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At the World War II Memorial
The New Era went with Walt Rasch on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.; with his son, Gerry…
Council reopens grants program
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a new community grants program, with $5,000 available for…
New teacher wants to provide more to choir students
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School choir teacher Duncan Tuomi wants to help students pursue music past…
Police, fire crews start their annual Christmas gift programs
Both the Sweet Home Police Department and the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District have begun their annual…
Elea Hewitt named Linn County Junior First Citizen
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School senior Elea Hewitt was named Linn County Junior First Citizen along…
Daytime Christmas parade moving forward
Audrey Caro Gomez “A Traditional Christmas” will be the theme of this year’s Sweet Home Christmas Parade, which…
Ex-SH volunteer wrestling coach sentenced to 18 years after guilty plea
Sean C. Morgan After pleading guilty and no contest to charges in six separate sex offense cases involving…
Chief: SH may find help in Lebanon’s efforts to deal with its homeless
Audrey Caro Gomez Sweet Home Police Chief Jeff Lynn was one of some 300 people who attended the…
Mushroom hunter missing near Green Peter
Search and rescue teams entered their second day looking for missing mushroom hunter Oliver Mercer, 58, of Lebanon.…
Arrest made in Crabtree arson case
Anthony Allen Victor (AKA Lonnie Victor), 32, of Sweet Home was arrested and lodged in the Linn County…
Longtime Sweet Home resident finds her place – on stage
Scott Swanson When Shirley Austin stands in the wings of the stage in the Sweet Home High School…
One-time top freshmen named to Jr. First Citizen honors
Scott Swanson Elea Hewitt and Shawn Wolthuis have been selected Sweet Home’s 2016 Junior First Citizens. They are…
Towry in as city manager; starts Nov. 14
Sean C. Morgan Following approval of a contract last week by the City Council, Raymond Towry is planning…
Mortuary gurney may be last link to story of unfortunate peddler
It being Halloween season, this seems a good time to revisit one of East Linn County’s unsolved murders.…
Hwy. 20 wreck
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District rescue workers remove the roof of a pickup truck that rolled off…
UO planners say $417,000 required to spiff out Sankey Park
A draft concept plan for Sankey Park, prepared by the University of Oregon Community Planning Workshop, calls for…
County sells SH land so couple can cut tree
Audrey Caro Gomez The Linn County Board of Commissioners accepted a bid for half the real market value…
Oak Heights Jog-A-Thon
Principal Josh Dargis above, gives Lexi Simonson a high five during Oak Heights Elementary School’s Jog-A-Thon on Oct.…
State house candidates square off in good-natured debate
Sean C. Morgan Jeff Goodwin of Sweet Home praised Sherrie Sprenger’s work as representative for House District 17…
Rifle discharge injures two children
Two children were injured Monday morning, Oct. 31, when a hunter’s gun accidentally discharged, the Linn County Sheriff’s…
New teacher: Art vital to education, draws from many subjects
To Autumn Almanza, doing art is a comprehensive process involving nearly every element of what students learn in…
Ray Towry to be new city manager
The City Council and Raymond Towry have reached agreement on terms for the vacant city manager’s position and…
Fine-Lookin’ Rednecks
Recording a historic moment at the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club annual auction Saturday, :Oct. 22, Robert…