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Sweet Home musicians get taste of next level at Music in May
Staff While some teens got time off over the Memorial Day weekend, eight Sweet Home High School music…
City Council: Leave marijuana questions to voters
Staff During a work session held on June 2, city councilors decided they wanted to hear from Sweet…
Elections: Two of 3 write-in candidates named School Board winners
Sean C. Morgan Carol Babcock and Angela Clegg have won seats on the Sweet Home School District Board…
SHAF honors Mona Waibel
Mona Hyer Waibel was honored recently for her charter membership in Sweet Home Alumni Foundation (SHAF) and elevated…
Coadys celebrate 65th anniversary
Les and Delores Coady celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 27, 2015. They were married May 27, 1950…
No court, but Sportsman’s Holiday coming together
Sean C. Morgan Sportsman’s Holiday plans are moving forward, although the annual Sweet Home event will not have…
Police chief: Cops will simply enforce Measure 91 requirements
Sean C. Morgan On July 1, the Sweet Home Police Department will begin enforcing what is outlined in…
Lebanon medical school graduates first class of future doctors
Scott Swanson Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest celebrated a landmark event…
Charter School to suspend sixth grade for next year
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Charter School will not have a sixth grade next year, allowing the…
Periwinkle store owner decides it’s time for change, shuts down
Sean C. Morgan Periwinkle Provisions, which operated for 25 years, closed officially on Tuesday, and owner Brandi Hawkins…
Foster Lake to remain full for time being, but Green Peter down and dropping
Sean C. Morgan Green Peter Reservoir is as full as it will get this summer, while Foster will…
Students’ winning posters stand as warning of forest fire dangers
Three local elementary school artists have been selected winners in the annual fire prevention poster contest. The grand…
End of an era
An excavator operated by Brent Graham removes the south goalpost at Husky Field Monday morning, June 8, in…
Jury acquits SH man of animal abuse
A Linn County Circuit Court jury acquitted Jonathan Michael Farris, of Sweet Home, of first-degree animal abuse charges…
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…