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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…
Local teens invited to participate in Youth Leadership Summit
The Sweet Home Youth Advisory Council is inviting local teens to participate in the 2019 Youth Leadership Summit…
Crawfordsville crash kills one, injures second man early Sunday
A Springfield man died in a single-vehicle crash on Brush Creek Road near the intersection of Childers Road,…
Local treasure hunt raises funds for food
Rita Houston and Danny McCubbins, at left, go over the rules for a coin hunt during the East…
Canine cop donation
Sweet Home Police Department receives a donation of $1,500 from Jamie Eriksen and Country Financial during the K9…
This year’s Sweet Home Sweet Ride show draws 202 entrants – and a lot more
The Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids had 202 vehicles registered in the show, with many more…
County Fair rocks
Dakota Melkvik and Jada Autrey, of Sweet Home, above, ride The Orbiter on the midway at Linn County…
Guitars Under the Stars to be one of popular band’s last stands
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The fourth annual Guitars Under the Stars music festival, scheduled…
County Fair opens Wednesday with a few new wrinkles
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Linn County Fair kicks off Wednesday, July 17, with all…
Sportsman’s Holiday 2019: Festival draws crowds to wide range of events
Sean C. Morgan See our extensive photo gallery from Sportsman’s Holiday at http://www.sweethomenews.com/photos/07_17_2019! In her first official act…
Council approves policy changes
During its regular meeting on July 9, the Sweet Home City Council approved a personnel policy update addressing…
Small Woodlands Outstanding Tree Farmers host open house
Peter Wong By Larry Mauter For The New Era Three generations of Tim and Kathy Otis’ family helped…