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25th Oregon Jamboree starts Friday, featuring top current, past stars
The 25th Oregon Jamboree kicks off Friday, Aug. 4, on the Sweet Home High School athletic field with…
Council awards $2,500 in grants to three SH organizations
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council awarded $2,500 in community grants to three organizations last week.…
Births August 1, 2017
Porter William Olsen born at 3:51 a.m. March 19, 2017 to Jerad and McKenna Olsen of Sweet Home.…
PERS board move could up pressure on schools
Claire Withycombe EO Capital Bureau The governing board of the state’s public pension system Friday lowered the rate…
Cheer team fund-raiser
LEA KNIGHT and her son Asher Knight draw tickets for Oregon Jamboree passes. The Sweet Home High School…
SH Health, Safety fairs to combine
The 10th Annual Jim Bean Memorial Safety and Crime Prevention Fair and Sweet Home Community Health Fair will…
Lifetime in the making, SH alum’s first book released Aug. 2
Audrey Caro Aimee Brown, author of “Little Gray Dress,” didn’t even consider writing until she was in her…
Officials: Heat-related illness may be threat this week
With triple-digit temperatures expected across the region this week state officials and the American Red Cross urge residents…
Samaritan gives grants to organizations meeting local needs
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital distributed more than $100,000 in Social Accountability Budget grants on July 10. The recipients…
Newspaper wins awards in press competition
The New Era won three first-place awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for work…
One-time immigrant now determined U.S. patriot and lifelong learner
Scott Swanson Unlike many longtime Sweet Home residents, Hiromi Bean didn’t grow up here. In fact, she started…
Northside mobilehome ‘totaled’ by fire that killed pets
A mobile home on Northside Drive was destroyed by a fire caused by an air conditioner located in…
Trailer fire
SWEET HOME firefighters put out a fire that destroyed a travel trailer in the Foster trailer park, 5351…
Fire danger moves to high
Oregon Department of Forestry fire managers on Monday the fire danger level to “high” in ODF’s South Cascade…
Drivers seriously injured, but survive head-on crash
Audrey Caro Oregon State Police is seeking witnesses to a two-vehicle, head-on crash that occurred on Highway 20…
Motorcyclist dies in crash with truck
A motorcyclist from Salem died Tuesday morning, July 18, in a collision with a log truck, according to…
Trip of ‘a lifetime’ takes local teen to Europe
Swiss chocolate. Swiss army knives. Swiss watches. Swiss cheese. That’s how good it’s gotten for Nick Parton after…
Sunshine Industries expanding to meet demand for services
Sean C. Morgan With help from the Sweet Home community, Sunshine Industries has started constructing a new building…
Resident has big ideas for dog park improvements
Sean C. Morgan The Sunnyside dog park is pretty good and getting better for dogs, but Larry Willett…
Josai ‘Sayonara Party’ caps very active two weeks of learning about Oregon
Scott Swanson In a flurry of fans and some good old-fashioned picnic fun, Sweet Home’s summer Josai Exchange…
Artist applies talents in new look for church
Audrey Caro Last year, Steve Nunez and Pastor Thomas Grenz got to talking about painting the entryway of…
Cultural experience at the Fair
Sweet Home High School Josai Club members and their Japanese counterparts from Josai, the Tokyo-based college prep school…
Plane capsizes on Foster Lake; No one injured
A float plane capsized Tuesday afternoon, July 25, while traveling across Foster Lake at low speed, pulling a…
Councilors decide to give chamber funding further discussion
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will discuss whether to provide $15,000 in funding to the…
Girls learn cheer at camp
At a cheer skills camp, Sweet Home club cheer and high school cheer team members play a game…