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Council moves to ensure city gets pot fines
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council will likely give final consideration, at its Jan. 12 meeting,…
2011: January to June
As 2011 comes to an end, The New Era staff looks back at a year full of some…
Couple wed in ceremony at Marks Ridge Winery
Marty and Nichole Forbes were married at a late afternoon ceremony at Marks Ridge Winery in Sweet Home.…
Inside: Local Christmas displays list
The New Era’s admittedly spur-of-the-moment Christmas lights contest, announced in last week’s newspaper, produced a number of hot…
Bucks put on real show for SH man
Tristan Nichols of Sweet Home was at work in Lebanon, where he manages the city’s sewer system, on…
SHHS seniors may get to opt for free LBCC degree
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School seniors may have the choice bypass high school graduation and go…
Taking lights to new heights
Sean C. Morgan “It stated with a Grinch,” said Gina Riley. Her Northside Drive home is surrounded bya…
Leanna Blankenship, Leif Erickson tie knot
Leanna Blankenship and Leif Erickson were married at 4 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Atavista Farm in Brownsville.…
Teen designs, sells shirts to help homeless
Scott Swanson Gavin Redick was having a little trouble getting to sleep one night when he suddenly got…
SH man dies beside lake in what police say is a suicide
A 45-year-old Sweet Home man was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday morning. At 8:59…
‘Log’ on wire knocks out power
A pre-dawn power outage knocked out electricity to 2,300 Sweet Home residents for several hours Tuesday, Dec. 20,…
Glimpses of Sweet Home history
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Genealogical Society unveiled its new book, “Sweet Home: A History in Pictures,”…
4-day school week idea stays alive after vote
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board voted 7-2 Monday night to continue gathering information about switching…
Vicar’s mission: Save St. Francis Episcopal Church
Sean C. Morgan Mother Julia Fritts McWilliams has a mission: to save a little treasure of a church…
Dominy honored for police work
On Nov. 4, during its annual awards banquet held at the Spirit Mountain Casino, the Oregon Police Officers…
SH canines to face off against nation’s best
Sean C. Morgan Two Sweet Home dogs will compete among the best purebred dogs in the nation in…
Help us find best holiday displays
Disappointed that no Christmas display contest is being held in Sweet Home this year? We have good news.…
Building activity in Sweet Home hits 20-year low
Sean C. Morgan With economic trouble everywhere, Sweet Home’s building activity levels have reached their lowest levels in…
Sprenger says she’s running again
Representative Sherrie Sprenger announced that she filed for her candidacy for re-election of Oregon State Representative of House…
Standoff results in apparent suicide
A Sweet Home man died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Ken Weld promoted, Zach Lincoln hired by SHFAD
Sean C. Morgan With the retirement of Battalion Chief Doug Emmert, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has…
Man arrested after alleged stabbing
A Sweet Home man stabbed last week underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition, while his alleged…
Genealogy Society set to unveil new photo book
Sean C. Morgan “Sweet Home: A History in Pictures” will be released Saturday during an open house at…
Cascadians meet to save Post Office
Sean C. Morgan Cascadia residents are tossing around ideas to keep a Post Office in Cascadia, and Rep.…
Former parks caretaker files civil rights suit
Sean C. Morgan A former Sankey Park caretaker is suing the city of Sweet Home for civil rights…