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Chamber cuts hours, needs help
Sean C. Morgan The Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center and chamber office needs help. The chamber is closing…
Marine patrol gets new boat
Sean C. Morgan The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has put a new boat on the county’s rivers and…
Fire danger reaches medium, regulated use begins
Sean C. Morgan Local forestlands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry South Cascade Forest Protection District went…
Tucks celebrate 60th
Jim and Betty Tuck celebrated 60 years of marriage on July 24. They were married in Reno, Nev.…
Vets seek help on fireworks problem
Sean C. Morgan Illegal fireworks were constantly going off around town in the days leading up to and…
Genevieve Rice turning 100
Scott Swanson Genevieve Rice can’t see any more and visitors have to talk loudly to be heard, but…
Waibels celebrate 50th anniversary
Bob and Mona Waibel celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 25. The Waibels were married July 1,…
Search for missing hiker discontinued
Sean C. Morgan The major search effort for Mark Joseph Hardin, 49, of Sweet Home in the Upper…
Garden tour raises funds for adult foster home
April Hall Cutting For The New Era Delighted by the ornately decorated rooms and the extensive compact gardens,…
Redick: 1st year as school board chair ‘busy’ but ‘good’
Sean C. Morgan Jason Redick is beginning his second year as chairman of the District 55 School Board,…
Spectacular show
Sean C. Morgan Lady Antebellum set a new bar for Oregon Jamboree attendance Saturday night, beating the previous…
Sweet Home District 55 Schools information for 2011-12
SWEET HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 55 Sweet Home, Oregon PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 2011-2012 SCHOOL OPENING INFORMATION Home ALL…
Josai students have a blast during Sweet Home visit
Megan Sanderson For The New Era Teenagers covered their ears and watched intently as quick-draw Shawn Anderson prepared…
COMP-NW medical school opens in Lebanon
COMP-Northwest, the Pacific Northwest campus of Western University of Health Sciences’ (WesternU) College of Osteopathic Medicine of the…
Waltraud Sarwasch, Wayne Hadland marry in Wisconsin
Waltraud Sarwasch and Wayne Hadland were married July 13, 2011 on the lawn of the groom’s grandparent’s ancestral…
Two arrested following car break-ins
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department arrested two men following a string of reports of that…
Lebanon production of ‘Annie’ musical features six Sweet Home performers
Sean C. Morgan Six Sweet Home residents are performing in the cast and orchestra for the musical “Annie…
Bomb scare forces evacuations
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Police Department and the Oregon Jamboree campground located around the station were…
Illegal garage sale signs get hook from city
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home Code Enforcement Officer Mike Remesnik has a pile of garage sale signs piled…
Konrad Charles
Sean C. Morgan 07/27/12 Sweet Home’s population has grown just over 10 percent in the past decade, according…
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Sweet Home singers take top spots in Country Showdown
Sean C. Morgan August 3, 2011 Sweet Home country music artists took the top two places at the…
Jamboree party starts Thursday
Sean C. Morgan The 19th Annual Oregon Jamboree starts Thursday evening with a kickoff party in the Safeway…
Duo help make country music happen in SH
Scott Swanson When this year’s Oregon Jamboree ends this weekend, so will the volunteer careers of two local…
Local If I Were Mayor winners named
Juy 27, 2011 Christopher Toll, 11, and Tyler Funk, 12, were winners in the local If I Were…