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Swap meet gets OK
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Planning Commission gave its nod to a Lebanon…
Local singer gets first big gig – at Oregon Jamboree
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Tristan Nichols entered the Country Showdown at the Linn County Fair five…
Foster Lake level leaving boaters high and dry
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Water levels are 2 feet below the normal winter pool and…
Retired art teacher’s goal: to promote Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Gail Gregory came to Sweet Home as a college freshman to live…
Board shuts door on violators in revised student code
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A proscription that bars students who violate the high school code…
Elks Lodge agrees to sell club facility to charter school
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era If all goes as planned, the Sweet Home Elks Lodge will…
Sex offender arrested after visit to elderly woman
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A Sweet Home predatory sex offender was arrested last week for…
SH man arrested after alleged assault on 99-year-old woman
A 77-year-old Sweet Home man was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to murder a 99-year-old Lebanon woman.…
Former beauty queen works to promote pageants
Jessica Lewis For The New Era Nancy Patton’s love of beauty pageants is contagious and, as she has…
Council gives city manager high marks
The Sweet Home City Council gave City Manager Craig Martin a positive annual evaluation during an executive session…
City poised to give streets new names
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Some Sweet Home residents will have new addresses if the City…
Jamboree ticket sales adding up to a record
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Less than a week to go, and the Oregon Jamboree has…
That’s Mommy to you
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Roxy is a pit bull who is expected to have a…
PIE, Dist. 55 boards communicating
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era With communication lines open, representatives of School District 55 and People…
Local man survives wreck
Jeremy Miller, 33, a McDowell Creek area resident, escaped with bruises and some numbness in his left side,…
Exchange students need homes
Sweet Home High School will be hosting two exchange students next year from its sister school, Josai High…
Fair ‘real successful,’ official says as numbers roll in
The 2008 Linn County Fair was a success, according to Board Chairman Tim McQueary. “I thought it was…
Students ‘fall in love’ with culture, people on Japan trip
Jill Mahler For The New Era After nearly two years of hard work, fund-raising and patiently waiting, it…
Early release may be history
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era If the Sweet Home Education Association agrees to the language, Sweet…
Teddy Bears for community outreach
Paramedic Jared Huenergardt of Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District accepts donated teddy bears from the Royal Neighbors…
Foster Lake goes down as Corps of Engineers gets set to diagnose, treat problems with dam’s gates
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Foster Dam operators began lowering the water level in the reservoir Wednesday,…
50th Wedding Anniversary
Dave and Judy (Carlson) Mumey of Stayton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 7. They were married June…
Holley Truck Fire
Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry and Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District douse flames in a…
Bicyclists fan out from SH to raise funds for MS
Scott Swanson Of The New Era “Let’s get going!” bellowed Cohen Velazquez as his dad, Brian Velazquez, readied…
Foster Lake being lowered to winter pool
Dam operators began lowering the water level in Foster Reservoir Wednesday, July 16, the Portland District, U.S. Army…