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Fire destroys shop next to Oak Heights School
Fire destroyed a 30- by 40-foot shop next door to Oak Heights Elementary School Thursday afternoon, April 9.…
Cops take precautions on patrol
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police are taking precautions to minimize potential exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus to…
Retired vet to tell tales from long career in SH
Scott Swanson Shortly after his retirement from four decades of veterinary practice in Sweet Home at the end…
Remodel spices things up at SHEM, despite virus
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Emergency Ministries volunteers are enjoying some massive upgrades to the aid organization’s headquarters on…
Seedling sale boosts scholarship offerings
By Larry Mauter For The New Era Buoyed by continued success of the Linn County Small Woodlands Association…
Blood drive to be held Wednesday at Evangelical Church
Sweet Home Evangelical Church will host a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at…
Rock club members on lookout for treasures – and for next generation
Sarah Brown Though the 72nd annual Sweet Home Gem and Mineral Show had to be canceled due to…
Plea for medical face masks elicits enthusiastic local response
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Rotary Club and Senior Center members are among local residents who are sewing…
Doc’s Memoirs: Mutt and Jeff kept life interesting for country veterinarian
D E Larsen DVM Here they come, I could see them walking over from Safeway. My memory fails…
Gleaners organizations carrying on, with some restrictions
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s two Gleaners groups are staying busy helping supply food to low-income families through…
Human remains found east of Sweet Home
Human remains have been found in an area off Gordon Road, 13 miles east of Sweet Home, Linn…
2nd veteran dies of coronavirus as numbers rise
Sean C. Morgan The total number of COVID-19 cases rose from 191 as of the morning of March…
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…