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
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.…
Grant Street closed through mid-October for construction
Grant Street in downtown Lebanon has been closed for the second phase of the Grant and Sherman Street Reconstruction Project in the city of Lebanon, which began Monday, Sept. 14. Grant Street…
WesternU HCOM researchers explore new treatment for muscle injuries
A researcher from Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon is leading a study that may help doctors discover new ways to treat muscle injuries. Dr. Belinda McCully, a researcher and…
Sweet Home businesses join Youth Wage Grant program
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger approved five First-Time Youth Wage Grant applications at their Wednesday, Sept. 9…
City property officially ‘Quarry Park’ now
The Sweet Home City Council approved the official naming of Quarry Park during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The park, located at 3101 Zelkova St., has been referred to as Quarry…
Lebanon hosts rural housing needs conference that’s ‘first in the nation
The FDIC and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco partnered with Crossroads Communities to pull together the first “Jumpstarting Oregon Rural Affordable Housing Development” conference on…
SPORTS
Eagles build momentum, down SH 4-0 in boys soccer
East Linn Christian got on a roll last week in boys soccer, posting a 7-1 win against visiting Damascus Christian, then downing Sweet Home 4-0 on the road. In Sweet Home, the Huskies were…
Lebanon boys have to forfeit soccer win over Sprague
By Zane Cox For The New Era The Lebanon Boys Soccer team thought it had captured its first win of the season in its home opener Thursday, Sept. 10, beating 6A foe Sprague High School 2-0 . It…
Husky spikers down Newport, then lose heartbreaker at Molalla
Sweet Home’s volleyball team went 1-1 last week, but the Huskies were only a couple points away from a sweep, losing 3-2 to Molalla on the road Thursday, Sept. 9, after blanking Newport 3-0 on…
Huskies hit road in football, down Salem Academy 34-15
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Sweet Home’s football team came away with a 34-15 road win over Salem Academy Friday, Sept. 11, the Huskies improving to 2-0 in pre-league play. Sweet Home scored…
COMMUNITY
Scott Melcher remembered by hundreds at memorial
By Larry Mauter LCSWA writer With partly cloudy skies outside, some 700 people packed the Sweet Home High School gym Saturday, Sept. 12, to say goodbye to Michael “Scott” Melcher. He died Aug…
Bill Rauch a community contributor, bridge builder
Long-time resident Bill Rauch, one of those stalwart leaders who quietly built a cornerstone for the good of the community, was celebrated by friends, family and leaders on Friday, Sept. 10,…
Veterans Stand Down aims to connect veterans with services
Mid-Willamette Valley Veterans Network will host a Linn-Benton Veterans Stand Down from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road E…
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. 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…
From Our Files: Sept. 9, 2026
Sept. 13, 1951 Sweet Home’s City Council for the second time refused to take action on applications for restaurant liquor licenses by tabling the matter after listening for an hour to arguments by the…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Trump’s signature bill rewards Oregon for food stamp incompetence
The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year. By Penny Rosenberg Oregon Journalism Project For a good…
Left and right unite as Oregonians turn against flock camera network
Six Oregon cities and two counties have canceled or suspended contracts over privacy and data leak fears. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’…
Obscure owner of a Salem computer shop owes state’s largest tax debt
For three years now, Oregon has been trying to collect a multimillion-dollar tax debt from a man of mystery. By Penny Rosenberg Oregon Journalism Project According to the Oregon Department of…