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SH councilman Goodwin files to run for state Legislature
Staff Sweet Home City Councilman Jeff Goodwin has filed to run for the state House of Representatives in…
Councilor Marybeth Angulo resigns abruptly, citing others’ behavior
Staff Citing the behavior of some other councilors toward her, Marybeth Angulo resigned from the Sweet Home City…
Few races impacting Sweet Home-area voters to be actual contests in May 17 election
County commissioner elections will be uncontested this year, while legislative offices in the Sweet Home area will have…
SHJH students get taste of literary competition in Battle of the Books
Nazia Swartz For The New Era Four Sweet Home Junior High students competed Saturday, March 12, in the…
Questions surround victim of fatal apartment fire in Sweet Home
Sean C. Morgan An elderly woman, who may have been suffering from mental illness, died early Sunday morning,…
City Council approves expanded inter-library loan participation
Sean C. Morgan Patrons of Sweet Home Public Library are now able to borrow books from other Linn…
Municipal Court Judgments
Feb. 4 n Margaret Ackley, charge dismissed, truancy attendance violation. n Jeffrey Eugene Birdsell, no contest, driving while…
Montana man chosen schools superintendent
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home School Board hired a Montana educator, Tom Yahraes, as its new superintendent…
School Board OKs calendar for 2016-17, heating upgrades
The School Board approved a calendar for the 2016-17 school year Monday during its regular meeting. Schools will…
Three-alarm apartment fire kills one person
A three-alarm apartment fire killed one person early Sunday morning. Emergency responders located 70-year-old Ramona Sue Schrock deceased…
Forestry Club wins its own competition
The Sweet Home Forestry Club was the winner at its own competition Saturday, March 5, finishing ahead of…
National monument proposal summary focuses on ‘natural treasures’
The 24-page proposal for the Douglas Fir National Monument describes a plan to establish a process of returning…
Rotarians take lead on trails at Hobart Park
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Trails Committee will host a trail walk at 10 a.m. this Saturday, March 12,…
County health physician’s assistant aims to ‘make a difference’ in SH
Staff Chris Rodriguez has spent his adult life working in healthcare, and now the 41-year-old Corvallis man is…
City looking at ‘livability’ ordinance
Staff The city’s Public Safety Committee last week began considering a proposal to implement a “livability” ordinance. Looking…
Mud Fest: That 4-wheel drive busted? Switch to two and keep going
Sean C. Morgan Kyle Keeney of Cascadia caught about eight feet of air Saturday morning, breaking his four-wheel…
Proposed Douglas Fir National Monument seen as threat to county, city
Audrey Gomez and Scott Swanson A proposal to establish a nearly half-million-acre Douglas Fir National Monument in the…
Citizen’s Academy offers look behind the bullet-proof glass
Staff If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the bullet-proof glass and security doors of your local…
Following fire, Sweet Home RV on the road to recovery
Staff After part of its facility was destroyed by a fire last summer, Sweet Home RV Center has…
Council to mull water rate change on March 8
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will take a look at several options for new sewer…
SH teen arrested on rape charge
Sweet Home police took a 17-year-old Sweet Home boy into custody for first-degree rape last week. Police arrested…
SH man arrested after alleged home invasion
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home man who allegedly invaded a home in the Mountain Shadows manufactured…
Medical staff at new Sweet Home Health Center say use is on upswing
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Health Center is open for business, and its physician’s assistant is staying busy…
Couple of ‘lovebugs’ celebrate 70 years of marriage
Scott Swanson Joe Gallipeau was in the U.S. Navy in 1945, living in San Diego, Calif., when his…
Mud Fest this Saturday
Sean C. Morgan Some 1,500 people will bring their four-wheel drives to Sweet Home Saturday morning to spend…