FFA holds inaugural Community Night
Fifteen candidates, most of them freshmen, received their Greenhand Degrees after completing their first-year requirements in Sweet Home’s Future Farmers of America…
LATEST NEWS
Spring Whale Watch runs through March 30
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 30. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and rangers will be…
Albany man dies in Hwy. 20 crash
An Albany man died Wednesday evening, March 12, in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 20 and Knox Butte Road, Oregon State Police reported. According to OSP, officers responded…
SH family finds fun at Clear Lake not limited to summer
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications In the summer, Clear Lake Resort can be a very busy place. The restaurant is in full gear, families are hiking the trail around the beautiful, crystal…
County to hold disabilities resource fair March 19
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Linn County will celebrate with a resource fair from 5-7 p.m. on March 19 at the Linn County…
Local artist Hodges creates encaustic beauty from hot wax
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Nikki Elaine Hodges likes to make her art hot-fused. Hodges is presenting a display of 61 pieces representing two years of her work at the Sweet Home City Hall…
First Sunshine fundraiser since COVID has big turnout
An unexpectedly large crowd turned out Saturday, March 1, for Sunshine Industries’ first fundraiser dinner since COVID. Trisha King, office manager for the organization, which serves disabled…
Commissioners throw weight behind president’s forest executive order
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Reacting quickly to an executive order to investigate federal forest policies signed by President Donald Trump on Saturday, March 1, Linn County…
Local teacher brings historical ‘strong, kind’ women to life
There’s something about dead women who were once strong, passionate and kind that lights a fire under Lana Holden. She seems to grab hold of these women’s stories long buried in history books…
Man arrested, accused of stealing $90,000 from grandparents
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stealing some $90,000 from his grandparents over several years, Sweet Home police announced. Sean H. Steinborn of Sweet Home was arrested…
Fishermen rescued off island below Green Peter Dam
Two fishermen were rescued from an island in the Middle Santiam River Sunday evening after water from Green Peter Dam began rising rapidly and trapped them, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
SPORTS
Golfers have coaches feeling enthusiastic about season
If numbers are any indication, Sweet Home golf looks to be on the upswing. For sure, this year will be a work in progress. Starting his sixth season at the helm, Coach Ron Moore has a total of…
‘Big’ team of Huskies aiming to put Sweet Home on track map
Sweet Home turned some heads last year when the Husky boys finished second at the district track and field championships and the girls finished with more points than they were projected to…
Davis, Hardee, Landtroop, Rosa and Chafin are wrestling MVPs
Bailey Chafin, Dillan Davis, Tytus Hardee, Jesse Landtroop and Riley Vaughan were named this year’s Pat and Ernie Baxter Outstanding Wrestlers at the wrestling team’s awards dinner Sunday…
Mat Club wrestlers post two firsts at Reno
Five Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers came away with medals or belts from the Rumble in Reno tournament Feb. 22. From left are Boone Utter, Macen Rosa, Cody Sieminski, Colton McCubbins and…
OPINION
Editorial: Would a people-elected mayor really bring positive change?
It appears that a hot topic for the Sweet Home City Council is going to be an effort to get voters to approve a rewrite of the City Charter that would enable city residents to elect their…
Traffic flow and one-ways
As our newly formulated City Council gets rolling on their new or remaining terms of service, this is an opportunity for councilors to focus on community needs and the role they will each play…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: March 19, 2025
March 23, 1950 Mrs. Ethel Miller bought a bus ticket that was over 10 feet long. When the ticket is used up, she will have made a complete circuit of the United States. The Sweet Home…
From Our Files: March 12, 2025
March 16, 1950 Trilbylee Langmack, 16, returned from a trip to Havana, Cuba after being selected as one of four women pilots to participate in the annual air tour. R.S. Langmack and…
