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…
Christmas Programs
Here are galleries of the Christmas programs put on by Sweet Home’s elementary schools: Foster, Hawthorne, Holley, Oak…
Update: Quartzville Road re-opened after truck rollover cleanup
The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday, Dec. 23, that it was re-opening Quartzville Road following the cleanup and…
Boys Basketball Split Games, Even Record at 2-2
Sweet Home’s boys defeated Sutherlin at home, then lost to Cottage Grove on the road last week to…
School Board agrees to pay for Strategic Plan help
Sweet Home School Board members agreed Monday, Dec. 9, that they would be willing to commit up to…
Swimmers top visitors at home
Sweet Home’s boys and girls were the top teams in a five-team swim competition hosted by the Huskies…
Wrestlers finish high in tough Portland tournaments
Sweet Home’s wrestlers competed over the weekend at two large tournaments, hosted by Westview High School, which attracted…
Albany police seeking missing 72-year-old man
An elderly Albany man is missing and police are asking for help in locating him. In the early…
Christmas Tree Auction Grosses $50,000-Plus
The Sweet Home Alumni Foundation held its 21st annual Trees for Scholarships Auction on Dec. 7, drawing a…
USFS officials close Quartzville Road following truck accident
A semi truck rollover has closed Quartzville Road to traffic between Mileposts 26 and 34, while government agencies…
Swimming Captures First Wins
Sweet Home’s boys and girls kicked off their swimming season with team wins over Stayton, Blanchet Catholic, Crosshill…
Wrestlers Have Big Days at Tournaments
Sweet Home wrestlers were busy over the first weekend of December, competing in three tournaments – the Perry…