Arrival of the mail
Scott Swanson Nov. 19 marked 10 years since the Cascadia Post Office burned down in a fire that…
Record-breaking crowd, return at Christmas tree auction
Scott Swanson Sweet Home responded to the first in-person Trees for Scholarships auction Saturday night, Dec. 4, with…
Singing Tree performances cancelled due to ‘safety’
Scott Swanson What would have been the 40th performance of the Singing Christmas Tree this weekend has been…
Returning state champs, veterans and newcomers have swimmers aiming high
Scott Swanson Following a second-place finish at last year’s state swimming championships, Sweet Home’s girls are back to…
La La Land aims to bring Sweet Home to stage
Scott Swanson Shirley Austin and Karen Craig are busy, the day before Thanksgiving, doing what they love: outfitting…
Two state place-winners return to lead wrestling girls as team size mushrooms
Scott Swanson One thing is certain, going into this year’s wrestling season: Sweet Home’s girls program is on…
Swimming: New coach takes helm for Huskies for first time in 48 years
Scott Swanson A. Jay Bronson isn’t a stranger to Sweet Home swimming by any means. He’s been the…
Notes from the Newsroom: Turmoil aside, let’s be thankful
Scott Swanson Boy, it’s hard to believe that it’s … Thanksgiving. Already? But despite the calendar shock, Thanksgiving…
Thinning forests for the trees
Scott Swanson It’s a rainy November morning and U.S. Forest Service staffers Joan Schmidgall and Autumn Metz stand…
New veterans housing fills up quickly in Lebanon
Scott Swanson Applegate Landing’s 48 units are completely full as the complex is being completed off Airport Road…
Dan-Dee owners hanging it up
Scott Swanson Jack Legg Jr. has spent nearly his entire professional life inside the walls of the building…
Ric Olson, organization focus on Vietnam vets
Scott Swanson Eric “Ric” Olson has had to curtail his involvement in local veterans affairs since COVID-19 hit…
Former Marine, cop, defense contractor now serves through massage
Scott Swanson Grover Hubbard’s past might be considered out of the ordinary. So is his present, as a…
Exploring gold mine of memories
Scott Swanson Though he’s lived in Spokane, Wash., for 42 years, Steve Munts has never really left Sweet…
Commentary: Page 1 tells a different story – a sad one (Nov. 10, 2021)
Scott Swanson NOTE:The print edition of the Nov. 10 New Era features mostly blank space above the front-page…
Commentary: Governor’s commutations concerning
Scott Swanson Gov. Kate Brown’s releases of numerous inmates from Oregon prisons is not new news, but her…
Ongoing pandemic threatens Sunshine Industries
Scott Swanson Brittany Maudlin has a very clear memory of the day the COVID-19 pandemic hit: Friday, March…
A bountiful journey, page by page
Scott Swanson One of Angeline Kieper Fischer’s most vivid memories stems from when she and her husband Denny…
Sheriff’s levy goes to voters on Nov. 2
Scott Swanson Linn County voters will have another opportunity in the upcoming Nov. 2 election to vote on…
Athletic directors struggle to get kids – and officials – to games
Scott Swanson If you’re Dan Tow, Sweet Home’s new athletic director, putting together a sports schedule is, well,…
Increased scrutiny by reporters in Oregon’s state Capitol good for all (Oct. 20, 2021)
Scott Swanson In the wake of National Newspaper Week, I’ve got some good news. A big concern I’ve…
New LBCC head looks to work with ‘rural partners’
Scott Swanson Dr. Lisa Avery, newly arrived president of Linn-Benton Community College, told a group of Sweet Home…
Editorial: Remembering why we are here (Oct. 13, 2021)
Scott Swanson The first week of October was the 81st annual National Newspaper Week, a recognition of the…
Farmers Market concludes for the summer
Scott Swanson Sweet Home Farmers Market closed last week for the season, following two years of operations in…
Growth opportunities for small-town church
Scott Swanson Mark Scott has been pastoring churches for 30 years, and his latest call – Crawfordsville Calvary…