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Cora Creson
Cora Williams Creson, 90, a former Sweet Home resident, died Nov. 8, 2008. She was born Feb. 1,…
Dale Rouse, Kara Haley announce engagement
Dale Rouse of Sweet Home and Kara Haley of Lebanon have announced their engagement to be married. The…
Street Treats
Characters from the Star Wars movie franchise pause at the Friends of the Library Bookstore Friday afternoon during…
Cougar killed near Holley School
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Holley-area resident Joe Graville shot a cougar last week off Crawfordsville…
Teachers, district take steps toward contract
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home teachers and School District 55 reached a tentative agreement…
Sewage stink under wraps, city says
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era When the weather started warming up last year, Sweet Home didn’t…
Homeless student count edging up
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 had 123 students it characterizes as homeless last…
Police consider new peer court
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Police Department is considering whether to reopen a peer…
District 55 begins testing students for TAG eligibility
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Testing is just getting underway to identify talented and gifted students…
Umpqua Bank sues Western Renewable
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era For defaulting on a $1.3 million loan, Umpqua Bank is suing…
Market wraps up growing season
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A growing Sweet Home Farmers’ Market wrapped up its second summer…
Cleanup Crowd
Local residents turned out Saturday morning to do some fall clean up work in the downtown are, an…
School board member plans committee to discuss youth sports
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School Board member Chanz Keeney is leading a District 55 School…
Homecoming Court
Members of the 2008 Sweet Home High School Homecoming Court are, from left: Ryan Graville, Jessie Snow, Zane…
Council acts to protect customers’, employees’ information
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The City Council passed a resolution formalizing a policy of protecting…
Hawthorne’s Barbi Riggs named Teacher of the Year
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Hawthorne first-grade teacher Barbi Riggs was honored Oct. 7 as Wal-Mart’s Willamette…
Sheriff’s sergeant charged with assault
John Lovik, 42, a sergeant with Linn County Sheriff’s Office, was charged with fourth-degree assault and harassment on…
Foster fix to start in 2 weeks
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week outlined its plans…
Schools enrollment down from last year
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era After a month of school, School District 55 is reporting an…
Hwy. 20 gets back seat during hard winters
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era When the passes are blocked, Highway 20 will be among the…
Survival class teaches youngsters to make it in the wild
Jacob Redfern knows what to do if he gets lost in the woods. He’ll sit down and read…
EXTRA – NO NOT USE – Missing runners take toll on cross-country teams
A depleted Sweet Home boys varsity cross-country team placed third behind Crescent Valley and Philomath Friday on the…
SHARE offers hands-on chance to help
It’s been just over six months since a group of determined (and slightly angry) citizens got together to…
County Commission candidates focus on economy, local services, taxes: Seat 3: Will Tucker
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Tucker, a Republican, is facing Democrat Gordon Kirbey Jr. for Linn…
Meet Fred Girod
Fred Girod, 57, grew up in Stayton. He is a dentist practicing part time. He has been a…