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Deluge raises lake, river levels
Sean C. Morgan Lots of rain, more than 4 inches in a 48-hour period, according to U.S. Corps…
SH cops exiting to Lebanon
Sean C. Morgan Three Sweet Home police officers have resigned and accepted positions with Lebanon Police Department in…
Sweet Home Junior High honor roll, fall trimester 2011
Following is the Fall 2011 Sweet Home Junior High Honor Roll as reported by school officials: Seventh Grade,…
We review top news of 2011: July through December
Editor’s note: This is the continuation of our review of the major news events of 2011. The events…
Veterans offered discount on business classes
Sean C. Morgan Linn-Benton Community College’s Small Business Development Center has a special deal for veterans who own…
Post Office closures delayed, but Cascadia future uncertain
Sean C. Morgan The U.S. Postal Service agreed to a five-month moratorium on closing post offices on Dec.…
27 lap robes just one more activity for SH woman
Scott Swanson Kate Waldroup is not someone to sit around watching grass grow. After she moved to Sweet…
Alleged firearms violation results in arrest of two men
Two Sweet Home men were arrested Thursday, one allegedly for being a a felon in possession of a…
What’s with this weather?
Mark Floyd Oregon State University Writer So far this December, Portland has been drier than Tucson, Ariz., Corvallis…
Golden eggs in coops
Sean C. Morgan Chickens need homes too, and Tristan Nichols has discovered that if he builds them, he…
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…