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Council OKs contract for I&I work
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council approved a contract Nov. 14 to…
City seats open
The city of Sweet Home is seeking applicants for three boards. The Planning Commission has three open positions.…
National Honor Society members inducted
National Honor Society inductees, above, recite the Honor Society pledge. In the front row, from left,are Desiree Dunn,…
Ex-resident pleads guilty in theft case
David Ross Nonnemaker, 46, pleaded guilty Nov. 6 to seven counts related to a timber and mining scam.…
Art teacher molds cooperative venture between SHHS, LBCC
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home High School art teacher Gelindo Ferrin wants to make…
Live tree auction, which helps fund scholarships for local students, Dec. 2
The Sweet Home Alumni Foundation is hosting the Third Annual Decorated Live Tree Auction on Saturday, Dec. 2,…
Council to weigh local resident’s bid to host poker tournaments
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The City Council will soon consider whether to allow poker tournaments…
District plans for snow days
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era School District 55 Transportation Supervisor L.D. Ellison said final snow routes…
High school to stage fall play
Jessica Trautwein For The New Era Everyone has heard of a haunted house, maybe even a haunted theater.…
Students learn about ups and downs of polling
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sweet Home High School students have been crunching the numbers on…
Erika Snow named county Jr. First Citizen
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Erika Snow was named Linn County Junior First Citizen last week.…
SH City Council gets new blood
Scott Swanson and Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Incumbents Craig Fentiman and Bob McIntire, along with…
Honoring Veterans
The annual Veterans Day Parade in Albany on Saturday, Nov. 11, included a variety of Sweet Home entries.
Community Foundation invests $45,000
Scott Swanson Of The New Era The Sweet Home Community Foundation has decided to throw in its lot…
School Board to consider enrollment growth study
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The District 55 School Board next month will consider a proposal…
Treats Galore
Police Officer John Trahan, above, hands out treats to youngsters along Main Street during the Downtown Trick or…
Local Veterans Day events planned
The Linn Library League Bookmobile started operating on its winter schedule this week. The winter schedule eliminates more…
McKee, Fentiman, McIntire and Markell elected to City Council; Girod elected to House
Incumbents Craig Fentiman and Bob McIntire, along with newcomers Scott McKee Jr. and Eric Markell, were elected Tuesday…
Elks plan T-shirt project for GIs
The Sweet Home Elks Lodge, and Carla Claasen, the wife of one of its members, are working on…
Residents warned to avoid flue fire risk
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Overcast, rainy days and lower temperatures mean the start of flue…
Local family walks together – because they want to
Mark Holden doesn’t remember exactly when he first got the idea of going without a car. He didn’t…
Burial is closure for local MIA’s family
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era Sixty-two years ago, the family of a Sweet Home woman lost…
New Intoxilyzer aimed at busting drunks
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era New Intoxilyzers have been installed at six locations in Linn County…
New executive director brings Sweet Home experience to chamber
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors hired Carli…
Planners renew use permit for recycling company
Sean C. Morgan Of The New Era The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved, Monday night, a two-year conditional…