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Displays ‘wow’ at Rock and Mineral Show
Growing up in Sweet Home, Alisha Basham’s grandmother used to take her to the Sweet Home Rock &…
‘No Kings’ protest draws hundreds
East Linn Indivisible participated in the third “No Kings” rally, a coordinated nationwide event held this year on…
Local candidates forums planned this month
Two local organizations have announced that they will hold forums to allow the public to hear from candidates…
OSU Extension reopens Rural Living Day workshops
On a warm, sunny day during Oregon’s mid-winter season, people from throughout the Willamette Valley spent their Saturday…
Volunteers brave weather to plant trees at Marks Slough
It was pouring rain, but nobody seemed to mind – except a photographer who was trying to keep…
Lebanon competition draws top fiddlers from throughout NW
It was a foot-stompin’, tune-swappin’ day Saturday, March 14, as top musicians from around the Northwest gathered to…
Ex-foster child credits CASA volunteer at luncheon
Amira Therese had already been in dozens of different placements as a foster child when she found herself,…
Fiddlers returning to Lebanon for 60th annual state contest
The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers’ Association will present the 60th annual Oregon State Open Fiddle Contest on Saturday, March…
Rice, others honored by chamber
Cindy Rice and Michael Hall, both longtime leaders in a wide variety of local public service activities, were…
Third chapter in author fair reveals some new authors
Friends of the Lebanon Public Library held its third annual author fair, featuring 44 authors from Lebanon and…
Band Perry set to headline Saturday County Fair lineup
Grammy and ACM Award-winning country music duo The Band Perry will headline the Linn County Fair’s Saturday night…
Scene Around Town: Feb. 25, 2026
Rollover crash east of SH Sweet Home Police Sgt. Geoff Hamlin and Sweet Home Fire Lt. Josh Bondesen…
Volunteers turn out for wetland restoration project
In the east shoulder of Sankey Park, a place where few tread and invasive plants thrive, a number…
Puzzle competition raises funds for Hawthorne playground
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With Kenny Loggins’ “Highway to the Danger Zone” playing in the…
Waterloo community events scheduled
City Council for the City of Waterloo set community event dates and reviewed progress on business matters during…
Large car event honors life of Albany teen
Hundreds of pristine cars passed through Sweet Home in a show of community support during a car meet…
Lebanon volunteer fair draws ‘overwhelming’ response
Organizers of the Connect for Lebanon volunteer recruitment event, held Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Boulder Falls Event…
A Night in the Stable at the Inn
Above, Ember Ogden, right, sings “Born is the Light of the World,” one of the musical numbers during…
Brownsville Bridge lights up for first Christmas parade
CONNECT Linn County gave Brownsville its first lighted Christmas parade on Friday, Dec. 12, after convincing the county’s…
Gingerbread Competition Winners
The seventh annual Gingerbread Competition drew 25 entries this year. The contest was organized and hosted by the…
Scene Around Town: Dec. 17, 2025
Remembering Jesus’ Birthday The Evangelical Church held a Jesus Birthday Party celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, where, above,…
Scholarship dollars flow in Christmas Tree sale
It was a big night for the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation as it hosted nearly 250 people Saturday…
Kids, cops enjoy some Christmas shopping at BiMart
Wade Savolt and Oregon State Trooper Loren Linhart, discuss Christmas gift options Saturday morning, Dec. 6, during the…
Singing Christmas Tree
Members of the Children’s Choir, above, sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” during the Friday night performance of the…
Husky benefit breakfast raises bucks for baseball
The second annual Husky Baseball benefit breakfast was hosted Nov. 15 by the Rusty Bucket Tap House. The…