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Bi-Mart, council cut deal to complete 22nd Avenue improvements
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a proposal on Feb. 25 to complete improvements on…
Council approves aid to residents with faulty sewer connections
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council on Feb. 25 approved a program that will allow residents…
Junior high thespians prepare to stage ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Junior High School students will present “The Wizard of Oz” Thursday through Saturday,…
Meeting focuses on getting kids into the outdoors
Scott Swanson In a “get-to-know-you” meeting for representatives of various area organizations and government agencies who gathered Thursday,…
SHFAD moving toward filling its vacancies
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is conducting interviews to fill Diane Shank’s administrative…
Homeowners, railroad await judge’s decision
Sean C. Morgan Following a hearing held on Feb. 19, Linn County Circuit Court, Judge David E. Delsman…
From drought to drenched: Nearly constant rain over past three weeks swells lakes, rivers
Sean C. Morgan April showers may bring May flowers, but this year, January forest fires apparently bring February…
B&G Club gets $25,000 grant
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam has received a grant for $25,000 from the Pacific…
District upgrades radios per new FCC requirements
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 is in the process of upgrading its bus radio system to meet…
Fifty years ago
Neal and Sharon Smith, now of Sweet Home, were married on Jan. 26, 1964 and celebrated on that…
East Linn Christian Academy Honor Roll
Seniors 4.0 – Tara Bates, Anna Burkey, McKenzie Collins, Austin Horner, Cole Horner, Austin Kleint, Adrienne Koos, Alec…
Down in the sun
The New Era went with Lou Vee Walker, Gary Linkel and Carol Davenport, all members of the Enduring…
SHFAD honors soon-to-be retirees
Natalie Grove Volunteer Firefighter James Seward was named both Firefighter of the Year and Rescue Tech of the…
Killer gets life after murder plea
Sean C. Morgan As part of a plea agreement on Feb. 20, Travis Powers was sentenced to life…
Sweet Home’s Milt Moran heads Oregon Logging show
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s Milt Moran led the way last week for forestry professionals to network and…
SH response to Girls on the Run has been slow
Scott Swanson Sweet Home girls aren’t exactly running to participate in a nationwide program being introduced by the…
Boys and Girls Club looking to improve program offerings, stabilize funding, director reports
Scott Swanson In her second year as executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater…
Junior High announces second-quarter Honor Roll
Eighth Grade 4.0 – Samantha Hutchins, Austin James, Anthony Sedano, Ally Tow and Alexis Virtue. Eighth Grade 3.25…
Allison Olson, Ryan Gerdes marry in Sweet Home
Allison Rene Olson of Lebanon and Ryan Joseph Gerdes of Corvallis were married Sept. 7, 2013 at the…
Shuttle bus ridership on rise as new routes, schedule changes go into effect
Scott Swanson Ridership on Linn Shuttle buses is at an all-time high, thanks to expanded routes and more…
Plans to repair auditorium, stage get a start at Elks meeting
Sean C. Morgan An informal committee last week started gathering information and working on ways to raise money…
B&G Club baseball, softball sign-ups
The deadline for baseball and softball registrations at the Boys and Girls Club of Sweet Home is 5…
‘Part-Time Indian’ will remain in school
Sean C. Morgan Based on a recommendation from Supt. Don Schrader’s Instructional Materials Review Committee, Schrader has decided…
Council to consider free replacement of deteriorating sewer lines
Sean C. Morgan This month the City Council will consider a program that will allow anyone with deteriorating…
Nuisance property ordinance takes shape in committee
Sean C. Morgan The city Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 reviewed a second draft of an ordinance…