Ally Tow commits to playing volleyball for LBCC Roadrunners
Scott Swanson After a stellar volleyball career at Sweet Home High School, Ally Tow signed a letter of…
Milt Moran takes over helm at CTC as Dave Furtwangler steps down
Scott Swanson It’s a Friday and Milt Moran is grappling with one of the biggest challenges of his…
Junior High Interact Club discovering ways to reach out
Scott Swanson It’s a sunny afternoon outside Sweet Home Junior High and SHEM Pantry Manager Cindy Rice is…
Eight placers take wrestlers to third at state
Scott Swanson With no Sweet Home wrestlers in state finals matches this year, the Huskies still finished with…
Marissa Kurtz secures girls state title with win over Lexi Schilling
Scott Swanson Marissa Kurtz won the girls state 105-pound wrestling title and teammate Lexi Schilling was second after…
Huskies get help from all sides in district wrestling win
Scott Swanson Sweet Home won its fourth straight regional wrestling title Saturday night, by a decisive 145-point margin,…
Boys and girls win district titles, as nearly every Husky swimmer scores
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s girls swam away with their fifth straight district championship Saturday, Feb. 10, and the…
Love dressed in burgundy
Scott Swanson Steve Schilling expected his 50th birthday last summer to be a low-key affair. He told his…
Big 2018 Christmas for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Local officials last week celebrated the decision to have Sweet Home Ranger District provide this year’s…
Sweet Home to provide national Christmas tree
Scott Swanson The 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will come from Sweet Home Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service…
The New Era starts 2018 with a new face – on the web
Scott Swanson Happy New Year! 2018 is starting out with a better face for The New Era. Finally…
Message of Christmas should be one of peace and hope
Scott Swanson So, here are my New Year’s resolu… Wait, that’s next week. It’s been that kind of…
Basketball star with local ties tells kids to press toward goals
Scott Swanson Jesse LeBeau knows how to handle kids – and basketballs. Which isn’t surprising, considering he does…
Commission chair Nyquist: County in good shape in many areas
Scott Swanson Things are good in Linn County, primarily because the economy has improved significantly, County Commission Chairman…
Local teacher gets to share research with historical society
Scott Swanson Lana Holden became fascinated with New Netherland when she was working on her master’s degree in…
Austin James honored for leadership, named football MVP
Scott Swanson Austin James was named Most Valuable Player for the Sweet Home football team at an awards…
Come to think of it, there’s plenty of room for thanksgiving
Scott Swanson It’s Thanksgiving. This has been a crazy year, with wars and rumors of wars, natural disasters…
Lauren Yon signs letter of intent to swim for Beavers
Scott Swanson Lauren Yon, one of the greatest female swimmers ever to represent Sweet Home, signed a letter…
OSAA committee mulling changes for football, which delays scheduling
Scott Swanson It’s official. Well, sort of. Sweet Home will find itself in new, but somewhat familiar, territory…
SH’s Tanner Sayers fifth at state 4A cross-country championships
Scott Swanson Tanner Sayers’ big goal, entering his junior cross-country season this year, was simply to make it…
Veterans Day parade organizer’s involvement started in Sweet Home
Scott Swanson When Al Severson turns on the microphone to begin his patter for the 66th annual Albany…
Local veteran receives Kubota tractor for farm
Scott Swanson After more than two decades in the U.S. Air Force, Cherri Marin decided it was time…
Sayers second, freshman Hart seventh in cross-country districts
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s Tanner Sayers punched his ticket to the state cross-country championships with a second-place finish…
Dollar General lagging behind schedule; opening expected in December
Scott Swanson Sweet Home’s new Dollar General store is running behind schedule, but if all goes according to…
Notes from the Newsroom: Hawaii offers lessons in relaxed common sense
Scott Swanson When we think of Hawaii, for most of us what comes to mind are sandy beaches,…