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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…
Holiday patrols elicit one DUI arrest, tickets, lot of warnings
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police arrested one person for driving under the influence during the Christmas season…
Fir Lawn church to offer warming shelter
Fir Lawn Lutheran Church will open an overnight warming shelter starting Saturday night, Feb. 9, from 9 p.m.…
District pursues options to help homeless
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School District is looking for new ways to help its large group…
Council gives OK to police car purchase
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a supplemental budget allowing the Police Department to spend…
Snow closes schools in Sweet Home Tuesday morning
About an inch of snow fell in the Sweet Home city limits, just in time to prompt schools…
SHHS graduation rate increased slightly in past year
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School’s graduation rate increased slightly in the 2017-18 school year, but its…
Ethics panel rules against commissioner on two counts
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon Government Ethics Commission last week determined that Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey violated…
Sweet Home’s Kittson-MaQatish sworn in as Circuit Court judge
Sean C. Morgan Newly elected Linn County Circuit Court judges Rachel Kittson-MaQatish and Michael Wynhausen were sworn in…