LDS Stake announces new leadership
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For the first time in nine years, new leadership has been…
Opinion: Are We Getting an Upgrade?
By Hudson Ogden Sweet Home High School has been around since the early 1900s. Before the school got…
Lebanon splits in baseball with McKay, Central
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s baseball team won a make-up doubleheader against McKay last week,…
Diamond Roundup: Sweet Home wins baseball thrillers in extra innings
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Sweet Home was supposed to play four baseball games over two…
Commissioners increase First-Time Youth Wage Grant stipend to $4
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their April 14 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger…
County Veterans Services reports landing $1.5 million-plus for locals
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Veterans Services helped local veterans obtain more than $1.53 million…
Gala concert evokes memories of legends
By Satina Tolman For The New Era SHOCASE brought back its annual gala Saturday, April 11, at the…
Chinese AI firm suspected of hacking area newspaper’s Facebook
For nearly half a century, McKenzie River Reflections has chronicled life along the McKenzie River, serving as a…
Driver manages to photograph wolf on Hwy. 126
A Bend man’s roadside wildlife encounter in mid-March has led to the first confirmed wolf sighting in the…
Opinion: Residents battle escalating costs in last affordable housing
By Barb Schafer Judy Annin and Lynn Cole were friends and co-workers for decades. After their husbands…
Warriors off to slow baseball start, but better things expected
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon baseball is in full swing, but the Warriors are still…
Warriors see ‘potential’ despite slow softball start
By Mike Warner For The New Era The Lebanon softball team is off to a bit of a…
Huskies lose heartbreaker to No. 7 Molalla
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Sweet Home softball battled No. 7 Molalla in a close contest…
Sports Roundup: April 8, 2026
Huskies work on getting offense rolling on diamond The Sweet Home Huskies continue to show potential early in…
Opinion: We’re not broken; we’re overloaded
By Jennifer Puccio As Americans pore over the latest release of Epstein-related documents – pages detailing exploitation, abuse…
Grant will fund new lights at Fair & Expo buildings
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer New high-efficiency lighting systems funded by a Business Oregon Grant will…
Sr. centers offer activities, companionship, for east Linn County elderly
By Satina Tolman For The New Era As the years pass, life often settles into a quieter rhythm.…
Commissioners back Western U application for grant funds
At their March 17 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker signed a letter…
Still looking for that ‘Golden Age’
By Roberta McKern For The New Era Is the East Linn Museum a place of refuge from current…
Huskies kick off 2026 baseball season with win over Madras
Sweet Home opened its baseball season with a 3-0 win over visiting Madras. Above, catcher Eddie Taylor awaits…
Loaded with experience, SH softball aiming for another state berth
By Keeghan Gittins Of The New Era After a strong finish to last season, Sweet Home softball is…
Experienced Huskies off to solid start, with big plans for baseball
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Head Coach Evan Teter believes that extensive training in the offseason…
Commissioners mark fifth anniversary of Lindsey death
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker commemorated the…
Opinion: Time to end the death tax
By John A. Charles When Gov. Kotek announced her “Prosperity Roadmap” in December, she quickly appointed former Republican…
New officer seeks to approach job with approachability, proactively
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The Sweet Home Police Department has welcomed a new face to…