Editorial: If City Council members want trust, they have to earn it
It’s clear that public interest in what Sweet Home’s City Council is doing has suddenly ratcheted up. Beyond…
Steven Dale Camden
Oct. 29, 1965 – May 9, 2016 Steven Dale Camden went to be with his Lord Monday, May…
Earnest Leighton Loe
Aug. 8, 1934 – April 26, 2016 Earnest Leighton “Dutch” Loe, 81, a former Sweet Home resident, died…
Around Town May 11, 2016
Downtown block party Saturday Downtown businesses in Sweet Home will host a block party from 11 a.m. to…
Two boys charged in mobile home fire
Two boys have been charged in connection with a fire that destroyed a manufactured home on April 25,…
Praying in and for Sweet Home
Photo by Scott Swanson Members of the community gathered at City Hall, the School District administration building and…
Public Safety Log May 11, 2016
May 8 3:18 a.m. – Kyle Matthew Rains, 29, turned in himself on a Sweet Home warrant for…
Holley Auction
Photo by Scott Swanson Participants survey the merchandise Friday evening, May 6, at the Holley School PTC Auction…
Quartzville Road improvements under way, to continue through summer
Staff Linn County Road Department last week started a comprehensive $5.3 million improvement project along the Quartzville Corridor,…
Charter School students get hands-on carpentry practice building birdhouses
Staff Some students at Sweet Home Charter School got their first shot at building something on Thursday, May…
Alleged attempted cop shooter charged
Staff Brian Eugene Eller faces 10 charges from a March 25 shootout which left him critically injured. Eller,…
Burn to Learn on Ames Creek
Firefighters spray a burning house in the 43200 block of Ames Creek Road during a burn-to-learn training exercise…
SHHS Forestry Club finishes second at state
After winning it all a year ago, Sweet Home High School’s Forestry Club, pictured, took home second-place honors…
Alumni sought for High Q Award
Sweet Home Alumni Foundation has assumed the coordination of the prestigious Sweet Home High School High Q Award…
Scholarship offers free LBCC tuition to locals
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
SHHS students celebrate May Week with traditional fun and games
Sweet Home High School students celebrated their annual spring May Week last week with competitions ranging from the…
Volunteer coach arrested on suspicion of online corruption involving student
Sweet Home police arrested a Sweet Home High School volunteer wrestling coach Wednesday afternoon, May 11, on charges…
Thanks to health professionals
Editor: Each May, hospitals across the nation celebrate the collective efforts of nurses and other health care professionals…
Huskies head for district track after warm-up against top teams
Coming off another “Track Meet,” the May Week inter-class competition the day before that left Sweet Home’s runners…
Citizens deserve better performance
Editor: Based on the recent events concerning City Manager Craig Martin, and the council’s less-than-transparent activities regarding his…
Who’s really out of touch today?
Editor: Liberalism at its finest: It’s OK to stomp on an American flag but it’s not OK to…
SH water, sewer rates excessive
Editor: Regarding water and sewer rates (April 20), as someone on a fixed income of only $700 a…
Editorial: Smart budgeting key in public safety planning
Once again, it’s budget time. That’s why The New Era, particularly this week’s edition, has been heavy on…
Baseball: SH comes up short against Cottage Grove, splits with Sutherlin
A tough week for Huskies baseball, Sweet Home lost a game at home against Sutherlin 5-0 on May…
Sweet Home rolls over Sutherlin, Cottage Grove in softball
The Huskies continued rolling over their opponents last week, extending their win streak to seven games in varsity…