Searchers rescue woman in snow off Highway 20
Searchers on Wednesday, Jan. 22, located a woman who was lost in the snow off Highway 20, east…
Boys win Oregon Wrestling Classic title; girls consolation champs
Sweet Home’s boys won their second straight Oregon Wrestling Classic championship Saturday, Jan. 18, with a defeat of…
School Board told of state funding inequities for disabled students
Sweet Home and other districts with high poverty rates and numbers of special education students need advocates in…
Girls win, boys hold their own against Hidden Valley swimmers
Sweet Home’s girls finished first against three visiting teams and the boys were second behind Hidden Valley Friday…
Abbott signs letter of intent to swim at Shasta College
RJ Abbott signed a letter of intent Thursday, Jan. 16, to swim for Shasta College. Abbott, flanked by…
Traffic flow and one-ways
As our newly formulated City Council gets rolling on their new or remaining terms of service, this is…
Linn County residents arrested for impersonating firefighters at Palisades Fire
Two Linn County residents have been arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after allegedly posing as…
Sweet Home alum donates to help wrestlers
Seven Sweet Home alumni who are wrestling in college got a shock over Christmas break. It was a…
Husky wrestlers dominate district teams in dual competition
Sweet Home’s boys showed their dominance among 4A wrestling teams in the Mid-Valley Saturday, defeating Cottage Grove, Junction…
Girls first against top swimming teams in state
Sweet Home’s girls won their toughest meet of the year, featuring five of the top teams in the…
Trailer burns in Foster Lake RV park
Firefighters work to put out a fire that burned a recreational vehicle early on the morning of Dec.…
Boys repeat (again) as Linn County wrestling champions
Sweet Home’s boys repeated as the county’s top team again this year after winning the Linn…
New year brings laws aiming to boost health, safety, more
Oregon is kicking off 2025 with new laws to stop drug use on public transportation, reduce the cost…
Police Logs: Jan. 8, 2025
All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Husky alums make their marks in college sports
Sweet Home graduates continue to compete quite successfully in various sports at various universities and colleges around the…
Inaugural alumni swim meet draws stars from past to SH pool
It was a pretty typical meet atmosphere in some ways Friday, Dec. 27, at the Sweet Home swimming…
Quartzville Road closed for second time in two weeks
Quartzville Road has not had a good holiday season. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, a rockslide came down…
SHHS, SHJH choirs, bands perform winter concerts
Sweet Home’s school bands and choirs performed their winter concerts earlier this month, the choirs on Dec. 12…
Samaritan CEO Doug Boysen announces plans to step down
Samaritan Health Services President and CEO Doug Boysen has announced he is planning to step down from the…
Springfield man sentenced for illegally manufacturing firearms
A Springfield man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday, Dec. 10, for illegally possessing and manufacturing over 100…
Despite holes in the lineup, boys finish fourth in tough NW Duals wrestling
Sweet Home’s varsity boys finished fourth in a field of 40 teams at the Northwest Duals wrestling competition,…
Free guided hikes offered Jan. 1 at state parks
Want to get your new year off on the right foot? Rangers and volunteers will lead 37 guided…
Community response provides real hope for The New Era’s future
Having lived in Sweet Home for 20 years and having published your newspaper for 18 of those, I…
Huskies finish first at Lebanon swimming invite
Sweet Home’s swimmers came out on top on both the boys and girls sides Saturday, Dec. 21, at…
Huskies’ Durrett second as three girls place in Reno wrestling
Sweet Home’s Emaline Durrett was the top finisher for Sweet Home Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Reno Tournament…