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Wheelchair-van collision leaves Sweet Home man dead
Sean C. Morgan A Sweet Home man was killed Sunday evening when a wheelchair on which he was…
Actors’ SH visit to include free public performance
Actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland will visit Sweet Home High School next week to perform…
Bank accepting donations for couple whose home burned
A donation account has been opened at Wells Fargo Bank to assist Jesse Burnett and Brandon Henry, whose…
Brandee Horn, Linus Garrett announce spring wedding plans
Brandee Lee Horn and Linus Josh Garrett have announced their engagement to marry on June 13. Horn is…
AD plans to address parents on Sweet Home sportsmanship
Scott Swanson Athletic Director Steve Brown plans to address the issue of sportsmanship in a all-winter-sports parents meeting…
Residents encouraged to enter Christmas parade
The Sweet Home Parade Committee is inviting Sweet Home residents and groups to participate in the 2013 Grand…
Raquel Gonzalez, Stephen Ndziedze marry
Stephen Koghan Ndziedze and Raquel Dawn Gonzalez of Corvallis were married Sept. 15 at Beazell Memorial Forest in…
BMX park starting to get wheels
Sean C. Morgan James Goble says he is ready to move forward with plans to repair and improve…
Sweet Home Elks donate to schools
MEMBERS OF THE SWEET HOME ELKS LODGE present a variety of supplies to School District 55 counselors and…
Council votes to seek water station bids
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted to seek bids on a proposed water filling station…
On-line school gaining traction among students
Sean C. Morgan School District 55 Supt. Don Schrader anticipated a larger enrollment in the district’s new online…
Mystery quilt square awaits members of family named
Sean C. Morgan If your last name is Draper, if you are related to the family, if you…
Steve Brown taking over reins of Husky girls basketball program
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Athletic Director Steve Brown will get back into coaching this year…
Memorial’s visit to Sweet Home strikes chord with veterans
Sean C. Morgan Oregon’s new World War II memorial visited the Sweet Home Elks Lodge last week to…
SH man shot with arrow during alleged argument
A Sweet Home man was arrested Thursday evening for allegedly shooting another man in the leg with a…
Clarification: Festivals sponsored, but not owned, by Bi-Mart
Sean C. Morgan A story and headline in last week’s edition of The New Era did not clearly…
Kids spruce up vets memorial
Scott Swanson Some stormy fall weather did little to deter Hawthorne School fifth-graders who spent half a day…
Rising star Jake Owen to return to Jamboree
With latest album, artist emerges as top country vocalist The Oregon Jamboree has announced the final headliner for…
After 40 years, ODF bulldozer operator, mechanic Ken Johnston calls it quits
Sean C. Morgan Ken Johnston has retired after 40 years as a mechanic and bulldozer operator for the…
Survey this week to poll city residents about parks
Sean C. Morgan Got ideas for improvements you’d like to see in Sweet Home’s parks? City staff members…
Tim Theodoroff, Leslie Lentz wed
Leslie Lentz of Albany and Tim Theodoroff of Sweet Home were married on Oct. 13 at the Skyline…
B&G Club Auction
The second annual Fall Auction for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Santiam, themed “One Club, One…
Vietnam veteran finds appreciation years after service
Sean C. Morgan When Dennis Bechtel attended a reunion of veterans in September, who had been stationed at…
Local Veterans Day activities
Sunday, Nov. 10 7 to 10 p.m. – Annual Veteran of the Year Banquet at American Legion Post…