Bike safety instructor pays up after student proves riding skills
Xavier Glassley-Sams had never ridden a bike before he entered this year’s bicycle safety training class at Hawthorne School, put on by the Santiam Spokes cycling…
LATEST NEWS
SH charter amendment has strong lead after initial count
Levies for SH police, library show comfortable support. Sweet Home’s charter amendment had a strong lead after the initial count in the May 20 election. The amendment, which would…
Motorcyclist injured in crash at Menear’s Bend
A collision between a motorcycle and a car on the tight curve near Menear’s Bend on Hwy. 20 Sunday afternoon sent an elderly man to the hospital, authorities said. Sweet Home Fire and…
County land use permits up slightly from 2024
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications The Linn County Planning and Building Department issued 46 land use permits in April 2025 — up from 34 in April 2024 — department Director Steve Wills…
Updated: Samaritan CEO acknowledges ‘re-imagining’ health services
Nurses, patients and community members plan to hold a public rally outside the Samaritan Health Plan Building ahead of Samaritan Health Services’ scheduled board of directors meeting Wednesday…
Council: Get moving on 1st Avenue speed humps
In a move to slow vehicle traffic on 1st Avenue, Sweet Home City Council members on Tuesday, May 13, agreed the city should place permanent speed bumps as “traffic calming devices” along that…
SHFAD honors Prineville firefighters with Life Saver Awards
By Jason Chaney Central Oregonian First responders prepared for the worst. Kaitlyn Watts of Sweet Home had crashed her vehicle while driving on Highway 20 east of Sweet Home and plunged into…
SPORTS
Track team heads into districts this week, eyeing boys title
Sweet Home completed its regular-season track schedule last week with a home victory over Newport on Monday, May 12, and multiple PRs from the Oregon West JV Districts meet held Thursday at…
Huskies finish baseball season 1-2 in series with Stayton
By Keeghan Kittins For The New Era Sweet Home played its final three-game baseball series against Stayton last week, finishing the season 1-2. The Huskies’ week started with a 9-4 loss at home…
Softball team secures state play-in berth with some rousing wins
By Keeghan Kittins For The New Era Making a big push for the playoffs, Sweet Home’s softball players ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak. The Huskies started with a 13-1…
Track: Huskies continue to score PR’s, despite depleted lineup
Despite a limited line-up and some athlete fatigue, Sweet Home’s boys finished fourth out of 17 teams and the girls were ninth out of 16 at the Stayton Invitational track meet Saturday, May…
COMMUNITY
Scene Around Town: May 21, 2025
Oak Heights holds annual carnival, auction There as a lot going on Saturday evening, May 10, at Oak Heights School, as students and their guests enjoyed the annual carnival and auction. The…
Death Notices: May 21, 2025
Louis Anjo Oct. 10, 1931 – April 28, 2025 A memorial service for Louis Joseph Anjo, 93, of Sweet Home, who passed away on April 28, will be held at noon Saturday, May 31, at the Full…
Dorothy Jane Grove
Dorothy Grove Dec. 12, 1931 – May 12, 2025 Dorothy Jane Grove, 93, of Lebanon passed away May 12, 2025. She was born on Dec. 12, 1931, in Cedarville, Calif., to Raymond and Marie…
OPINION
Opinion: Autonomous in Oregon?
Washington legislator offers new spin on rural-urban divide. By Randy Stapilus Oregon Capital Chronicle The idea of Greater Idaho — splitting off most of eastern Oregon to join with the state…
Editorial: Finding new ways to thrive
People frequently ask me how The New Era is doing and the answer, happily for those who wished for this outcome, is that we’re progressing steadily forward. Thanks to the generosity of…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: May 21, 2025
May 25, 1950 Four high school students received minor injuries when an unidentified roadside vandal threw a good sized rock through the front passenger-side windshield of a car on…
From Our Files: May 14, 2025
May 18, 1950 The 88-member class of 1950, graduating this week, is the largest in the school’s history, breaking last year’s record class of 71. May 15, 1975 The city will…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Racing Commission abruptly reverses policy that reduced disclosure of revenue sources
The panel will resume reporting the dollar value of bets each online wagering platform…
Statewide arts group sues DOGE, National Endowment for the Humanities
Oregon Humanities says that in cutting federal arts funding, Trump’s team usurped…