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WesternU symposium shows collaborative efforts at innovation
By Emily Campbell Communications Specialist Western University of Health Sciences From interdisciplinary partnerships to emerging discoveries, collaboration…
February 10, 2026
Sweet Home, Lebanon 2024-25 graduation rates inch up
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Sweet Home’s graduation rate for the 2024-25 school year was slightly increased…
February 3, 2026
Hospital, foundation scholarship applications open
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are accepting applications for their scholarship…
January 27, 2026
New mascot fruitful addition to school spirit
After planting the seed year after year, the Lebanon High School student body is now seeing the fruit…
January 20, 2026
SH School Board approves network upgrades for district
Sweet Home School Board members took a step Monday, Jan. 12, to modernize the district’s IT network capabilities…
January 20, 2026
Lebanon school board to explore new bond measure
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era Lebanon board members are philosophically in favor of trying for another…
January 14, 2026
SHHS tour highlights needs, risks
Aaron Huff stood in a breezeway at Sweet Home High School on the last day of school before…
December 30, 2025
Janitor and former teacher snag 215 desks for high school
Sweet Home High School students will soon be sitting more comfortably, thanks to a seat-of-the-pants transaction that involved…
December 30, 2025
State OK’s $12.2 million schools grant – if voters match up
If Sweet Home voters agree to continue the current bond levy they pay, Sweet Home School District will…
December 23, 2025
Sweet Home now a 3A school in most sports
It’s official: Sweet Home will compete in most of its sports at the 3A level next year and,…
December 23, 2025
Redistricting Final Recommendation
Sweet Home’s team sports took a step forward toward competing in the Oregon School Activities Association 3A division…
December 9, 2025
Principal Payoff at Hawthorne
Above, Kloe Patricio operates a hair clipper as Hawthorne School Principal Mark Looney offers commentary and Braxton Northern…
December 2, 2025
Huskies await final decision on potential move to 3A competition
When the Oregon School Activities Association Classification and Redistricting Committee holds what likely will be its final meeting…
November 25, 2025
School board directs staff to pursue $12.2 million matching grant
Sweet Home School Board members were told that the school district has an opportunity to qualify for $12.2…
November 18, 2025
New board member sworn in; board OKs cellphone policy with revisions
Sweet Home School Board members at their Oct. 13 monthly meeting, unanimously approved the first reading of a…
October 21, 2025
Holley Elementary’s Garden Club cultivates more than vegetables
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For more than a decade, Holley Elementary School’s garden has been…
October 14, 2025
Sweet Home FFA members place in soils competition
Sweet Home finished with individual and team placewinners in the annual Upper Willamette District FFA Soils Judging…
October 14, 2025
Senior Class hands off at Husky Field
Above, charter school kindergartner Abby Rowley, left is excited during the Your First My Last celebration at Husky…
October 14, 2025
School bands on rise in numbers, public awareness
Lori Tuter stands on a podium and taps her music stand in a packed classroom of some 40…
October 7, 2025
Local schools’ assessment test scores show slight improvements
The percentage of Sweet Home School District students who meet or exceed state standards in English, math and…
October 7, 2025
School Board members decline to act on colleague’s complaints
Following an 80-minute closed session Monday night, Sept. 29, Sweet Home School Board members voted unanimously to take…
September 30, 2025
School Board set to address state-mandated cellphone policy
It was a busy night for Sweet Home School Board members on Sept. 8. Much of the three-hour…
September 16, 2025
School Board members get instruction on open meetings
Sweet Home School Board members participated in a three-hour training workshop prior to their Sept. 8 board meeting…
September 16, 2025