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SHARC Showdown invites talent for April show
The Sweet Home Oregon Coalition for Artistic and Scholastic Enrichment will present the SHARC Showdown talent in April,…
Schools officials ask city to ease charges for water
Sean C. Morgan In response to a proposal from the Sweet Home School District to waive water fees…
Suspect leads 50-mile police pursuit through SH
A new arrival to Lebanon is in custody in Linn County Jail after leading Sheriff’s deputies on a…
Construction work continues steadily at new City Hall
Sean C. Morgan The exterior of the new City Hall, in the Midway area of Sweet Home along…
Council OKs effort to procure $243,000 grant for Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council last week approved plans to pursue a $243,000 grant from…
New group running mud event
Sean C. Morgan While the Santiam Four-Wheel Drive Association is not running its Mud Fest this year, an…
New officer Brian Prather latest to come back to Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Brian Prather is the newest addition to the Sweet Home Police Department and the latest in…
Local man arrested for drunken driving
Police arrested a 42-year-old man for drunken driving following a single-vehicle crash in the Foster area on the…
Electrocution kills local man
A 47-year-old Sweet Home man died after he was electrocuted Monday morning, Feb. 18, while working at his…
Homeless shelter at Fir Lawn offering help to needy on cold nights
Sean C. Morgan A group of volunteers, called ONE SHELTeR – Sweet Home Emergency Low Temperature Refuge, are…
SHHS drop-out rates falling
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is doing more than ever to track down students who…
Theft suspect arrested after police chase through Sweet Home, into the mountains
A new arrival to Lebanon is in custody in Linn County Jail after leading Sheriff’s deputies on a…
Charter students get pep talk from Ninja star
Scott Swanson American Ninja Warrior star Travis Rosen challenged local charter school students to hang tough when life…
Driver, 60, rescued after 14 hours in snow on Highway 20
Sean C. Morgan Scott Kessner spent approximately 14 hours stuck on a mountain hillside after crashing down a…
Seedling sale produces growth
By Larry Mauter For The New Era More than 100 volunteers over two days pushed the 24th annual…
School officials reminding parents that vaccinations matter
Scott Swanson If your kids aren’t up to date on their vaccinations for common communicable diseases, Wednesday, Feb.…
Snow concerns give way to near-perfect weather for Sweet Heart Run
Concerns about ice and snow melted away into a “fantastic” day for a race Saturday, as local runners…
Warming shelter open at Fir Lawn
Fir Lawn Lutheran church is hosting a warming shelter through at least the end of this week, providing…
Mudfest canceled for this year, organizers say
The Santiam Four-Wheel Drive Association has canceled its annual Mudfest for 2019. The event, usually held the first…
Friday RV fire caused by cigarette, fire officials say
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District determined that a cigarette caused an RV fire at 2115 Larch…
SH resident named ODF 2nd-in-command
Sean C. Morgan Lena Tucker of Sweet Home has been named the state’s deputy forester. Tucker follows Nancy…
OSU study: Northwest Forest Plan has yet to turn the tide for birds at risk
By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University Writer Twenty-five years into a 100-year federal strategy to protect older forests…
SH man charged with sex offenses
A Sweet Home man was charged Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Linn County Circuit Court with first-degree sex abuse…