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Meet the Court: Princess Natalie Conn
Princess Natalie is the daughter of Erin Barstad and Dan Conn and has just finished her junior year…
Meet the Court: Princess Bailey Chafin
Princess Bailey is the daughter of Justin and Deana Chafin and has just finished her junior year at…
Scene Around Town: June 25, 2025
Jim Bean Safety Fair Elizabeth Major, 5, right, with her mom Anna Major, checks out the swag offered…
Tuesday Night Delights
Members of the Sportsman’s Holiday Court, above, enter the Tune It Up Tuesdays celebration on June 17, one…
Steve Thorpe Honored With High Q Award of Merit
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Steve Thorpe was named the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation’s High Q…
District elementary kids get taste of track at All School meet
Above, Bristol McCutcheon of Holley clears the bar in the high jump. Retired Sweet Home track coach Billy…
Day of Prayer Observance in Sweet Home
Participants in Sweet Home’s annual Day of Prayer observance gather for that purpose at the Sweet Home Police…
Former Husky cheer member helps George Fox to national title
Luka Ogden says she did not really plan to continue flying through the air in cheer stunts when…
Kids of all ages enjoy Sankey egg hunt
Four- to 6-year-olds scramble for eggs during the Rotary Club’s annual egg hunt held Saturday morning, April 19,…
History Jamboree digs up forgotten memories about drowned town
Sweet Home welcomed the Atlas of Drowned Towns (AODT) team to its corner of the world during the…
Gala delivers musical journey around the world
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The fifth annual SHOCASE Gala, themed “Passport to the World,” transformed…
Events: April 9, 2025
March Against Child Abuse Saturday Sweet Home will hold a March Against Child Abuse Saturday, April 12, at…
Hippity-hoppity felting for spring
As spring tries to break through the seam of winter, residents begin their preparations for the Easter season.…
Holley Church opens treehouse-themed children’s lobby
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era After several years of fund-raising and planning, Holley Church on March…
Thousands turn out for 75th annual Rock and Mineral Show
By Cindi HamarFor The New Era Petrified wood and lots of other mineral attractions were the stars last…
Gala concert to feature international flare
SHOCASE’s upcoming “Passport to the World” concert gala will take the audience around the world with special guests…
Rail bikes to offer pedal-to-metal sight-seeing
Santiam Excursion Trains is rolling out a new service on its tracks in Sweet Home, one which will…
Scene Around Town: March 19, 2025
Sankey trees replaced Lena Tucker of the Sweet Home Park and Tree Committee, at right, and Sean Hegge…
Local artist Hodges creates encaustic beauty from hot wax
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Nikki Elaine Hodges likes to make her art hot-fused. Hodges is…
FFA holds inaugural Community Night
Fifteen candidates, most of them freshmen, received their Greenhand Degrees after completing their first-year requirements in Sweet Home’s…
Local teacher brings historical ‘strong, kind’ women to life
There’s something about dead women who were once strong, passionate and kind that lights a fire under Lana…
Scene Around Town: March 5, 2025
Elks, veterans, steaks and toiletries Elks members and residents of the Veterans Home in Lebanon surround a table…
SHHS seniors nominated for top scholastic award
Two Sweet Home High School seniors have been nominated as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program this…
Students to stage Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Sweet Home High School drama students will perform William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth…
Residents clear trash from Sweet Home, expand to Lebanon
Sweet Home and Lebanon got 600 pounds lighter after community members picked up trash in the two cities…