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Meet 2007 Rodeo Court Candidate Larissa Bjornsen
Larissa Bjornsen says she wants to be the 2007 Rodeo Queen “because I have always looked up to…
Chamber awards nomination deadline is Jan. 17
Nomination forms for the Chamber of Commerce service awards are now being accepted. The annual event held in…
Junior high shoppers raise the bar for needy
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Sweet Home Junior High eighth-graders have made a shopping trip to Eugene…
Merry Christmas: Local man gets old bike back
Scott Swanson Of The New Era In 1955, when Butch Brown was 10, he got a job delivering…
Council appoints committee members
The Sweet Home City Council filled numerous positions on committees during its regular meeting on Dec. 12. The…
District: Charter school communicating now
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Following a first-quarter review of the Sweet Home Charter School, District…
Local cops take kids shopping
Local police officers went shopping Saturday, Dec. 9, with underprivileged children during the annual Shop With a Cop…
Local health officials plan for flu pandemic
Scott Swanson Of The New Era What if 40 percent of the population in Linn County were unable…
Wanted: Lunch buddies for local students
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 is seeking volunteers to serve in the lunch…
Lebanon edges closer to building amphitheater
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Lebanon community last week took another step toward completing a…
Study to gauge how big district could get
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board approved a $7,000 contract with the…
City planning more improvements to old structures in Sankey Park
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The city’s Community Development Department is expanding its improvement efforts in…
Sweet Home High School singers named to all-star choirs
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home High School seniors Loren Rye and Cole Stumbaugh have…
I&I cost $6 million less than expected
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The City Council learned last week that estimates for inflow and…
Crawfordsville kids discover world in special classes
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Caroline Huss was doing some research last week, but it wasn’t going…
Sweet Home Christmas
Holiday spirit swept into Sweet Home last weekend with the annual Christmas Parade, Singing Christmas Tree, tree lighting,…
Merry Christmas, Marines
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The U-Haul truck rolled up to the Sweet Home Post Office Wednesday,…
City working to identify buildable properties
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The city of Sweet Home is working with a University of…
Council considers changes to city’s vehicle removal law
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council is considering updates to its vehicle…
Horse killed on Highway 20
Oregon State Police Trooper Huff Meyr, left, and Tony Jones of the Oregon Department of Transportation inspect the…
David Kem chosen to fill vacant seat on School Board
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era David Kem will take over the Holley seat on the District…
400 quilts and counting
Scott Swanson Of The New Era Norma Reeser isn’t the only quilt-maker in Sweet Home, but she’s one…
Local holiday celebrations start this weekend
Sweet Home will kick off the Christmas holidays this weekend with a variety of events ranging from the…
FBI: Crime up in city
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home police had anticipated an increase in the crime rate…
Sweet Home teen found dead in Ames Creek area
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era A teenage boy, who had been reported as a missing person…