HOPE Center back in action after two-year hiatus
Scott Swanson Bethanie Young sits with Donna, the resident manager of the HOPE Center, in a tastefully lit…
Farmers Market back in full force
Scott Swanson After a period of reduced presence due to COVID-19, Sweet Home’s Farmers Market is back on…
Sweet rides, all in a row
Scott Swanson A line of 1960s classics draws visitors at this year’s Sweet Home Sweet Ride Car Show,…
Editorial: Circumstances beyond our control forcing delivery change at The New Era (June 29, 2022)
Scott Swanson I often tell people that the news business is never boring. The easiest way to describe…
Malabago, Markell named SHHS Freshmen of the Year
Scott Swanson Ethan Malabago and Peyton Markell have been named this year’s Sweet Home High School Freshmen of…
Maddie Harris, Russell Holly are Husky Athletes of the Year
Scott Swanson Maddie Harris and Russell Holly were named the Booster Club Boys and Girl of the Year…
Editorial: Amidst confusion, truth tells
Scott Swanson As this year’s graduates should be very aware, we live in a confusing world. We often…
Planning Commission discusses food cart ‘pods’
Scott Swanson Anticipating the arrival of food cart “pods” in Sweet Home, Planning Commission members on Thursday, June…
Classrooms without walls
Scott Swanson After the same two-year hiatus that has affected nearly every other institution in the state, Sweet…
Tune It Up Tuesdays returning with venue change
Scott Swanson City planners have long discussed using the block of 13th Avenue between Main and Long streets…
Editorial: What’s the value of historic buildings? (June 1, 2022)
Scott Swanson Sweet Home, unlike some neighboring communities, is not blessed with a multitude of classy old buildings.…
Honoring Sacrifice
Scott Swanson Dale Jenkins, left, and Stan Gray of the Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard,…
Junior First Citizens named
Scott Swanson Sweet Home has Junior First Citizens for the first time since the fall of 2019. Sweet…
Voters OK bond to build LBCC ag training center
Scott Swanson A $16 million measure to fund construction of an agricultural training center and other improvements for…
Kami Hart commits to wrestle for fledgling Linfield program
Scott Swanson Kami Hart became the latest Husky to sign a letter of intent to compete at the…
Will decades-old plant get new treatment at last?
Scott Swanson City officials are watching costs skyrocket as they plan for a new wastewater treatment plant that,…
National Day of Prayer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home pastors and residents, above, gather at City Hall at noon Thursday, May 5, for…
Wet month improves conditions at mid-valley reservoirs
Scott Swanson A wet April has definitely brightened the outlook for Linn County’s two reservoirs, Erik Petersen, Willamette…
State appeals court overturns jury’s verdict in ‘Timber Case’
Scott Swanson The Oregon Court of Appeals last week overturned a $1.1 billion verdict in the “Timber Case”…
Local doctors find monoclonal antibodies effective against COVID
Scott Swanson When Ridgeway Health opened a walk-in medical clinic late last September, founder Dr. Sam Milstein and…
Commentary: Good steps forward for the homeless (April 27, 2022)
Scott Swanson It sure was good to see city workers clearing away the blackberries and leveling the nearly…
Building huts for the homeless
Scott Swanson As rain fell steadily outside on a gray April morning, Casey Valloni and Lewis Conn, students…
As Corps follows court ruling, lake levels worry county parks
Scott Swanson How high will the water be in the local lakes this summer? That’s a question that…
Chamber hands out awards in true Roaring Twenties style Saturday night
Scott Swanson Brenda Simmonds was honored with Sweet Home’s Distinguished Service Award Saturday night, April 2, at the…
Former Sweet Home athlete victim in crash
Scott Swanson A former Sweet Home resident, Rochelle Zamacona, was killed early Sunday morning, March 27, when a…