Sweet Home man arrested for criminally negligent homicide
A Sweet Home man was arrested for criminally negligent homicide early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, after an altercation near Foster School. According to a department…
LATEST NEWS
Angellford fills vacant Lebanon Council seat
Following an interview process, the Lebanon City Council appointed William Marcellus Paul Angellford as city councilor during its Jan. 28 meeting. Angellford fills a seat recently vacated by…
Motorcycle and car collide
Police and medics respond to a collision that occurred early Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Main Street and Pleasant Valley Road in Sweet Home. The crash was reported by multiple…
Tree plans branching out through city
About 140 trees will be moving into the city, thanks to a grant and several volunteers. Lebanon Parks, Trees and Trails Committee Member Linda Zeidrich reported during the Jan. 21 meeting that…
Lebanon mayor announces run for State House District 11
Ken Jackola, mayor of Lebanon and Oregon National Guard veteran, announced his intention to campaign for the Republican nomination for Oregon State House District 11. “I’m announcing my…
Man arrested after pursuit
A Sweet Home man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 25, after Linn County Sheriff’s deputies found him in a stolen car, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported last week. Duncan said that at 10:39…
Waterloo community events scheduled
City Council for the City of Waterloo set community event dates and reviewed progress on business matters during its Jan. 13 meeting. The council will conduct a city walk-through at noon on…
SPORTS
Wins keep Warriors in MWC playoff berth race
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s boys and girls basketball teams have finished the first half of the Mid-Willamette Conference schedule and started the second half of the league season…
Lebanon wrestlers battle illness; SH beats 5A defending champ
By Ryker Burr For The New Era A Lebanon wrestling team debilitated by illness fell Wednesday, Jan. 28, at home to Mid-Willamette Conference foe Silverton “We had about three kids out and lost…
Husky girls first, boys third against tough swim teams
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The Sweet Home High School swim team made a strong statement Saturday, Jan. 31, winning the combined team title at a home meet against Mountain View, Philomath…
Sports Roundup: Feb. 4, 2026
Huskies break two-year league drought Sweet Home’s boys earned their first league win in two years, snapping a five-game losing streak with a 62–49 victory over North Marion on Tuesday, Jan.…
COMMUNITY
Puzzle competition raises funds for Hawthorne playground
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With Kenny Loggins’ “Highway to the Danger Zone” playing in the background, laughter and friendly banter bounced across the gym as 32 people, making up 13…
Upward Bound program giving SHHS students leg up
Jayla Moore and Michelle Slayton knew they were not in Sweet Home any more when, in the middle of the night, they realized that they needed the “rickety heater” inside their hut, even though…
Volunteers needed to plant Sankey Park wetland area
Volunteers are needed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4 and 5, to plant some 2,100 shrubs and trees along Ames Creek at Sankey Park, behind the Boys & Girls Club. The project will involve…
OPINION
Monks’ walk alternative to ‘frenetic’ lifestyle
Editor: While much of the country scrolls through frenetic content on our phones, a group of Buddhist monks left their monasteries for a long winter walk from Fort Worth, Texas, to…
Imagination Library benefiting local kids
Editor: Nine years ago, a number of Rotary clubs in Linn County and the United Way of Linn County (now includes Benton and Lincoln counties) introduced a program called “The…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: February 4, 2026
Feb. 8, 1951 Brilliant light flashes in the sky were observed in the east and resembled lightning, according to electrical reactions on radios. One argument that the flashes were lightning was offered…
From Our Files: Jan. 28, 2026
Feb. 1, 1951 The last steam engine to see service in Sweet Home yards left here this weekend for Portland, to be replaced by diesel locomotives, destined for use here from now on. Some have already…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Vice chair of Oregon Senate Housing Committee seeks prevailing wage reforms
Amid Oregon’s continuing housing crisis, Sen. Dick Anderson wants to maximize the purchasing power of public funding. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project When the Oregon Legislature…
Experts say leaving it up to locals impedes Oregon students’ reading recovery
Unlike other states, Oregon funds its 197 school districts but does little to hold them to account for their outcomes. By James Neff Oregon Journalism Project When it comes to education,…
Oregon graduation rates are up for nearly all student groups
Not all school districts saw improvement, and Oregon continues to trail the national average. Sweet Home rate increases, while Lebanon sees slight decrease. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon…