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Fish transfer facility work progresses at Wiley Park
Sean C. Morgan Work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new $18.6 million fish transfer facility is…
Sunshine Industries offers haven for special people
In the early days, most of the special-needs children in Sweet Home were in regular grade school classrooms.…
New year starts with design twists start off
Dedicated readers of The New Era may notice some slight changes in today’s issue. We’ve revised the design…
Local students named to honor rolls
The following Sweet Home-area students at Linn-Benton Community College, listed by hometown, earned a grade point average of…
Local genealogists make resources available on-line
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Genealogical Society launched a new website, featuring tools to locate information contained…
Suspects in Sweet Home bank robbery arrested
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home police arrested two persons on Saturday, Dec. 29, in connection with the Dec.…
Review of 2012: January through June
January – The year 2011 ended wet, with more than 4 inches pouring in a four-hour period, but…
Sen. Merkley to hold town hall in Sweet Home Tuesday
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Sweet Home at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8,…
Pedestrian struck by car still in serious condition
Sean C. Morgan The man hospitalized after being struck by a motor vehicle last month is out of…
Sweet Home man hospitalized after shooting
The Sweet Home Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday evening, resulting in the hospitalization of…
The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas
Scott Swanson After disappearing in 2003, tough tom crawls back into rescuer’s life Mary Anne Miller was feeding…
Local school children lay out Christmas requests
Foster Elementary Susan Walling’s Class Dear Santa Claus, What kind of cookies do you like? I want an…
Jamboree signs Yoakam
Sean C. Morgan Dwight Yoakam named as final Jamboree headliner The Oregon Jamboree this week announced the 2013…
Local homeless students rate still among state’s highest
Sean C. Morgan The percentage of students identified as homeless within the boundaries of School District 55 remained…
School zone stays for now, council says
Sean C. Morgan The City Council declined on Dec. 11 to remove a school zone designation on Seventh…
Got lights? Yes, we do
If you’re ready to take the family out for a drive to look at holiday lights, we’ve got…
First winter windstorm drops power lines, trees, precipitation
Sean C. Morgan The big storm proved to be a lot smaller than expected, locally, Sunday night and…
Community Foundation experiencing pinch after big contribution
Sean C. Morgan Despite a large recent donation that nearly doubled the Sweet Home Community Foundation’s endowment, foundation…
Robbery, rumors create some jitters in SH
Sean C. Morgan Schools feel fallout from rumors after Connecticut killings The world didn’t end last Friday, and…
Filmmaker telling SH stories
Veteran director, who moved here last year, says he finds community ‘different’ in ways he wants to share…
Jamboree operated in red on ’11 event
Sean C. Morgan The 2011 Oregon Jamboree lost $26,710, according to tax documents released by the Sweet Home…
Police, school district take precautions following widespread threat blamed on social media
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department and Sweet Home School District are taking extra precautions Thursday…
Sweet Home bank robbed; police seek suspect
Sweet Home police are searching for a suspect who robbed Umpqua Bank in Sweet Home Thursday morning. According…
SH Municipal Court collections at $1 million
Sean C. Morgan The city of Sweet Home has collected about $1 million in delinquent fines through its…