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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…
Gerrit Southard, Josh Bondeson top public safety honorees
Sean C. Morgan Josh Bondesen was named the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Firefighter of the Year,…
Jamboree named Music Festival of the Year by industry peers
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Jamboree won the 2019 Music Festival of the Year award from the Oregon…
Junior High OBOB team performs well at reading regionals
The Sweet Home Junior High Oregon Battle of the Books team finished in the top eight at the…
Commissioner gives local retirees first-person account of Timber Trial
Scott Swanson Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist told a group of local retirees last week that the…
SH man dies after accidentally shooting himself
Investigators determined that a 65-year-old Sweet Home man died last week from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to…
Community support helps owner retrieve missing shepherds
Sarah Brown For someone who teaches Tai Chi and Qigong, Jim Adamik was surprised to find his patience…
Update: City shuts down some operations, chamber banquet postponed
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday morning that its awards banquet, scheduled for Saturday, March 14,…
Sweet Home schools to close Monday after governor orders two-week statewide school closures
Sweet Home schools Supt. Tom Yahraes said that Sweet Home School District will be open Friday, but beginning…