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…
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…
Corps studies need for hydropower
Sarah Brown The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is undergoing multiple studies to evaluate and improve…
Seeing double throughout the district
Sarah Brown The New Era recently posted a photo on Facebook from one of its 1973 issues of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kandyce Stirman new shelter director
Sarah Brown The Sweet Home Resource and Shelter sub-committee introduced a new director for the managed outreach and…
New law allows self-service fuel
Sarah Brown Governor Tina Kotek signed a “consumer choice fueling bill” (House Bill 2426) into law on Aug.…
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…
New B&G Club director brings lots of experience to role
Sarah Brown The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam announced Casey Humphrey has taken over as…
Strawberry Festival the result of nearly 8,000 volunteer hours
Sarah Brown Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series highlighting volunteer activities in the Lebanon community.…
Lebanon councilors hear residents’ views on library book contents
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown For Lebanon Local In a nearly four-hour meeting June 14, City Council members…
Lebanon DMV to tentatively reopen in May
Sarah Brown Folks in Lebanon and the surrounding area may be able to return to their local Department…
Arbor Day at Northside Park
The Sweet Home Park and Tree Committee celebrated National Arbor Day in conjunction with the grand opening of…
Former area school teachers to launch Lake Town Academy
Sarah Brown Two former school teachers are collaborating on a faith-based private school for the Sweet Home and…