Despite Losses, Boys Basketball Had Fun and Growth
The boys basketball team held a brief awards banquet at the high school on Wednesday, March 6. Ethan…
Swim Coaches: Every Swimmer Saw Improvement From Hard Work
Swim coaches praised all the hard work their swimmers invested over the course of the season while passing…
Wrestlers Close Out Season with Awards Banquet
Ending the season with a robust 54 wrestlers on the high school boys and girls teams, Coach Steve…
Girls Basketball Coaches ‘Couldn’t Ask for Better’ Players
In her first year as head coach for the high school’s girls basketball program, Coach Erika Evans reflected…
Update: Remains of Missing Man Found Near Foster Lakew
The body of a Lebanon man who was reported missing four years ago was found Monday, March 4,…
Pediatrician Kosmala Begins New Job
Three months after Samaritan Health Services removed Dr. Dana Kosmala from its Lebanon operations, the pediatrician is now…
Local Leaders Form Summit for Area Nonprofits
A small committee made up of Lebanon and Sweet Home members pulled together their first annual Willamette Valley…
New Reporter Comes with Varied Experiences
Sarah Brown Kristy Tallman, of Lebanon, joins The New Era as its newest reporter, replacing Ethan Hoagland, who…
Neighbors Praise City For Abating Nuisance Property
Sarah Brown Julie and Jim Wall are so grateful to Code Enforcement Officer Blake Dawson that they said…
Father Reunites with Family After Fleeing Ukraine
Sarah Brown In February 2022, the Martyniuk family found themselves making the hard decision to flee their country…
No catch: Free Wi-Fi for qualifying households
Sarah Brown Shiela Rogers wants to sign as many people up for free wifi as she can. That’s…
Opa’s Workshop brings old-world charm to downtown
Sarah Brown Like a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting – “The Toy Maker” or “Santa’s Workshop” –…
Parents, children rally to support beloved doctor
Sarah Brown Approximately 200 adults and children showed up to a peaceful demonstration in front of Samaritan Lebanon…
Sheriff supports judge’s decision blocking Measure 114
Sarah Brown Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio on Nov. 21 determined Measure 114 violated the…
Girls lose one MVP, boys nearly double their roster
Sarah Brown The Sweet Home Huskies swim team kicked off the season Dec. 1 in a home meet…
Area resident named Veteran of the Year
Sarah Brown One of Lebanon’s newest residents, Robert Gore, was selected as this year’s Veteran of the Year…
Despite bankruptcy, Lebanon Rite Aid stays operational
Sarah Brown Rite Aid Corporation announced on Oct. 15 that it initiated a voluntary court-supervised Chapter 11 Bankruptcy…
Sweet Home Codger brings home gold medal
Sarah Brown If there’s anything Larry Horton wants readers to take away from his story, it would be…
The New Era welcomes its new reporter, Ethan Hoagland
Sarah Brown The New Era would like to introduce to the Sweet Home community its newest reporter, Ethan…
Superintendent: We need to do better
Sarah Brown At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Sweet Home School District 55 Board of Directors discussed most…
Teal pumpkins can save lives
Sarah Brown After 3-year-old Thatcher King bops from house to house in his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume…
Building bridges
Sarah Brown One of the first projects Mrs. Cheryl Jones’ third grade class at Oak Heights Elementary gets…
Fitzpatrick unlocks key to the city during annual Sweet Home Harvest Festival
Sarah Brown Clouds parted and the sky stopped crying just in time to invite visitors at the 17th…
Drawdown results in thousands of dead fish
Sarah Brown Thousands of dead juvenile fish started showing up below Green Peter Dam this weekend, causing concern…
Seeing double throughout the district
Sarah Brown The New Era recently posted a photo on Facebook from one of its 1973 issues of…