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Mill fire human-caused, officials say
Sweet Home Police Department is investigating the fire that destroyed the shipping and receiving office at the former…
Restoring the Past
Sean C. Morgan For Gary Betts, a 1943 Willys MB Jeep he found in a quarry outside Corvallis…
Police calls down for Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan The city’s efforts to improve Sankey Park in recent years appear to have paid off…
City eyes zoning change near 18th and Tamarack
The City of Sweet Home is requesting a zoning change in the area east of 18th Avenue and…
Local pastor aims to pass it on through mentoring
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Skyler Bascom remembers, as a child in Harrisburg, how life was rough.…
Fire destroys office building at old Willamette Industries Sweet Home Mill
SWEET HOME FIREFIGHTERS, above, cut through the front gate at 2210 Tamarack St., the old Willamette Industries Sweet…
Ranger District taking public input on Quartzville project
The Sweet Home Ranger District is seeking public input as it prepares an environmental assessment for its Quartzville-Middle…
Sweet Home man, former resident charged in kidnapping case
Two suspects, one from Sweet Home, have been arraigned for what authorities describe as a Lebanon-area kidnapping, reported…
Quilts for Needy
Vicki Glasco, left, and Dawn Davis, hold quilts they and others made for local homeless people. Below, they…
Rotary Club aids local family
Sweet Home Rotary Club members, above, donated $250, along with paper product donations, to SHEM at their meeting…
Museum collection includes echoes of Christmases past
Roberta McKern If fantasies about museums came true, in the quiet and darkness around midnight or early morning…
Ex-prison official now tickles ivories, distributes teddy bears
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Ray Novencido retired before he turned 50. If he hadn’t, he…
Newest School Board member Kennedy wants focus on trades, vocational training
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Joe Kennedy says serving on the Sweet Home School Board…
Survey says residents want more grade school arts, music
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A recently completed community survey shows that local residents broadly support…
Counterfeit money continues to surface in SH
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home police are continuing to investigate reports of counterfeit money…
Council, police union sign off on new contract
Scott Swanson Barely enough City Council members to form a quorum, needed to make a decision, gathered Wednesday…
Fire destroys office at former Weyerhaeuser Mill
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District personnel and police officers responded about 10:13 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, to…
Woman accused of shooting her sleeping husband
A Sweet Home woman has been arrested after allegedly shooting her husband as he slept, according to Sweet…
After years of saving, waiting, local family gets baby
Sean C. Morgan The road to a baby adoption has taken a lot of twists and turns over…
Three SH residents arrested for allegedly passing counterfeit bills
Sweet Home police have arrested three people, with more arrests possible, after a rash of counterfeit bills being…
Public Works to remove trees from Main Street median next week
Sean C. Morgan After some delays, Sweet Home Public Works will begin removing five trees from the Main…
Outpouring of generosity pays off in happy hearts for GIs’ kids
Scott Swanson Christmas spirit reigned Friday afternoon, Dec. 20, in the Sweet Home School District Board Room. It…