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30 new teachers join school district
Sweet Home School District is adding 30 new teachers this year, well above the usual number of new…
Holley Elementary School open house
In the first photo, Holley fifth-grade teacher Brett Bowers talks with students at the school’s open house Thursday,…
Seniors enjoy first in-house lunch in 19 months
In the first photo, local Senior Citizens enjoy lunch in the Senior Center dining room Wednesday, Sept. 1,…
Firefighters douse blaze in brush near Pleasant Valley Bridge
A fire, which investigators suspect may have started in a transient camp, burned nearly half an acre on…
Fire damages house on Fairview Road
Sweet Home firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a fire that severely damaged a house on Fairview Road. Sweet…
Remembering 9/11: Smoke, flames, fear, gridlock
Scott Swanson Army Major Craig Anderson was in a meeting on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 in…
Tuesday night fun downtown
In the first photo, Kurt Van Meter and his band perform at Tune It Up Tuesdays show on…
COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Sweet Home
As of Friday, Sept. 3, Oregon had reported 3,272 COVID deaths, marking a rise in 236 COVID reported…
Column: The barbecue-and-cancer question: Is there a connection?
Cathryn Arndt Do you ever have a question about nutrition that hovers around the edges of your mind…
Fourteen suspects arrested in Lebanon marijuana case
Fourteen people were arrested Thursday, Aug. 26, in connection with two large-scale illegal outdoor marijuana grows on neighboring…
Highway 20 to close near Sheep Creek through Friday
U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet Home near Sheep Creek will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday…
ODFW outlines restrictions for archery hunting
Archery deer and elk hunting seasons opened Saturday, Aug. 28 and with fire season still in effect, ODFW…
Father, son arrested for stealing older relative’s funds
A Lebanon father and son were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 31, after a lengthy investigation into the theft of…
Fourteen arrested in Lebanon marijuana case
Fourteen people were arrested Thursday, Aug. 26, in connection with two large-scale illegal outdoor marijuana grows on neighboring…
City Council discusses homeless center plan
Benny Westcott By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Last winter, an impromptu tent encampment at the Nazarene…
New superintendent takes helm at school district
Benny Westcott Lisa Riggs became superintendent of the Sweet Home School District on Tuesday, Aug. 17, succeeding Tom…
Dry summer putting the heat on trees
Scott Swanson Trees, especially those along some local highway stretches, have suffered from the record-setting heat Oregon has…
Tune It Up Tuesday
Adam Larson performs in the parking lot next to the Rio Theatre Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, to a…
Teen stabbed in Sankey Park; suspect arrested
A Sweet Home teen was stabbed early Sunday afternoon in Sankey Park, and another Sweet Home man was…
Samaritan tightens COVID-19 visitor restrictions
Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, Samaritan Health Services…
Rotary Golf
The Sweet Home Rotary Club held its fourth annual Dolly Parton Imagination Library Golf Tournament at Pineway Golf…
Albany church making move Sept. 16
The steeple of Albany’s historic Cumberland Church, built in 1892, will be removed for refurbishing and replacement on…
Oregon State Fair Awards
In the first photo, Pippi Somatis shows off the grand champion ribbon she won with her dairy goats,…
Kids learn basic bike maintenance during LEAP program
Sarah Brown Twins Kaydin and Xavier Pennington, 13, rolled away from the Boys & Girls Club of the…
OSU scientists work on adapting dry forests for new fire regimes
By Steve Lundeberg Oregon State University Writer Oregon State University scientists and collaborators from throughout the West say…