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…
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…
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…
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…
Superintendent: We need to do better
Sarah Brown At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Sweet Home School District 55 Board of Directors discussed most…
Building bridges
Sarah Brown One of the first projects Mrs. Cheryl Jones’ third grade class at Oak Heights Elementary gets…
Details highlight new art exhibit at City Hall
Sarah Brown Deb Brock’s pencil and pastels artwork is now on display at Sweet Home City Hall as…
Seeing double throughout the district
Sarah Brown The New Era recently posted a photo on Facebook from one of its 1973 issues of…
Corps studies need for hydropower
Sarah Brown The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is undergoing multiple studies to evaluate and improve…
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…
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…
Dropped art connects people through creativity
Sarah Brown World Art Drop Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, in Sweet Home by Annette Reisbick…
Chavez-DeRemer tours Weyerhaeuser mill
Sarah Brown Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Forestry Subcommittee, toured the Weyerhaeuser…
District Turning Up The Volume On The Band Program
Sarah Brown School band programs across the country have been lullabied to sleep for decades as economic hardships…
‘End of an era’ for Lebanon Elks
Sarah Brown The last tap of the gavel was made as the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks…
Guitars Under the Stars offers musical camping experience
Sarah Brown The sixth GUTS festival took place July 27-29 at Cheadle Lake Park, bringing in names like…
New law allows self-service fuel
Sarah Brown Governor Tina Kotek signed a “consumer choice fueling bill” (House Bill 2426) into law on Aug.…
Kandyce Stirman new shelter director
Sarah Brown The Sweet Home Resource and Shelter sub-committee introduced a new director for the managed outreach and…
City to install LED street light bulbs, discuss sewer rate increase
Sarah Brown The City Council approved during its Aug. 8 meeting a contract with Ameresco to install energy…
Fire crews battle 220-acre blaze east of Sweet Home
Sarah Brown Firefighters from multiple agencies are working together to contain and extinguish a fire located about six…
Local retired firefighter shares “salty” wisdom for recruits
Sarah Brown Although technology and society are ever-evolving, one local firefighter has found that it’s become increasingly necessary…
Volunteers Needed to Deliver Nourishment and Compassion
Sarah Brown Jean Kuhns, a delivery driver for Meals on Wheels (MOW), knocks on a door and is…