Young wordsmiths participate in NaNoWriMo
Benny Westcott For the last five years, students in Lana Holden’s seventh-grade language arts classes at Sweet Home…
Three starters return to lead Sweet Home in girls basketball
Benny Westcott Led by returning starters Brooke Burke, Adaira Sleutel and Chloe Fairchild, Sweet Home’s girls basketball team…
Basketball: Young team to take court for Husky boys, but talent is there
Benny Westcott A lot of players new to the varsity level will attempt to propel Sweet Home’s boys…
Wrestling: Husky boys face ‘deep’ competition in quest for repeat title
Benny Westcott One thing will be clear as Sweet Home’s boys take the wrestling mat this season: the…
Virtual Logging Training
Benny Westcott On a Wednesday afternoon, Sweet Home High School senior Bailey Womack, a teaching assistant in Blake…
Historic steam engine back on track
Benny Westcott One of 62 surviving steam locomotives in Oregon will ride the rails between Lebanon and Sweet…
Sweet Home volleyball players score back-to-back titles, this time at LBCC
Benny Westcott Three former Sweet Home volleyball players from last season’s squad which delivered the Huskies their first-ever…
Caleb Christman named MVP by Huskies’ boys soccer team
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home boys soccer program distributed its team awards Wednesday, Nov. 3, at its annual…
Committee considers shelter plans
Benny Westcott Sweet Home city councilor Lisa Gourley expressed a desire at a Nov. 15 Community Health Committee…
Nichol, Nichols, soph Aker top football honorees
Benny Westcott Junior Heath Nichol was named the football team’s Most Valuable Player Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the…
For new local butcher, the meat goes on
Benny Westcott The former Chucky’s In Holley-Woods Custom Meat Cutting on Springer Road might have officially changed hands,…
Officials discuss safety around junior high school
Benny Westcott The Nov. 8 Sweet Home School District School Board meeting featured discussion of implementing a plan…
Defender Hart named soccer team’s Most Valuable Player
Benny Westcott The end-of-season girls soccer banquet honoring the program’s most impactful players was held Wednesday, Nov. 10…
City Council appoints advisory board members
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 9, to appoint Josh Thorstad to the…
‘Pro-liberty, pro-America’ comedy on tap Saturday at The Rio
Benny Westcott While patriotism may not be a laughing matter for some in our current world, Oregon-based comedians…
Teacher fired – sort of – over vaccine mandate
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District Board voted 7-2 Monday, Nov. 8, to dismiss Holley Elementary resource…
Volleyball: Huskies can’t find rhythm in 3-0 playoff loss at Cascade
Benny Westcott Sweet Home volleyball’s season came to a close Tuesday, Nov. 2, in the 4A state quarterfinal,…
City Council approves three-month waiver on library fines
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 26, voted unanimously to eliminate 15-cent daily past-due…
Football: Huskies lose to No. 2 Cascade, but not without scores
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home football team fell 63-27 to Cascade at Husky Field in their season finale…
Richards takes helm at her second mid-valley charter school
Benny Westcott Audrey Richards is charting a new course, but not abandoning her current one. In August, the…
Group considers interim fix for homeless population
Benny Westcott With colder weather and proposed “sleep center” plans for Sweet Home’s homeless population in flux (Linn…
Firefighter takes leave over mandate
Benny Westcott By Benny Westcott Of The New Era A top Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District volunteer…
New bleachers in junior high gym; COVID-19 still a concern
Benny Westcott The final touches on a gym renovation project largely completed in September 2020 were made Tuesday,…
Council weighs in on Main Street ramp project
Benny Westcott At its Oct. 12 meeting, the Sweet Home City Council heard a pitch from Oregon Department…
Keene back on school board in Crawfordsville seat
Benny Westcott Dale Keene was appointed by the Sweet Home School Board to fill its remaining vacancy, and…