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Schools Supt. Don Schrader resigns
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board accepted the resignation of Supt. Don Schrader Monday night. The…
New school board member expects education
Sean C. Morgan Serving on the District 55 School Board will be an education for its newest member,…
Sheriff’s deputies honored for saving man’s life, work with on-line crime
Three Linn County Sheriff’s deputies were recently recognized by the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association for outstanding accomplishments at…
Ranger station rocks
Scott Swanson Joe Start and Robert Rosé have big plans that have started small. The two longtime rockhounding…
New SH planning commissioner brings lifetime of local experience
The Sweet Home City Council on Dec. 9 appointed Edith “Edie” Wilcox to the Planning Commission, filling a…
The Year in Review: 2014 as reported in the pages of The New Era
January – A 31-year-old Australian man, Rowan Thomson-Sapstead, was arrested for luring a minor, first-degree online corruption of…
Municipal Court
Dec. 4 -Rondel Allen Adams, charge dismissed, possession of a controlled substance. -Calvin Alvin Ames, guilty, second-degree criminal…
OSP seeking recruits for training
Oregon State Police is preparing to hire recruit troopers in 2015 and recruitment has begun. Using the State…
SH man arrested following burglary
Sweet Home police arrested Forrest Norman of Sweet Home Friday, Dec. 19, in connection to a burglary at…
Former Sweet Home resident chronicles history in video
Sean C. Morgan Chuck Stenberg, a former Sweet Home resident, will premiere his new documentary on Comcast Saturday…
Hobbs wins council seat via coin toss
Sean C. Morgan Incumbent Bruce Hobbs won a coin toss on Dec. 16 in a tiebreaker for the…
Rio Theater to be family operation for new owners Tom and Erika Baham
Scott Swanson The thought of running the Rio movie theater is not new for Tom and Erika Baham.…
SH steps up to share
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home residents took every name off of both of the community’s sharing trees this…
Seattle festival gives local musicians taste of big-time band
Samantha Ramirez gets a kick out of music and, particularly, band. “I’m not really a sports person and…
Jamboree announces third headliner: Big & Rich
The Oregon Jamboree today announced that Big and Rich will be the third headliner for 2015. Jamboree officials…
Student’s threats prompt lockdowns
Sweet Home police are investigating a disturbance at Sweet Home High School Monday morning that prompted officials to…
Christmas in Crawfordsville: Church hosts first Living Nativity
Scott Swanson Crawfordsville Community Church leaders were interested in finding a way to reach out to their community.…
SH loses two pillars of community
Jeff Hutchins For The New Era It’s been a sad week for me, and especially for my dad.…
Equestrians lead Christmas Parade award winners
Here are the trophy winners from the Grand Parade held Saturday, Dec. 6 during the opening weekend of…
SH woman’s murderer sentenced to life in prison
Austin Louis Rolfe, 33, was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 9 in Lane County Circuit Court…
City Council seat decision now a game of chance
Sean C. Morgan It’s official – James Goble and Bruce Hobbs are tied again for City Council. Following…
Fentiman celebrates completion of 26 years as councilman
Sean C. Morgan Craig Fentiman completed 26 years on the City Council, 14 of them as mayor, on…
Lights Contest Winner – 994 29th Avenue
The results are in on our 2014 Christmas Lights Contest. Judged by 19 senior citizens who toured the…
Cops nab fugitive who was on run from multiple warrants
Linn County deputies arrested 45-year-old David Clinton Fox on Dec. 11 at a residence in the Sweet Home…
SH loses two pillars of community: Tom Hufford was longtime steady presence behind restaurant, car show, Legion
Sean C. Morgan “Grampa” Tom Hufford, longtime local restaurant owner and log truck driver who died Dec. 8,…