Fire board OKs budget
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District on June 20 approved a $8.8 million budget for…
New Quarry Park opens for camping
Benny Westcott A city-owned parcel of land currently known as Quarry Park officially opened Friday, June 16, for…
City council: No parking on 24th north of Main
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on June 13 unanimously approved a resolution prohibiting parking on 24th…
New girls basketball coach brings experience, bloodlines
Benny Westcott For new Sweet Home High School Girls Basketball Coach Erika Evans, basketball – particularly coaching the…
Guthrie, Burke named softball MVPs
Benny Westcott At the Sweet Home softball awards banquet at Husky Field on June 12, seniors Makayla Guthrie…
Library kicking off summer program at park
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Public Library kicks off its weekly Summer Reading in the Park program at…
School board OKs $65M budget plan
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District Board of Directors on Monday, June 12, approved a $65,236,782 budget…
Two Sweet Home High students receive Ford scholarships
Benny Westcott Success Coordinator Kristin Adams has worked at Sweet Home High School since 2006. During that time,…
Downtown to get new paint job?
Benny Westcott Thanks to local efforts, the Sweet Home downtown district may spring to renewed life in a…
Vals, sal lead SHHS Class of 2023
Benny Westcott Four valedictorians and one salutatorian will lead the Sweet Home High School Class of 2023 graduation…
Health partnership delivers county reports
Benny Westcott The Partnership for Community Health, which includes health departments from Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, outlined…
Fire district reflects on year, looks ahead
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District budget committee on May 16 unanimously approved a proposed…
Council OKs $5,000 city donation for Icebox Cookoff
Benny Westcott The Icebox Cookoff drew between 5,000 to 6,000 people to the Radiator Supply House last year,…
Downtown stroll results in Community Market
Benny Westcott Sweet Home City Manager Kelcey Young was downtown on a recent Saturday when she noticed a…
Holley fifth-grader wins contest for student library-card design
Benny Westcott Holley Elementary School fifth-grader Aubree Hegge was shocked to learn she’d won a contest to design…
$65 million budget for schools moves to board
Benny Westcott A $65,236,782 spending plan for Sweet Home’s schools, nearly $10 million dollars more than the current…
Run to recognize rabbits
Benny Westcott When Kelcey Young became Sweet Home’s city manager last year, she had to acquaint herself with…
Schools, city develop plan after Foster shooting affair
Benny Westcott Sweet Home city and school district officials have come up with a plan to improve communication…
City Council outlines Sweet Home’s future goals
Benny Westcott By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council prepared for the future…
Ex-SHFAD lieutenant alleges violations
Benny Westcott Former Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District lieutenant/paramedic Zach Lincoln received five minutes at the Tuesday,…
Sieminski named Most Valuable Teammate in wrestling
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School senior Jacob Sieminski has been honored by the Oregon Army National Guard…
Stats issued for homeless center
Benny Westcott Last month, Sweet Home’s new homeless center east of Bi-Mart was declared a “success,” but Family…
City goals: plant upgrade, new library
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council identified 16 goals – including funding for an upgraded wastewater treatment…
SHOCASE to host ‘Sword in the Stone’
Benny Westcott The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company of Portland brings the Arthurian legend of Excalibur and a man…
Oak Heights School to see renovations
Benny Westcott School District Business Manager Kevin Strong announced at the Monday, April 10, school board meeting that…