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Driver arrested after car chase
Linn County deputies arrested one man following a pursuit that exceeded 100 mph Saturday night. Deputies arrested David…
4 chosen to lead graduates
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School’s 2012 valedictorians are Kristen Tolle, Tyler Fosback and Tiffany Miller. Kyle…
County parks business heating up with weather warms
Scott Swanson As the official tourism season kicks in following Memorial Day, visitors to Linn County and local…
Quartzville fence goes up to protect threatened areas
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District and the Northwest Mineral Prospector’s Club teamed…
City considers new rules for lights
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission is developing a new ordinance to control lighting in residential…
Josai alumni needed to write letters
Thirty Letters to Josai High School needed. Sweet Home High School students need your help in gathering 30…
SHHS graduate returns to record memoir on video
Scott Swanson Terry Simon graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1969 and went off to experience the…
Huskies come through big on field at state
Scott Swanson Going into the 2012 state track and field championships Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene, thrower…
Council opts for raises
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to allow employees not represented by unions…
Forest Service begins planning Cool Soda area
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District is looking for public input to help…
Sweet Home student among art winners at LBCC
A Sweet Home artist was among 21 students who received awards at Linn-Benton CommunityCollege’s annual Juried Art Student…
Remembering fallen heroes
Sean C. Morgan Mayor Craig Fentiman said it was an honor to have the opportunity to stand before…
Fire victims learn what community is about
Caitlyn May For The New Era Foster Elementary teaching assistant Jamey Fredricks never thought she would find a…
SHFAD budget boosted 1%, by PERS, other expenses
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Budget Committee members unanimously approved a $2,290,945 budget for 2012-13…
Lebanon vets home request-for-proposal issued by state
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs last week issued a request for proposal for a general contractor to…
Swimming pool levy gets ‘yes’ vote – barely
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s swimming pool got a two-year reprieve, by a fingernail in swim racers’ lingo, as…
One veteran to replace another in high school principal changeover
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Principal Pat Stineff will retire at the end of the school…
Local kids learn forestry
Caitlyn May For The New Era Sixth-graders from Foster and Oak Heights schools got the chance to explore…
Budget goes to School Board with staff cuts
Scott Swanson Staff shuffling that will tighten up the Sweet Home School District’s administration is a major component…
SH elementary schools losing two principals grade schools
Sean C. Morgan Derek Barnhurst and Ryan Beck have resigned from their positions as principals of Oak Heights…
B&G Club auction raises $200,000
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam’s Spring Auction, held May 5 at the Lebanon Elks…
Sweet Home Ranger District series of guided hikes a a public education hit
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District’s annual series of very popular guided hikes…
City Council discusses pay raises, bulk water usage
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council is discussing whether to rescind a resolution it passed last…
Seniors get kick out of their time capsule contents
Sean C. Morgan No one could find the Twinkie, but everything else that Pleasant Valley kindergarteners, the Class…
Cascadia Post Office still in limbo after latest announcement
Scott Swanson The Postal Service announced last week that it intends to take another look at its plan…