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Sweet Home had a good day at the Thurston Invitational Saturday, sweeping competition that included two teams ranked…

Lebanon 38, Sweet Home 22 The girls got their hands on the rebounds and took a lot of…

Sweet Home’s population grew by five people to 9,050 in the past year, according to a Portland State…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has 1,310 refund checks worth $1,443,545 for Oregon taxpayers that were returned by…

Overhead Door Corporation has completed the acquisition of Wayne-Dalton’s residential and commercial door business, as well as its…

The Sweet Home City Council on Dec. 8 authorized staff to borrow $5 million in the form of…

Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford, looks over video games with Joseph Bly, 5, of Lebanon and his…

A Terrebonne man was killed in a three-vehicle crash that included two Sweet Home children on Highway 22…

The Huskies lost to Gladstone 58-56 following a tight, back-and-forth effort. The Huskies overcame a 20-13 deficit after…

In their third meet of the season, Sweet Home’s swimmers showed that they deserved the cautious optimism Coach…

Mina Hirschi, 92, of Sweet Home, died on the morning of Dec. 14, 2009. She was born Dec.…

Among the many e-mails I get as a newspaper editor, from people seeking my attention for one cause…

William Mancel Gourley, 84, died Dec. 17, 2009 at home with his family around him after a prolonged…

Subscription rates for The New Era have been increased due to economic pressures, Publisher Scott Swanson said this…

District 55 School Board members and staff discussed concerns over a Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort idea to…

Sweet Home finished first in the 15-team Perry Burlison Invitational wrestling tournament Friday at Cascade, an event shortened…

Fire destroyed most of a shop and home at 3304C Long St. on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Joseph Tenbusch…

Edward Silvester Gaskey 86, of Lebanon died Dec. 12, 2009 at Lebanon Community Hospital. He was born April…

The Sweet Home Elks Lodge will host a three-day Christmas program for children and families Friday through Sunday,…

Loren Richard Burrell, 86, of Sweet Home died Dec. 13, 2009. He was born July 13, 1923 in…

Brozen ponds, bursting pipes and single-digit lows were evidence last week that Sweet Home was caught in a…

George Earl Braatz, 86, of Sweet Home died on the evening of Dec. 12, 2009 at his home.…

An eastbound log truck snagged a utility line Thursday afternoon, Dec. 10, causing a power pole to snap…

A soldier from Sweet Home was injured Dec. 5 in northern Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded, killing…

A frozen pipe that broke set off an alarm and the sprinkler system at Avamere Twin Oaks Rehabilitation…