Sweet Home remembers 9/11 with American Legion ceremony
Sept. 11, 2001 began “as just an ordinary Tuesday morning” 25 years ago, in the words of Sweet Home City Manager/Police Chief Jason Ogden. “People went to work.…
LATEST NEWS
SH Fire Board approves ambulance rate increases
Ambulance rates in Sweet Home will rise after Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District board members approved increases ranging from 15.8% to 40-plus percent for emergency medical services…
Fire burns Nandina house; second time in nine days
Sweet Home firefighters responded early Sunday, Sept. 20, to a house fire at 1430 Nandina St., the second time in nine days that fire started in that structure. Crews responded just before 7…
Lebanon Fire District keeps eye on state, federal funding support
Lebanon Fire District was pleased to hear they will be receiving a federally funded check for more than they anticipated, reported Chief Administrative Officer Desiree Barker during the Fire…
Commissioners receive August health information
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Two of the 116 deaths in Linn County in August were of centenarians, Linn County Health Officer Dr. Adam Brady told Linn County Commissioners Roger…
Deputy DA Yardumian honored as Sex Crimes Prosecutor of the Year
Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny announced that long-time Deputy DA Ani Yardumian was honored with the Oregon District Attorneys Association’s (ODAA) 2026 Sex Crimes Prosecutor of…
Hope for Lebanon museum gets brighter after council action taken
Eight years after an ad hoc committee was formed to pursue the establishment of a museum in Lebanon, one of the biggest hurdles – if not the biggest hurdle – to the end goal has been overcome.…
SPORTS
SH, ELCA cross-country runners have solid day at NW Classic
Sweet Home’s cross-country boys finished seventh in a 21-team 4A/3A/2A/1A field Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Northwest Classic at Lane Community College in Eugene. Despite the absence of one of…
Eagle Classic Volleyball
East Linn Christian’s Kai Wallace, above, sends the ball over the net during the Eagle Classic volleyball tournament hosted by ELCA on Saturday, Sept. 19. At left, Ashlyn Davisson spikes…
Huskies up football record to 3-0 with 42-7 win over JC
Sweet Home’s football team stayed undefeated Friday night with a decisive 42-7 win over Junction City in their league opener at Husky Field. The Huskies, now 3-0, move on to face Marist on the…
Warriors fall to Dallas 51-12
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s football team came out on the losing end of its Mid-Willamette Conference opener Friday night, Sept. 18, falling to undefeated Dallas 51-12. It was the…
COMMUNITY
Glove has connected generations, spanned continents
Dr. Frank Girod came to Lebanon in 1946 after serving as a surgeon in World War II. He became a dedicated doctor and a longtime part of the Lebanon community. “We came to Lebanon in 1946,” his…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 23, 2026
50s in the Fall The Rollin’ Oldies Car Club held its “50s in the Fall” annual car show, drawing 192 registrants and 50 host cars to open fields at River Park on Saturday, Sept. 19. Car owners…
Circuit Court: Sept. 23, 2026
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OPINION
Rest in peace, Joan – and please ignore that typo
My introduction to Joan Scofield came in 2006, when she marched into The New Era newspaper office and told us we needed a proofreader. That was Joan’s style: straightforward but not…
Dear Editor: Disgusted by vandalism
Editor: Recently, my son and I changed the American flag at the Union Cemetery in Crawfordsville, for the second time this year. These are flags furnished by American Legion Post #51…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Sept. 23, 2026
Sept. 27, 1951 City Council voted down four applicants seeking to serve mixed drinks in Class C restaurants after the matter drew considerable attention from businesses and churches. The council…
From Our Files: Sept. 16, 2026
Sept. 20, 1951 Western Veneer explained their reasons to move operations from Sweet Home to Eugene. The company’s president said removal of the salvage timber on their major contract in this area has…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Appeals Court overturns BOLI requirement for union wages on projects that convert buildings to affordable housing
The ruling should free developers to increase the amount of affordable housing that gets built. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Court of Appeals this week paved…
Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states as high unemployment persists
The backlash against new data centers pits GOP and Democratic voters against union members and hoped-for new jobs. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Last week, Robert…
New poll shows Drazan with slight lead in governor’s race
The result is in line with an earlier poll, but the Republican’s two-point lead is less than the margin of error. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project With less than two months…