls are either leaving the competitive forestry team or hanging in there a…
Country Lane residents, A&E day in (Supreme) Court Thursday
Scott Swanson Country Lane residents expect to get a final resolution of their dispute with Albany and Eastern…