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Utility prices increase
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The city has decreased its water rates, but increased sewer rates…
Teens beat heat to work on Sankey Park
Jessica Lewis For The New Era Braving weather that reached nearly 100 degrees, members of the Youth Advisory…
Weyerhauser unveils new Santiam Lumber Mill
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Weyerhaeuser Company’s new state-of-the-art Santiam Lumber Mill, which began operating in…
Bookmobile becomes Halsey library
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Linn Library League Bookmobile is parked but it’s not sitting…
Fire school offers warm-up for rookies and veterans
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era While the weather warms, vegetation dries and the fire season gets…
Marchers to collect food for SHEM during Grand Parade
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries is planning an unusual parade entry for this year’s Sportsman’s Holiday Grand Parade in…
More kids activities planned for Sportsman’s Holiday
Organizers of this year’s Sportsman’s Holiday celebration say they’re tired of watching the festival diminish from what it…
Meet the Court Sportsman’s Holiday 2008 Danyelle Petermen
Danyelle Petermen says she always looked up to the princesses when she was little and wanted to be…
Democrats offer ideas at ‘town hall’
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Three of four Democrats running for contested offices in November visited…
Local man a leading voice for 4-string banjo
Scott Swanson Of The New Era It’s a sight to behold: 50-plus musicians, most of them playing four-string…
Over the River tour
Participants in a tour of the local scenic byway, Over the River and Through the Woods, listen to…
Local residents honored at American Man Dinner
Nancy Patton For The New Era Eight men from the community were honored on Flag Day, Saturday, June…
South Fork fire
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District firefighters, above, work to extinguish a blaze in a mobile home in…
Summer readers can win big prizes from library
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home Public Library is trying to infect as many children…
Where is that gold?
Steve Houston of Oregon Prospecting Supplies, above, left, pans some gold flakes out of black sand at the…
Lakes full and likely to stay that way
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Green Peter Reservoir should be full through mid-July and then gradually…
Local bus drivers take home awards from competitions
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Novice Sweet Home school bus driver Marvin Taylor finished second among…
World of Wheels at Grampa Tom’s
Grampa’s Choice – 1931 Chevy Roadster, Denny Rice of Philomath. Best of Show – 1960 Chevy Impala, Dennis…
Meet the Court Sportsman’s Holiday 2008 McKenna Burnett
As a Sportsman’s Holiday princess, McKenna Burnett wants to be a role model for the community, and she…
Making Music in May
Five Sweet Home High School students attended the 2008 Music in May festival at Pacific University in Forest…
Gillespie, Jackson freshmen of year
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Shelbey Gillespie and Zach Jackson, both 15, were named the freshman…
719 people, including 38 locals, receive LBCC degrees
A total of 827 degrees and certificates were awarded to 719 candidates at the 40th annual Linn-Benton Community…
City awards contract for maintenance yard
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council awarded a contract on June 10…
Local residents among OSU, UO grads
The 2008 graduating class from Oregon State University was one of the largest in the school’s history on…
Schools get 5-year strategy
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board has adopted a strategic vision that…