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Jamboree announces Dierks Bentley as second headliner
The Oregon Jamboree announced Dierks Bentley as its second headliner Tuesday, Oct. 28. Bentley boasts 10 No. 1…
Huskies narrowly slip past Elmira, advance to playoffs
Brandon Keenon, buried at the bottom of this pile, scores the winning touchdown in the Huskies’ second overtime…
Anglers advocacy group plans organizational meeting
The Coastal Conservation Association of Oregon, an advocacy group for fish and fishing, is looking to start a…
SHEDG deficit shrinks over past two years
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group finished 2013 with a $174,000 deficit and 2014 with…
Huskies beat Sisters to set up rematch with Elmira
Rongi Yost For The New Era In a clash with league championship implications, Sweet Home pulled out a…
Investigation attributes fires to oily rags, rekindling
Sean C. Morgan Investigators have concluded that a fire that destroyed a home on 14th Avenue on Oct.…
For Baumgartners, retirement hasn’t meant slow down
Scott Swanson To a casual observer in their living room, Leo “Bud” and Barbara Baumgartner could easily come…
Community forum will address crime
Jason Redick is organizing a meeting for a new Facebook group, “Sweet Home Community Watch,” at 7 p.m.…
Sweet Home woman gets 5½ years for attempted assault
Sara Ann Bejar-Suarez was sentenced to 67½ months in prison Friday in Linn County Circuit Court in connection…
Two found dead in two house fires in Sweet Home Monday
Fire officials are looking into a pair of house fires in which two people died Monday morning in…
School board’s goals include 4-Day week review
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board approved four goals for the 2014-15 school year with strategies…
Newberry offers volcanic experience
It began with a sound like distant thunder – but the skies were clear. Suddenly the ground shook…
Two SHHS seniors receive National Merit commendation
Sweet Home High School seniors Sierrah Owen and Brendan Bittner have been named Commended Students in the 2015…
SHEDG to confirm it’s interested in potential park site
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors will tell the Linn County Board…
Council: Back to drawing board on water filling station
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council unanimously voted to reject all bids for a proposed bulk…
Two arrested after cops locate missing car via tracking device
Sean C. Morgan Linn County Sheriff’s Office arrested two last week in connection to a vehicle reported stolen…
Summer-long efforts pay off in spruced-up city parks
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home city staffers and volunteers stayed busy over the summer in Sankey Park cleaning…
Mysterious fire:
Sean C. Morgan Fire investigators looking into cause of blaze that gutted vacant 14th Avenue house after re-igniting.…
Oregon Jamboree delivers $19,215 payout to high school
The 2014 Oregon Jamboree has closed its books and the Sweet Home Economic Development Group is ready to…
Rain’s arrival triggers end of fire season
Sean C. Morgan Fire season, regulated use and the burn ban ended last week as fire danger plummeted…
Drug investigation results in seven arrests
Police arrested seven people early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, after police officers executed a narcotics-related search warrant at…
Rookie SH drag racer wins Powerpuff competition at Woodburn
Sean C. Morgan Kourtney Dixon, 18, of Sweet Home won the Powderpuff drag racing competition at the Woodburn…
Locater device in stolen car leads to two arrests
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, Oct. 14, recovered a vehicle stolen earlier in the day in Sweet…
Council candidates talk future and problem-solving at forum
Sean C. Morgan City Council candidates who participated in a forum last week at the Sweet Home Police…
SH man who fled court, three others arrested
A Sweet Home man who fled the Linn County Courthouse after a trial in September was arrested Tuesday…