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Meet the Court: 2019 Sportsman’s Holiday Princess Makayla
Sportsman’s Holiday Court Princess Makayla Griffin’s goal is to represent her community in the best light she can.…
Augustadt’s departure triggers administrative shuffle in schools
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era With the departure of one administrator, Sweet Home School District will…
Councilors look at other cities as they ponder rates
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era City of Sweet Home water bills are at the upper…
SH teen dies in crash
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A 19-year-old Sweet Home man was found dead after crashing…
SHJH 8th-graders move on
Sweet Home Junior High Principal Colleen Henry stands by as Melody Windom gives a speech to her classmates…
Elderly woman dies in Wiley Creek house fire
By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A woman died in an early morning fire Wednesday, June…
Junior High remodeling project includes mix of local ingenuity
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Recent visitors to Sweet Home Junior High will have seen School…
Local PEO chapter awards scholarships
Sweet Home PEO, Chapter DD, has announced its annual scholarship winners. Sweet Home area residents, Josie Knight will…
Fire Safety Poster Winners
Grand Prize Winners of the Smokey Bear Poster Contest show off their work with high school art students…
School Board approves final funding for school remodels
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board Monday approved the final spending packages on the Sweet Home…
Sweet Home Ranger District unveils 8,400-acre forest ‘management’ project
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Ranger District officials last week opened the door on a new project that proposes…
Meet Sportsman’s Holiday Princess Taylor Goodwin
Taylor Goodwin, 16, joined the Sportsman’s Holiday Court to become a bigger part of her community. Goodwin will…
So long, Sweet Home High
Sean C. Morgan See more photos from Graduation and the SAFE Party!www.sweethomenews.com/photos/06_12_2019 Sweet Home High School graduated 154…
City Council members agree to another year of RAIN
Sean C. Morgan City Council members agreed to renew an agreement with other local cities and the Regional…
Sportsman’s Holiday Court in Strawberry Parade
Sweet Home Sportsman’s Holiday Court members ride in fine fashion Saturday during the Strawberry Parade in Lebanon. From…
This year’s Chips ‘n’ Splinters to feature Mystery Performers
Sean C. Morgan Since reviving the Chips ’n’ Splinters variety show, held Friday night heading into Sportsman’s Holiday,…
Murder case update: Bail for suspect Butterfield set at $1M
The suspect in a May 24 homicide on Surrey Lane in Sweet Home was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, May…
Facebook response lands Prom date
Scott Swanson Haley Barron says she wasn’t desperate for a date when she announced on Facebook that she…
SHHS graduation Friday evening involves few rules for participants
Sean C. Morgan The Class of 2019 will graduate Friday, June 7, in a ceremony held at Husky…
Council OKs city budget; delays on utility rate hike decisions
Scott Swanson The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, May 28, voted 4-3 to approve a $19,761,737 city…
Forest Service to host open house on Quartzville-Middle Santiam Project activities
The Willamette National Forest is inviting members of the public to share ideas about future activities proposed for…
Elderly woman dies in early morning fire at Wiley Creek
Sean C. Morgan A woman died in an early morning fire Wednesday, June 5, in the independent living…
‘Shrek’ comes to SHHS
Shrek’s swamp was the center of much of the action in Sweet Home High School’s performance of “Shrek,…
Local veterans organizations name new and continuing leaders
Sean C. Morgan Ron Wilson will lead Sweet Home’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3437 beginning June 16,…
Fir View Villa park family displaced by fire, smoke, water damage
Sean C. Morgan By Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The occupants of a manufactured home that…