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Got art? New City Hall gallery to display work
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era When the new City Hall opens at 3225 Main St. on…
Josai visitors experience new things during this year’s trip to Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The 2019 Josai exchange group ended their 13-day visit to Sweet Home…
Josai visitors get a taste of Sweet Home
Visitors from Josai Gakuen high school in Tokyo, Japan pay a visit, with their Sweet Home hosts, to…
KFIR departs Sweet Home
Joe Van Ras, sales manager for KFIR radio station, moves items out of the radio station’s longtime Pleasant…
New city utilities manager to oversee treatment contract
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home’s new utilities manager is native Steve Haney, will provide…
Second fatal crash in three days on Brush Creek Road leaves two dead
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a double-fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday evening, July 23, near…
Property crime down – a lot – in SH
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Halfway through the year, the number of property crimes in Sweet…
New city water rates mean lower bills for most customers
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home city councilors last week approved adjustments to the city’s…
Oregon Jamboree crowd shaping up to be big one
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Get ready. Country music fans – lots of them – are…
Oregon Jamboree’s big fan: Sweet Home woman has been to every festival since 1992
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Every year for nearly three decades, the heart of Irene Kennedy…
City gets first installment of $9 million total in state grants for wastewater plant
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council last week accepted a $2 million…
Sweet Home police get new vehicles as force switches to SUVs
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era In Sweet Home, the Dodge Charger police car will soon be…
New arrival’s garden delivering produce – by the bucket
Sarah Brown Of The New Era On Donnie Lowman’s bucket list is the dream to own a farm,…
Fire danger hits ‘high’ in Sweet Home
The fire danger rating in the Sweet Home area increased to “High” Tuesday morning, July 30, after the…
Sweet Home Municipal Court May, June, July
July 24 n Angulo, Cassandra, no contest, criminal trespass violation, fined $246. n Buttenhoff, Mikeal T., guilty, driving…
TNE staff wins multiple awards in state competition
The New Era received multiple awards, including place-winners in two very competitive categories, in the 2019 Better Newspaper…
Sweet Home actor among cast for LAFTA’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
Sarah Brown Of The New Era “The Little Mermaid” will be showing this week in Lebanon, with one…
SHHS Class of 2019 graduates’ scholarships total nearly $2.2 million
This year’s Sweet Home High School graduates received a total of $2,172,378 in scholarship money, according to the…
Dolly Parton reading program participation up to 800 kids
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is currently serving 800 children in…
Council gives city staff OK on new water rate
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home city councilors last week gave an informal nod to…
Is that our school? Earthquake work on district campuses includes lots of ripping and tearing
Sean C. Morgan of The New Era During some prime summer weather in Sweet Home last week, if…
Sweet Home mother, daughter killed by alleged drunk driver on Brush Creek Road
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a double-fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday evening, July 23, near…