Ancestry gets an upgrade
Benny Westcott On a Thursday afternoon at the Sweet Home Genealogical Society, volunteer David Larsen sits at a…
SHHS athletic department welcomes new, familiar faces
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School’s athletic department features a pair of new, if familiar faces this year,…
New superintendent takes helm at school district
Benny Westcott Lisa Riggs became superintendent of the Sweet Home School District on Tuesday, Aug. 17, succeeding Tom…
City Council discusses homeless center plan
Benny Westcott By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Last winter, an impromptu tent encampment at the Nazarene…
Girls look to improve on last soccer season with talented squad
Benny Westcott With a lot of returning talent, Sweet Home girls soccer hopes to improve on last season’s…
Boys soccer: Husky boys return experience, but roster numbers are thin
Benny Westcott Sweet Home’s boys soccer team returns seven starters as they strive to get into the win…
New assistant principal starts at high school
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School recently welcomed Aaron Huff as its new assistant principal. The new administrator…
Residents speak out on mask rules at town hall
Benny Westcott Crowds of citizens attended a town hall meeting Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Sankey Park to voice…
Video series earns Manley a Waibel award
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School forestry and natural resources instructor Blake Manley received the first-ever Rob Waibel…
New library services director arrives with SH ties
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Public Library has announced former Puyallup Public Library services manager Megan Dazey as…
City Council tackles masks, homeless camp
Benny Westcott Mask mandates and homeless camps were two major topics of discussion during the Tuesday, Aug. 10,…
Riggs selected to lead school district
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School Board unanimously approved the hire of Lisa Riggs as the district’s new…
SH native, longtime educator representing Liberty District
Benny Westcott Sweet Home native and former district employee Janice Albert brings community and education experience as a…
Three in contention for SHSD superintendent
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School Board has announced three finalists for further consideration to be the next…
Hillsboro native begins career with Sweet Home police
Benny Westcott On Tuesday, July 6, Trevor Sundquist started as a new officer at the Sweet Home Police…
Residents protest mask mandate
Benny Westcott A parking lot full of people, with crowds spilling into the streets, showed up at the…
Girod, Cate host SH town hall
Benny Westcott Republican State Senator Fred Girod (District 9, Stayton), and Representative Jami Cate (District 17, Lebanon) held…
City Council hears buzz on bees and LIDs
Benny Westcott A city ordinance outlining requirements for beehives on properties will be updated after several residents testified…
New principal brings experience to Hawthorne Elementary
Benny Westcott Hawthorne Elementary School has a new principal with multiple decades of education experience. Debbie Phillips started…
New Board member Hoffman
Benny Westcott Sara Hoffman looks forward to serving the Zone 1 area on the Sweet Home School District…
Councilors address speeders, LID qualms
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council’s July 13 session at City Hall covered a lot of ground,…
New School Board members Albert, Hoffman sworn in
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District’s July 19 board meeting at the district office featured some new…
Meet Capt. Jason Ogden, Sweet Home Police Department’s first of that rank
Benny Westcott Jason Ogden, a near-24-year veteran of the Sweet Home Police Department, was promoted from sergeant to…
Tough Coronavirus Recovery
Benny Westcott OK Country owner Diane Farthing is still feeling the effects of a COVID-19 bout that began…
County seeks input from residents for Lewis Creek upgrades
Benny Westcott The Linn County Parks & Recreation Department has released two design concepts as part of a…