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Siletz tribe donates to SHEM
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries was one of 40 organizations that received a share of $167,965 in charitable gifts…
CCC Reunion celebrates program’s 75th anniversary
The U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District hosted a reunion Aug. 11 at Longbow Organizational Camp for…
Hot weather sends fire danger up
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Last week’s high temperatures marked the turning point into high fire…
Bible times come alive
Sweet Home Seventh Day Adventist Church’s exhibit Galilee by the Sea Sunday afternoon. The event gave participants a…
Sunshine Industries has big plans to handle expansion
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sunshine Industries will soon kick off a fund-raising campaign to construct…
Foster repairs timing tied to flood season
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The timing of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ inspection of…
Raid nets pot plants at two homes on Riggs Hill
Sheriff’s investigators seized nearly 100 marijuana plants at two residences in the Foster area on Thursday, Sheriff Tim…
4 council seats open in election election
Four seats on the Sweet Home City Council will be open in the upcoming Nov. 4 election. The…
Donations for Cooper
Volunteers stand amid some of the contributions to a garage sale held on the last weekend of July…
Hoofing it through life
Scott Swanson Of The New Era She walks down the street, pushing her mailcart, and people do a…
Manager brings local experience to Sweet Home Safeway
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Chris Trotter says there are real differences between working in a grocery…
Camp Attitude sees need to expand offerings
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Camp Attitude, in the third year of its new life, has…
Mallory Carlson, Aaron Hegge to wed
Mallory Brooke Carlson and Aaron Scott Hegge have announced a Sept. 20 wedding. Carlson is the daughter of…
Sweet Home contestants among Fair winners
Below are local ribbon winners at the 2008 Linn County Fair, as reported by Fair officials: Department 7…
Lebanon Samaritan Community Hospital gets MRI center
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center being installed on the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital campus is expected…
Local schools’ progress ‘adequate’
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 made adequate progress last school year in meeting…
Marina hearing on hold as Corps completes report
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Developers of the Edgewater RV Resort and Marina are waiting on the…
Another record Jamboree
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era With nearly ideal weather, a new layout and a star-studded line-up,…
Jamboree produces memorable moment for bride-to-be
Chelsea Crouch of McMinnville thought she had a backstage pass to meet Sugarland on the opening night of…
District announces information for new school year
ALL SCHOOLS The first day of school for grades K-6 will be Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Attendance at…
Dominy leaves for state police job
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Police Sgt. George Dominy has gone to work at…
Sprenger tells residents she’s in Salem to represent
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era State District 17 Representative Sherrie Sprenger told a gathering in Sweet…
Happy farewell
Tristan Varner arrives at a special barbecue at Foster School, where he attended third grade last year. Tristan,…
Sweet Home man celebrates century of life
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A Sweet Home man celebrated one century of life with his…
Foster Lake level rises after initial repairs to dam
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported good news Monday: Foster…