Browsing Category
News
14263 posts
We’re done! Sweet Home High School Class of 2015 say good-bye Friday night at graduation
Sean C. Morgan Salutatorian Alex Olin told more than 160 classmates to embrace failure and all it has…
ODFW: Bear cub found at Yellowbottom illustrates need to leave wildlife be
A yearling bear cub that begged for food from campers in the Yellowbottom area during Memorial Day weekend…
District Track Meet
Webb and Paige Batchelor of Holley School and Alina Joy and Tylee Gandrud of Hawthorne School. Oak Heights…
SH Sanitation seeks 2.4% trash rate hike
Sweet Home Sanitation is asking the Sweet Home City Council to approve a 2.4-percent increase in rates. To…
Five years after mystery illness derailed her life, Sadi Riggs will finish with her classmates Friday
Sean C. Morgan As a seventh-grader at Sweet Home Junior High, Sadi Riggs was on the fast track…
Owen, Olin to lead SHHS graduation ceremonies
Sean C. Morgan The 2015 Sweet Home High School valedictorian is Sierrah Owen. Alex Olin is the salutatorian.…
SHFAD budget, with some adjustments, heads to directors
Sean C. Morgan After late adjustments on May 27, the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee…
Hero Half Marathon draws a crowd to honor fallen soldiers
Rachel Kittson-Maqatish For The New Era A total of 266 peopleregistered to participate in the third annual Hero…
Tributes to the Fallen
Carol Davenport, left, and Hawthorne fifth-grader Paige Parton place a brick in honor of Davenport’s late husband, Floyd…
Officials: Ex-Weyerhaeuser mill property cleanup dependent on public participation
Scott Swanson Sweet Home residents’ participation in the clean-up of the former Willamette Industries/Weyerhaeuser mill site will be…
Donald Matzke gets life, with possible parole, for murder of Tim Miller
Audrey Gomez Donald Arthur Matzke of Sweet Home was sentenced on May 20 to life in prison with…
ncumbents elected to School, SHFAD boards; write-in count under way
Four incumbents were re-elected to their seats in the May 19 election. In Sweet Home School District, winning…
Council work session to focus on pot
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will consider how it wants to regulate marijuana during a…
Rainfall takes edge off, but does little to slow approach of fire season
Sean C. Morgan Bringing a bit of moisture with them, last week’s thunderstorms weren’t as big a positive…
Water conservation seminar to offer advice on keeping plants green
Audrey Gomez Whether you’re looking to grow some veggies or just lower your water bill, there will be…
P.E.O. Chapter FA announces scholarship recipients
P.E.O. Chapter FA of Sweet Home has awarded scholarships to three local women, all of whom are or…
Boys & Girls Club’s Dave Bauer stepping down to focus on gym
Audrey Gomez After leading a local drive to fund the Sweet Home branch of the Boys & Girls…
On the road: Trips give seniors chance to get out, see sights
Audrey Gomez As soon as the bus doors opened, Sweet Home Senior Center members filed out to set…
Summer shuttle to provide service to great outdoors
Scott Swanson Hankering for a trip to the mountains but don’t have a way to get there? Not…
Council decides it’s time to establish policy for members’ proposals
Sean C. Morgan Prompted by a new proposal by Councilor Jeff Goodwin, Mayor Jim Gourley has asked the…
Deputies coax local man out of tree after crash
A Crawfordsville man underwent a mental evaluation late last week after, Sheriff’s deputies said, he fled the scene…
Local students win spelling contest
Students from Holley School and Sweet Home Charter School competed May 7 in the Sweet Home School District…
Veterans invited to Hawthorne memorial ceremony
Hawthorne Elementary School fifth-grade students will host a veterans memorial ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in…
PEO hands out college scholarships to Sweet Home-area students
Sweet Home PEO, Chapter DD is has announced its annual scholarship winners. The recipients are Sweet Home residents…
Draft budget ready to go to City Council
Sean C. Morgan The City of Sweet Home Budget Committee voted 9-0 on May 13 to approve a…