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Sweet Home at Oregon Logging Conference
Sweet Home high-schoolers partook in the 84th annual Oregon Logging Conference last week at the Lane County Convention…
Contract outlines city manager’s departure
Scott Swanson Ray Towry’s departure as city manager of Sweet Home came after “controversy and conflicts” that “compromised…
Super Bowled over at NFL’s biggest game
While most of us watched the Feb. 13 Super Bowl LVI from the comfort of our own homes,…
Legislators pitch plans to build more homes, help with down payments
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle Legislative Democrats and local elected leaders from around Oregon on Thursday pitched…
School district weighs continued mask mandates
Sweet Home School District issued a survey Friday, Feb. 25, asking parents whether they want masking to continue…
Council OKs end of library fines
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously at its Feb. 22 meeting to adopt a resolution…
High School announces First Semester Honor Roll
Following are Sweet Home High School students who have been announced by the school as having made the…
Public invited to virtual town hall on Samaritan clinic plans
Samaritan Health Services is on schedule for construction to begin in July 2022 on a new 15,000-square-foot family…
Poultry operation opposed at county meeting
Some Scio-area residents on Tuesday, Feb. 22, asked the Linn County Board of Commissioners to oppose construction of…
Historic postcards worth more than a thousand words
Roberta McKern Not long ago, a number of colorful picture postcards at the East Linn Museum drew attention…
Cheer showcase
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Tales of two cats who had run of clinic
D E Larsen DVM “Joleen, are you still feeding that feral tomcat out the back door?” I asked.…
Rallying for Gavin
Benny Westcott Dozens of people from around the state arrived at Sankey Park on the afternoon of Tuesday,…
Arrests in attack on teen now at five
Sweet Home Police Department announced Friday, Feb. 25, that they have arrested four additional suspects in the Feb.…
Fire destroys Willow Street home
Fire destroyed a home at 1907 Willow St. early Wednesday morning, Feb. 23. According to a Sweet Home…
Towry out as city manager
Ray Towry resigned as Sweet Home’s city manager Friday, Feb. 18, during a special meeting of the Sweet…
Facing, braving the heat
By Scott Swanson and Sarah Brown Of The New Era When Mike Pomeroy’s wife Ronda asked him earlier this…
Sweet Home School District February ESPY Award Winners
Foster School: Violet Wilson and Blake Bellon, second grade. Oak Heights School: Abigail Meek, third grade; and Jaxson…
Mill site deal still brewing
Scott Swanson The county has agreed to sell the former Willamette/Weyerhaeuser mill site to Sweet Home businessman Josh…
County extends Knife River enterprise zone
Albany-Millersburg Economic Development Corporation president John Pascone on Tuesday, Feb. 15, asked the Linn County Board of Commissioners…
The proof is in the work
Benny Westcott The New Era’s fortunate to have a feature not many other newsrooms can brag about: a…
Lights … camera … FESTIVAL!
In the second photo, Ray Nomoto Robison of Medford, director of the winning film in the inaugural Reel…
Towry resigns as Sweet Home city manager
Benny Westcott Ray Towry resigned as Sweet Home’s city manager Friday, Feb. 18, during a special meeting of…
Homeless facility site moves again
Benny Westcott In what’s become a constantly evolving back-and-forth, years-long process, the Sweet Home City Council has once…
Principal: Grad rate worrisome
Benny Westcott Sweet Home High School Principal Ralph Brown told School Board members, at their monthly meeting Monday,…